State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Maine vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Maine, $67,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.3%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $67,050
- p25
- $61,230
- p75
- $76,550
- p10
- $55,930
- p90
- $91,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.