Illinois / Corrections / Correctional Lieutenant

Job-title file

Correctional Lieutenant

Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.

398 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $117,500, above the department median of $88,600.

Employees: 398
Total payroll: $45.8M
Role median: $117,500
Agency median: $88,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,100$195,700+

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

How total compensation varies among the 398 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Correctional Lieutenant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $117,500 ranks #2 of 9. See Correctional Lieutenant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$152,403 · 41

$81,182 · 67

$71,680 · 144

$68,292 · 529

$58,386 · 326

$25,047 · 104

Cook County, Illinois

$16,110 · 127

California

$13,319 · 2,785

Median total compensation for comparable Correctional Lieutenantroles 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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Zachary Corbett

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$156,800

Sub-department: Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $6,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Zachary Corbett holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Pinckneyville Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $156,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeffrey Nimrick

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$156,500

Sub-department: East Moline Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Rock Island

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeffrey Nimrick holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within East Moline Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $156,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Curtis Dallas

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$156,100

Sub-department: Menard Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $7,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Curtis Dallas serves as a Correctional Lieutenant within Menard Correctional Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Dallas Willis

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$155,400

Sub-department: Southwestern Il Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Dallas Willis serves as a Correctional Lieutenant within Southwestern Il Correctional Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Trevor Wilson

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$153,800

Sub-department: Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Trevor Wilson works as a Correctional Lieutenant for Corrections within Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln). Trevor earned $153,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Malachi Johnson

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$153,600

Sub-department: Danville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Vermilion

Source-specific fields

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

At Corrections, Malachi Johnson serves as a Correctional Lieutenant within Danville Correctional Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nicholas Sroka

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$153,000

Sub-department: Southwestern Il Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicholas Sroka holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Southwestern Il Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $153,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brett Rutherford

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$152,800

Sub-department: Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

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

Brett Rutherford works as a Correctional Lieutenant for Corrections within Dixon Correctional Center. Brett earned $152,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Derek Lohrenz

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$150,500

Sub-department: Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

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

Derek Lohrenz holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln). In 2025, their total compensation was $150,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kyle Hodson

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$150,200

Sub-department: Big Muddy River Correctional Center (Ina}
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Kyle Hodson is a Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Big Muddy River Correctional Center (Ina}. 2025 total compensation came to $150,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

James Dunnan

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$150,200

Sub-department: Il River Correctional Center (Canton)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $8,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, James Dunnan serves as a Correctional Lieutenant within Il River Correctional Center (Canton). Their 2025 pay totaled $150,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Bradley Venvertloh

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$148,900

Sub-department: Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $148,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Bradley Venvertloh holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jeremy Vinson

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$148,200

Sub-department: Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $148,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeremy Vinson is a Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln). 2025 total compensation came to $148,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nicholas Garman-Strub

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$148,000

Sub-department: Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $148,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicholas Garman-Strub works as a Correctional Lieutenant for Corrections within Dixon Correctional Center. Nicholas earned $148,000 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.