State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In North Carolina, $59,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.1% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.9%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-34.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $59,300
- p25
- $49,460
- p75
- $72,700
- p10
- $46,040
- p90
- $80,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.