State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Minnesota, $83,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 18.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.3%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $83,360
- p25
- $75,750
- p75
- $98,430
- p10
- $60,670
- p90
- $106,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.