State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In South Carolina, $58,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.1%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-35%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $58,070
- p25
- $48,570
- p75
- $68,190
- p10
- $45,060
- p90
- $78,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.