State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs New York
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In New York, $92,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 8.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.3%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+16.9%
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
New York
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,790
- p25
- $57,180
- p75
- $107,080
- p10
- $53,000
- p90
- $118,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.