State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Wyoming, $66,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.7% — not 54.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.3%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+33.7%
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
Wyoming
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $66,140
- p25
- $59,640
- p75
- $73,650
- p10
- $57,130
- p90
- $76,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.