State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Ohio
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Ohio, $77,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.5%
Illinois vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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
Ohio
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,020
- p25
- $62,700
- p75
- $90,390
- p10
- $51,110
- p90
- $103,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.