State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In New Mexico, $69,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 32.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.2%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $69,180
- p25
- $58,870
- p75
- $73,430
- p10
- $48,400
- p90
- $85,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.