State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Delaware vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Delaware, $92,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 8.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.9%
Delaware vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,970
- p25
- $75,550
- p75
- $102,530
- p10
- $62,470
- p90
- $130,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.