State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs New Hampshire
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In New Hampshire, $71,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.2% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.3%
Illinois vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+46.2%
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
New Hampshire
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $71,640
- p25
- $61,480
- p75
- $77,010
- p10
- $57,930
- p90
- $89,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.