State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Arkansas, $47,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 53.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.3%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $47,670
- p25
- $40,100
- p75
- $56,720
- p10
- $35,210
- p90
- $70,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.