State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In West Virginia, $56,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.9% — not 79.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.2%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+49.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $56,960
- p25
- $48,950
- p75
- $61,330
- p10
- $41,950
- p90
- $69,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.