State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Illinois vs West Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois earn a median of $100,520. In West Virginia, $56,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.9% — not 76.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.5%
Illinois vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+57.9%
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
West Virginia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $56,960
- p25
- $48,950
- p75
- $61,330
- p10
- $41,950
- p90
- $69,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.