State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Ohio vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Ohio, $77,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 24.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.5%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,020
- p25
- $62,700
- p75
- $90,390
- p10
- $51,110
- p90
- $103,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.