State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Alabama vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Alabama, $51,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.5% — not 49.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.8%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $51,270
- p25
- $44,260
- p75
- $63,090
- p10
- $37,480
- p90
- $77,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $102,080
- p25
- $92,930
- p75
- $118,480
- p10
- $79,120
- p90
- $132,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.