Cook County, Illinois / Department of Corrections / Correctional Officer

Job-title file

Correctional Officer

Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.

376 employees hold this title in Department of Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $14,281, below the department median of $14,457.

Employees: 376
Total payroll: $5.1M
Role median: $14,281
Agency median: $14,457
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$544$16,690+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 376 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Cook County, Illinois

Correctional Officer is held in 12 Cook County, Illinois departments. In Department of Corrections, the median of $14,281 ranks #5 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Sheriff's Administrative and HR

$20,243 · 29

Department of Corrections

$18,021 · 3,503

Police Department

$15,908 · 1

Off of Professional Review Integrity

$14,592 · 27

Sheriff Information Technology

$11,664 · 21

Sheriff Administrative & HR

$9,538 · 13

Police Department

$5,441 · 1

Professional Investigators

$2,721 · 1

Sheriff

$625 · 1

Sheriff's Information Technolo

$564 · 1

Community Super./Intervention

$0 · 2

Median total compensation for the Correctional Officer role in other Cook County, Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Correctional Officer beyond Cook County, Illinois

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Cook County, Illinois, the median of $16,880 ranks #15 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of Cook County, Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$115,156 · 24,878

Miami-Dade County

$91,300 · 1,602

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$86,041 · 562

$79,600 · 5,693

$73,954 · 633

$64,050 · 2,032

$59,438 · 21,615

$58,638 · 749

Median total compensation for comparable Correctional Officerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Anthony Medina Iv

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,994

Base pay: $10,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,994
Hire date: 2005-04-18
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d7180c8e-1c62-4f55-9551-004831b8bbe2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804258

Anthony Medina Iv works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Anthony earned $10,994 in 2018.

Christopher Rouskey

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,803

Base pay: $10,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,803
Hire date: 2011-05-23
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 471990da-df11-493d-82e2-60650b67b377
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1805080

Christopher Rouskey works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. Christopher earned $10,803 in 2018.

Jordan Hampton

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,778

Base pay: $10,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,778
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6662a9d4-ac9f-46cb-a1cf-fb391787e279
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804882

Jordan Hampton holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 3 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,778.

Eric Enriquez

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$10,430

Base pay: $10,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,430
Hire date: 2016-07-25
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d858d848-5bc2-42a0-baa7-2c9ace4f8557
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804436

Eric Enriquez holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,430.