State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In New Jersey, $92,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 8.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.5%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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 Jersey
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,610
- p25
- $67,070
- p75
- $117,800
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $134,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.