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.

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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

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Nancy Crumpley

Administrative Support IV/Department of Corrections

2018 total comp

$7,079

Base pay: $7,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,079
Hire date: 2016-01-11
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 2baffd02-32cf-4d0c-ba53-ae1613ae5a0a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5800
Office: 1239
Position Id: 1804921

Nancy Crumpley holds the role of Administrative Support IV at Department of Corrections. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 2 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $7,079.