State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Tennessee, $59,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.4% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.9%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $59,280
- p25
- $48,710
- p75
- $75,410
- p10
- $43,520
- p90
- $79,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.