State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Louisiana, $48,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.3% — not 107.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+107.8%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+83.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Louisiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $48,380
- p25
- $43,090
- p75
- $59,440
- p10
- $36,470
- p90
- $69,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.