State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Montana vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Montana, $70,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.4%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $70,050
- p25
- $59,860
- p75
- $77,500
- p10
- $55,330
- p90
- $84,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.