State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Missouri vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Missouri, $59,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.4% — not 41.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.8%
Missouri vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $59,460
- p25
- $46,760
- p75
- $75,930
- p10
- $43,210
- p90
- $90,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.