State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Wyoming
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Wyoming, $66,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.5% — not 79.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.7%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+50.5%
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
Wyoming
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $66,140
- p25
- $59,640
- p75
- $73,650
- p10
- $57,130
- p90
- $76,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.