State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs New Mexico
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In New Mexico, $69,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 45.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.3%
Illinois vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+34%
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 Mexico
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $69,180
- p25
- $58,870
- p75
- $73,430
- p10
- $48,400
- p90
- $85,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.