State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Alaska, $99,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.5% — not 2.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-2.9%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+1.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $99,130
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $126,480
- p10
- $60,670
- p90
- $137,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.