Business Manager

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

27 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $75,500, below the department median of $88,600.

Employees: 27
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $75,500
Agency median: $88,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$9,200$116,292+

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

How total compensation varies among the 27 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

Business Manager is held in 4 Illinois departments. In Corrections, the median of $75,500 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans' Affairs

$157,600 · 1

Human Services

$53,300 · 9

Juvenile Justice

$34,250 · 2

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

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Business Manager beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $74,300 ranks #5 of 8. See Business Manager across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$105,431 · 9

$94,326 · 27

$87,534 · 6

$84,289 · 23

$57,992 · 30

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$53,130 · 9

Cook County, Illinois

$19,678 · 64

Median total compensation for comparable Business Managerroles 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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Jawni Watters

Business Manager/Corrections

2025 total comp

$9,200

Sub-department: Il River Correctional Center (Canton)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Jawni Watters serves as a Business Manager within Il River Correctional Center (Canton). Their 2025 pay totaled $9,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.