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State comparison · 2025

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs New Hampshire

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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
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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
See full breakdown for New Hampshire

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.