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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Jose Medina

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,732

Base pay: $2,732
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,732
Hire date: 2004-08-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: aac72524-bdff-4579-aeb5-9335d22a74b4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1214
Position Id: 1804873

Jose Medina is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). 2018 total compensation came to $2,732.

Joseph May

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,380

Base pay: $2,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,380
Hire date: 2006-04-17

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 60598218-da02-4ccb-b322-ec665f9cb17f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804667

Joseph May works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2006, they have about 12 years of service. Joseph earned $2,380 in 2018.

Chester Koch

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,263

Base pay: $2,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,263
Hire date: 1999-03-02
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 0eabadfa-287a-4074-86b3-20d031c15e86
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804716

Chester Koch is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $2,263.

Peter Ziecik

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,246

Base pay: $2,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,246
Hire date: 2012-02-27
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e624cdac-d7a4-423b-b8b7-1aa4f39c6869
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804477

At Department of Corrections, Peter Ziecik serves as a Correctional Officer. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $2,246.

Felipe Zamorano

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$2,181

Base pay: $2,181
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,181
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 74a89324-d8bc-42b2-9551-53bc35d128d6
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1231
Position Id: 1804065

Felipe Zamorano holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. In 2018, their total compensation was $2,181.