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How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Peoria, IL is $76,670. The 10th percentile is $49,340 and the 90th percentile is $105,720. Employment is 630.

Median annual wage

$76,670

10th percentile
$49,340
25th percentile
$58,670
Median
$76,670
75th percentile
$96,310
90th percentile
$105,720
Mean
$78,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Portrait of a woman police officer in uniform
A police officer during a United Nations visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2012. Photograph by Myriam Asmani, MONUSCO. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Percentile spread

For Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, the published 10th percentile is $49,340 and the 90th percentile is $105,720. The difference is $56,380, which is 73.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $58,670 to the 75th at $96,310, covers $37,640.

The mean annual wage is $78,410, which sits above the median of $76,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 0.6% higher than the national median of $76,210 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,039, which is 10.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.7% lower than the Illinois median of $100,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at $84,039 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. Peoria, IL ranks 16th of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $80,480 and employment of 360. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,041, against $84,039 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $68,550 and employment of 690. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,954, against $84,039 here.
  • Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $82,740 and employment of 420. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,212, against $84,039 here.

Employment share

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (630 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers make in Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Peoria, IL is $76,670. The 10th percentile is $49,340 and the 90th percentile is $105,720. Employment is 630.

How does that compare with the national median for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?

The local median is 0.6% higher than the national median of $76,210.

What is Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay in Peoria, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,670 is $84,039. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Peoria, IL compare with nearby metros for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers?

Bloomington, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $80,480. Peoria, IL ranks 16th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.