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+

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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 Lopez

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$4,211

Base pay: $4,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,211
Hire date: 2005-01-10
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a4aa9732-104d-47cd-bdea-fe51fc11d424
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1805122

Jose Lopez holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $4,211.

Jezele Jones Sr

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$3,856

Base pay: $3,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,856
Hire date: 2013-06-03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 68910a76-bee9-4ac5-b71f-0142f1fee5b9
Fiscal Period: 2018Q1
Fiscal Quarter: 1
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804625

Jezele Jones Sr works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2013 (about 5 years). Jezele earned $3,856 in 2018.