State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Virginia, $65,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.7% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.5%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $65,870
- p25
- $58,140
- p75
- $78,480
- p10
- $50,000
- p90
- $96,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.