State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Pennsylvania, $85,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 16.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.3%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $85,470
- p25
- $63,080
- p75
- $96,970
- p10
- $48,680
- p90
- $109,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.