State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Michigan
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Michigan, $73,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.3%
Illinois vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+31.2%
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
Michigan
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $73,730
- p25
- $60,410
- p75
- $80,170
- p10
- $47,780
- p90
- $89,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.