State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Washington, $102,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.5%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
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
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.