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State comparison · 2025

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Tennessee

Occupation

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Tennessee, $59,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.8% — not 69.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+69.6%
Illinois vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+55.8%
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
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Tennessee

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Median
$59,280
p25
$48,710
p75
$75,410
p10
$43,520
p90
$79,480
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
91.9
See full breakdown for Tennessee

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.