Illinois / Corrections / Accountant Supervisor

Job-title file

Accountant Supervisor

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

18 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $76,300, below the department median of $88,600.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $76,300
Agency median: $88,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,900$102,940+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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 Illinois

Accountant Supervisor is held in 19 Illinois departments. In Corrections, the median of $76,300 ranks #8 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Human Rights

$101,100 · 1

State Employees' Retire System

$100,000 · 1

$91,350 · 8

$89,550 · 2

$87,600 · 2

$82,500 · 5

Healthcare & Family Services

$81,650 · 10

Office of the State Fire Marsh

$75,750 · 2

Public Health

$72,050 · 12

Natural Resources

$71,400 · 1

Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

$71,050 · 4

Children and Family Services

$70,200 · 4

Median total compensation for the Accountant Supervisor role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant Supervisor beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $73,100 ranks #3 of 4. See Accountant Supervisor across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Baltimore

$83,803 · 21

Missouri

$73,810 · 66

Florida

$56,309 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant Supervisorroles 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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Karla Petersen

Accountant Supervisor/Corrections

2025 total comp

$97,300

Sub-department: Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Karla Petersen holds the role of Accountant Supervisor at Corrections within Dixon Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.