State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Wisconsin, $78,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
Wisconsin
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $78,090
- p25
- $67,450
- p75
- $84,850
- p10
- $58,530
- p90
- $94,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.