Illinois / Corrections / Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I

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Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

19 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $43,700, below the department median of $88,600.

Employees: 19
Total payroll: $794.8K
Role median: $43,700
Agency median: $88,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,000$91,300+

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

How total compensation varies among the 19 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

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I is held in 2 Illinois departments. In Corrections, the median of $43,700 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Juvenile Justice

$47,750 · 14

Median total compensation for the Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Record list

Employees with this title

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Ashley Sears

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$92,200

Sub-department: Centralia Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clinton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Ashley Sears works as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I for Corrections within Centralia Correctional Center. Ashley earned $92,200 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jacob Cunningham

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$89,700

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Jacob Cunningham holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Pontiac Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kyle Edwards

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$83,900

Sub-department: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Kyle Edwards holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Jacksonville Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Caleb Cook

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$77,500

Sub-department: Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Caleb Cook serves as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I within Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Justin Snyder

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2024 total comp

$70,300

Sub-department: Decatur Women's Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $70,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Justin Snyder works as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I for Corrections within Decatur Women's Correctional Center. Justin earned $70,300 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Benjamin Kennedy

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$67,600

Sub-department: Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Benjamin Kennedy holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln). In 2023, their total compensation was $67,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Sarah Nordmeyer

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2024 total comp

$63,000

Sub-department: Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $63,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Sarah Nordmeyer holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Pinckneyville Correctional Center. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Skyler Barlow

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$50,500

Sub-department: Menard Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Skyler Barlow serves as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I within Menard Correctional Center. Their 2023 pay totaled $50,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Samuel Mocaby

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$44,900

Sub-department: Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Samuel Mocaby is a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center. 2023 total compensation came to $44,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Mitihi Brownlee

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$43,700

Sub-department: Joliet Mental Health Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Mitihi Brownlee holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Joliet Mental Health Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $43,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Autumn Sutton

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$35,900

Sub-department: Shawnee Correctional Center (Vienna)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Johnson

Source-specific fields

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

Autumn Sutton holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Shawnee Correctional Center (Vienna). In 2023, their total compensation was $35,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Shane Lawrence

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$17,000

Sub-department: Lincoln Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Shane Lawrence works as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I for Corrections within Lincoln Correctional Center. Shane earned $17,000 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Lucas Wright

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$16,100

Sub-department: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Lucas Wright serves as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I within Jacksonville Correctional Center. Their 2023 pay totaled $16,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Alisha James

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$16,000

Sub-department: Decatur Women's Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Alisha James holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Decatur Women's Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $16,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Britni Huddleston

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2024 total comp

$6,900

Sub-department: Robinson Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Crawford

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Britni Huddleston holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Robinson Correctional Center. In 2024, their total compensation was $6,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Erin Holmes

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2024 total comp

$6,700

Sub-department: Il River Correctional Center (Canton)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Erin Holmes serves as a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I within Il River Correctional Center (Canton). Their 2024 pay totaled $6,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Phillip Thomas

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2024 total comp

$6,600

Sub-department: Stateville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Phillip Thomas is a Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Stateville Correctional Center. 2024 total compensation came to $6,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

James Gosnell

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$3,300

Sub-department: Lawrence Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lawrence

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

James Gosnell holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within Lawrence Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $3,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jack Sellers

Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$3,000

Sub-department: East Moline Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Rock Island

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Jack Sellers holds the role of Correctional Leisure Activities Specialist I at Corrections within East Moline Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $3,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.