State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Oregon
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Oregon, $88,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 14%.
Nominal pay gap
+14%
Illinois vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+17.9%
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
Oregon
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $88,140
- p25
- $78,170
- p75
- $98,650
- p10
- $66,380
- p90
- $109,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.