State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Arizona vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Arizona, $78,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $78,880
- p25
- $68,550
- p75
- $96,800
- p10
- $60,990
- p90
- $98,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.