State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In District of Columbia, $88,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 11.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-19.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $88,650
- p25
- $77,210
- p75
- $107,360
- p10
- $66,420
- p90
- $119,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.