State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: New York vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In New York, $92,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.1%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,790
- p25
- $57,180
- p75
- $107,080
- p10
- $53,000
- p90
- $118,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.