The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $58,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,130 | 3.54% | 13.76% |
| 2021 | $83,080 | -2.09% | - |
| 2020 | $84,820 | -4.66% | - |
| 2019 | $88,770 | 3.15% | - |
| 2018 | $85,970 | 3.42% | - |
| 2017 | $83,030 | 4.97% | - |
| 2016 | $78,900 | 3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $76,170 | 2.60% | - |
| 2014 | $74,190 | -2.82% | - |
| 2013 | $76,280 | 2.62% | - |
| 2012 | $74,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,130, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary $84,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |