State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In New Hampshire, $71,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.8%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $71,640
- p25
- $61,480
- p75
- $77,010
- p10
- $57,930
- p90
- $89,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.