State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Connecticut, $82,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $82,170
- p25
- $77,500
- p75
- $93,520
- p10
- $63,310
- p90
- $102,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.