State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Michigan, $73,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.8%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $73,730
- p25
- $60,410
- p75
- $80,170
- p10
- $47,780
- p90
- $89,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.