State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Vermont
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In Vermont, $68,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43% — not 45.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.9%
Illinois vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+43%
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
Vermont
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $68,910
- p25
- $59,680
- p75
- $79,080
- p10
- $53,950
- p90
- $95,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.