Turnover Cost: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Washington

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers population in Washington, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · Washington, United States

$52,100 – $208,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $104,140 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers compares in Washington, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

Leading among U.S. states, Washington's patrol officers command an annual mean wage of $104,140 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Losing an officer costs $52,100 to $208,300 using Gallup's framework. These are planning estimates; your actual cost depends on how fast you hire, how long ramp-up takes, and operational strain while understaffed.

Estimated cost of turnover: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$104,140$103,874

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