State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Connecticut vs Illinois
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Connecticut, $82,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 18.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.3%
Connecticut vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-21.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $82,170
- p25
- $77,500
- p75
- $93,520
- p10
- $63,310
- p90
- $102,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.