State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Minnesota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Minnesota, $83,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 20.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.6%
Illinois vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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
Minnesota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $83,360
- p25
- $75,750
- p75
- $98,430
- p10
- $60,670
- p90
- $106,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.