State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In New Jersey, $92,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 9.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.3%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,610
- p25
- $67,070
- p75
- $117,800
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $134,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.