State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Washington earn a median of $102,080. In Illinois, $100,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 1.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.5%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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
Washington
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $102,080
- p25
- $92,930
- p75
- $118,480
- p10
- $79,120
- p90
- $132,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.