State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Georgia vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Georgia, $58,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.7% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.1%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-36.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $58,120
- p25
- $48,290
- p75
- $63,270
- p10
- $43,690
- p90
- $76,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.