State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Arizona vs Illinois
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Arizona, $78,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Arizona vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $78,880
- p25
- $68,550
- p75
- $96,800
- p10
- $60,990
- p90
- $98,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.