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.

Compare jurisdictions

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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Robert Cosimini

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,093

Base pay: $2,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,093
Hire date: 2007-11-26
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: da1c9477-dba8-408d-b85b-43690c369383
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804812

At Department of Corrections, Robert Cosimini serves as a Correctional Officer. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $2,093.

Salvador Ramos

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,085

Base pay: $2,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,085
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 018c8f0d-a741-4cc2-b52d-d34a905cddb0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1804338

At Department of Corrections, Salvador Ramos serves as a Correctional Officer. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $2,085.

Timothy Phillips

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,085

Base pay: $2,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,085
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 78cc5ad2-b248-42f9-93f7-8c00e70ff096
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1804646

Timothy Phillips is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $2,085.

Lashunda Puryear

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$1,744

Base pay: $1,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,744
Hire date: 2007-10-15
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a673ac4b-e13b-40fa-ab8b-5500728fb3b6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804317

Lashunda Puryear is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. 2018 total compensation came to $1,744.

Alexander Perteete

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$1,600

Base pay: $1,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,600
Hire date: 2004-11-01
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 83dcd372-d5c5-4bc8-b7e4-6abb6a812c87
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804597

Alexander Perteete is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $1,600.