Turnover Cost: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Illinois

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers population in Illinois, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · Illinois, United States

$46,200 – $184,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $92,450 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Illinois, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers compares in Illinois, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

At $92,450, the annual mean wage for Illinois officers reflects Bureau of Labor Statistics figures from May 2025. Replacement costs range from $46,200 to $184,900, applying SHRM's 50% to 200% range to that wage. Agencies pay different amounts depending on vacancy duration and how long onboarding takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$92,450$86,267

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