State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Virginia, $65,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.8% — not 80.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.5%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+64.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $118,880
- p25
- $97,280
- p75
- $126,780
- p10
- $76,300
- p90
- $153,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $65,870
- p25
- $58,140
- p75
- $78,480
- p10
- $50,000
- p90
- $96,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.