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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Maryland, $77,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 28.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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
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Maryland

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Median
$77,970
p25
$66,300
p75
$95,990
p10
$58,580
p90
$113,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
See full breakdown for Maryland

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.