State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Louisiana, $48,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 52.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-52.6%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $48,380
- p25
- $43,090
- p75
- $59,440
- p10
- $36,470
- p90
- $69,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.