State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Maryland vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Maryland, $77,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.6%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,970
- p25
- $66,300
- p75
- $95,990
- p10
- $58,580
- p90
- $113,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.