State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs West Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In West Virginia, $56,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.7% — not 108.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+108.7%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+68.7%
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
West Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $56,960
- p25
- $48,950
- p75
- $61,330
- p10
- $41,950
- p90
- $69,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.