State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Oregon, $88,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.7%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $88,140
- p25
- $78,170
- p75
- $98,650
- p10
- $66,380
- p90
- $109,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.