State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Alaska, $99,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.7% — not 1.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.4%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-3.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $99,130
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $126,480
- p10
- $60,670
- p90
- $137,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Illinois
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $100,520
- p25
- $76,480
- p75
- $107,810
- p10
- $58,420
- p90
- $119,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.