State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Utah vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Utah, $77,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,310
- p25
- $64,520
- p75
- $94,150
- p10
- $60,290
- p90
- $99,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.