State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In South Dakota, $60,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 40.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.5%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $60,740
- p25
- $52,330
- p75
- $72,000
- p10
- $47,540
- p90
- $91,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.