State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Mississippi, $46,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.4% — not 54.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-54.8%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-44.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $46,140
- p25
- $37,270
- p75
- $54,450
- p10
- $33,230
- p90
- $61,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.