State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Massachusetts, $78,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $78,940
- p25
- $71,970
- p75
- $97,390
- p10
- $61,160
- p90
- $108,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.