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State comparison · 2025

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Rhode Island

Occupation

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Rhode Island, $77,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 30.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
Illinois vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
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
See full breakdown for Illinois

Rhode Island

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Median
$77,230
p25
$69,370
p75
$91,620
p10
$59,020
p90
$91,760
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
102.3
See full breakdown for Rhode Island

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.