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State comparison · 2025

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Georgia vs Illinois

Occupation

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Georgia, $58,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40% — not 42.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-42.2%
Georgia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-40%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Georgia

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Median
$58,120
p25
$48,290
p75
$63,270
p10
$43,690
p90
$76,250
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.3
See full breakdown for Georgia

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
See full breakdown for Illinois

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.