State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Texas vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Texas, $75,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.6%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $75,900
- p25
- $61,240
- p75
- $93,800
- p10
- $51,240
- p90
- $98,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.