State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Vermont vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Vermont, $68,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.5%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-26.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $68,910
- p25
- $59,680
- p75
- $79,080
- p10
- $53,950
- p90
- $95,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.