State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In North Dakota, $74,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 27%.
Nominal pay gap
-27%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $74,500
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $78,050
- p10
- $58,620
- p90
- $91,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.