Cook County, Illinois / Department of Corrections

Agency file

Department of Corrections

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Department of Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2018, this agency had 590 employees with median total compensation of $14,457; the highest distinct record was $44,106.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $8.2M
Employees: 590
Median total: $14,457
Highest record: $44,106

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$510$22,234+

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

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 590 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,457) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $13,912 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$9,539

$12,720

$14,457

$15,908

$17,150

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $17,150 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,539. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer

376 · $14,281

Investigator II Inten Supervisor

47 · $16,050

Correctional Lieutenant

34 · $18,351

Deputy Sheriff D2B

25 · $15,767

Clerk V (Seiu73)

12 · $9,646

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Department of Corrections Cook County, Illinois98% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia98% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville97% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania96% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine96% match
Doc District of Columbia96% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Piotr Adamow

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,242

Base pay: $12,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,242
Hire date: 2017-03-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 63d542a8-723a-4ac9-bd39-00bbee7cff2d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804463

Piotr Adamow is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $12,242.

Demitrios Theodore

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,119

Base pay: $12,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,119
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bdce56c7-0691-4ec0-b7fc-7458cc615aea
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804260

Demitrios Theodore works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Demitrios earned $12,119 in 2018.

Sharkira Addison

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-11-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7b345e68-ee7c-488e-a71f-2d79f2728404
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804834

Sharkira Addison is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). 2018 total compensation came to $12,105.

Alex Walls

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2017-02-14
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9f64be44-1189-46e6-81ac-910b1c8b5951
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804405

Alex Walls holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $12,105.

Margaret Geinosky

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2017-03-20
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a29c61fd-8212-4583-bea4-6fcf8cffcc47
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804771

At Department of Corrections, Margaret Geinosky serves as a Correctional Officer. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $12,105.

Carlos Lewis Jr

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-11-07
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e3ab4fa7-7a8e-45b5-8c95-f4166687e046
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804638

Carlos Lewis Jr 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 $12,105.

Eimmot Willis

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-07-25
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 497b87ab-88d7-4acc-89ad-2bacd10409fd
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804320

Eimmot Willis works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Eimmot earned $12,105 in 2018.

Lionell Washington Jr

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-07-25

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8b2e2739-874c-47da-a860-b0ee971e6152
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804321

Lionell Washington Jr holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $12,105.

Desirea Gell

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-11-07
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8429b4cf-ca8b-4184-88b7-909f6d5e8ad4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804811

Desirea Gell is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. 2018 total compensation came to $12,105.

Antonio Trevino

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 189ba0bc-5f47-4622-adb2-b67c413504fb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804259

Antonio Trevino holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. In 2018, their total compensation was $12,105.

Jonathan Roman

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-12-12
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 47469c77-49ed-4bb7-aefc-9096f38eaa92
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804370

Jonathan Roman is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). 2018 total compensation came to $12,105.

Eduardo Ruiz

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2017-03-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 136915e3-016a-4df4-99cf-4038e5023385
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804883

Eduardo Ruiz works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Eduardo earned $12,105 in 2018.

Elmedin Zelenkic

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2017-03-20

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 671950ec-cd03-4fba-87c3-f05d7728b2ad
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804723

Elmedin Zelenkic works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Elmedin earned $12,105 in 2018.

Dominique Deal

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2016-11-07

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 52dc2139-2b99-4575-85b3-616bc6b57ccb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804455

Dominique Deal works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. Dominique earned $12,105 in 2018.

Tiffany Robertson

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,105

Base pay: $12,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,105
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: d1bac3b9-ebfe-4450-a5aa-77c81ba699fe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804496

Tiffany Robertson works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Tiffany earned $12,105 in 2018.

Guadalupe Delgado

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,089

Base pay: $12,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,089
Hire date: 2016-12-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 547f5312-0ea7-48bf-8649-6a7c0843e950
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804493

Guadalupe Delgado is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). 2018 total compensation came to $12,089.

