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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Chicago, IL

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $107,810 a year, 41% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,611 a month.

10th percentile
$63,450
25th percentile
$86,630
Median percentile
$107,810
75th percentile
$107,810
90th percentile
$123,130

Based on 22,680 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$79,338 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,810
Federal income tax−$14,888
Social Security + Medicare−$8,247
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$5,337
Monthly take-home$6,611
Every two weeks$3,051

Does it go far here?

$104,069Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois