State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Hawaii vs Illinois
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Hawaii, $83,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 16.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.6%
Hawaii vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $83,820
- p25
- $82,640
- p75
- $108,110
- p10
- $77,480
- p90
- $108,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.