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Campus / University Police Officer in Washington

Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources lists 1 job class for this work in the Washington state pay plan: Campus Police Officer.

$56,952 – $76,608
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$102,080
median pay in WA, all employers
9,160
workers in WA (SOC 33-3051)

Sources: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Washington state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Washington sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Campus Police Officer
Class 387E · class description
Grade 51
$56,952 – $76,608 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $56,952 a year
  • Step B: $58,392 a year
  • Step C: $59,760 a year
  • Step D: $61,332 a year
  • Step E: $62,880 a year
  • Step F: $64,512 a year
  • Step G: $66,072 a year
  • Step H: $67,704 a year
  • Step I: $69,348 a year
  • Step J: $71,136 a year
  • Step K: $72,900 a year
  • Step L: $74,748 a year
  • Step M: $76,608 a year

Schedule: General Service Salary Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Washington, all employers Sourced

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051) in Washington, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureWA
Workers9,160
10th percentile$79,120
Median$102,080
90th percentile$132,200
National median, government employers$76,300

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Employers in Washington

7 campus police departments in Washington.

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer — law-enforcement agencies by state (API). Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Campus / University Police Officer page.

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