Erik Roberts

Administrative Support IV/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,074

Base pay: $12,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,074
Hire date: 2007-11-13
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 9b326ed7-8ebf-42c5-a5dc-c7947d74432e
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804999

Erik Roberts is a Administrative Support IV at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 11 years. 2018 total compensation came to $12,074.

Charles Thompson

Classification Specialist-Sher/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,068

Sub-department: Adult Male Custody Oper
Base pay: $12,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,068
Hire date: 2003-12-19
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Position Number: 040683

Charles Thompson is a Classification Specialist-Sher at Department of Corrections within Adult Male Custody Oper. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years), working salaried. 2018 total compensation came to $12,068.

Kimberly Flowers-Watson

Correctional Sergeant/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$12,036

Base pay: $12,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,036
Hire date: 2002-07-29
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 16dbe2fc-42c0-4240-95e6-76fd493d173c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1361
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804407

Kimberly Flowers-Watson holds the role of Correctional Sergeant at Department of Corrections. Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $12,036.

Joseph Nicholas

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,964

Base pay: $11,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,964
Hire date: 2015-06-15
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 86ca5657-ed25-4121-af46-78975785db2f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804369

Joseph Nicholas works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Joseph earned $11,964 in 2018.

Austin Vailoces

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,882

Base pay: $11,882
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,882
Hire date: 2017-03-20
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 951410a3-87f4-40ff-858f-42ef2a2f3514
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804655

Austin Vailoces works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Austin earned $11,882 in 2018.

Korey Giles

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,872

Base pay: $11,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,872
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 68489b59-2490-48f5-bdf2-d918db2c2171
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804705

Korey Giles works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Korey earned $11,872 in 2018.

Alfredo Lopez

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,829

Base pay: $11,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,829
Hire date: 2017-05-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3db184c4-ebc9-44dd-86f2-484c3751f325
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804715

At Department of Corrections, Alfredo Lopez serves as a Correctional Officer. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,829.

Derrick Green

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,816

Base pay: $11,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,816
Hire date: 2017-03-20
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 16b6b03a-7d0b-4ba4-ab94-c8bd739b0925
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804780

Derrick Green works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Derrick earned $11,816 in 2018.

Rene Rodriguez

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,664

Base pay: $11,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,664
Hire date: 2009-08-03

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8f7a3c53-39c1-4f93-9fae-471d358165a0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804357

Rene Rodriguez holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Hired in 2009, they have about 9 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $11,664.

Rocio Rubalcava

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,664

Base pay: $11,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,664
Hire date: 2011-01-31
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 94fc47bb-419b-4b77-839a-c189084a399b
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804337

At Department of Corrections, Rocio Rubalcava serves as a Correctional Officer. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $11,664.

Milani Ortiz

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,646

Base pay: $11,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,646
Hire date: 2017-06-12

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c62f1602-3030-40c8-be3c-a948ca2ec199
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804387

At Department of Corrections, Milani Ortiz serves as a Correctional Officer. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,646.

John Rejon Jr

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,623

Base pay: $11,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,623
Hire date: 2017-02-14

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: a4255dfe-8c1f-434a-9684-86686caa9d9d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804693

John Rejon Jr works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. John earned $11,623 in 2018.

Jose Reyna Jr

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,623

Base pay: $11,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,623
Hire date: 2017-02-14
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4575d2e2-021f-411e-951e-e282703d5389
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804703

Jose Reyna Jr works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Jose earned $11,623 in 2018.

Conor Hanley

Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,623

Base pay: $11,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,623
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e036501f-01ba-438e-a51b-b4d3e6d4abd2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1360
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804783

Conor Hanley is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $11,623.

Magdalena Bojko

Counselor III/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$11,504

Base pay: $11,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,504
Hire date: 2015-03-09
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 7f208246-18ee-4f2c-93c2-5bb4ddad078d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 823
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804953

At Department of Corrections, Magdalena Bojko serves as a Counselor III. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,504.