Illinois / Corrections / Office Specialist

Job-title file

Office Specialist

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

44 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $55,500, below the department median of $88,600.

Employees: 44
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $55,500
Agency median: $88,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,300$76,236+

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

How total compensation varies among the 44 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

Office Specialist is held in 22 Illinois departments. In Corrections, the median of $55,500 ranks #10 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Innovation and Technology

$70,900 · 1

Natural Resources

$64,400 · 1

Commission on Human Rights

$63,700 · 1

$61,250 · 6

$58,000 · 22

$57,900 · 6

$56,900 · 2

$56,600 · 17

$56,350 · 4

Children and Family Services

$54,800 · 19

Human Services

$53,200 · 12

Labor

$53,050 · 4

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

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Office Specialist beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $53,100 ranks #2 of 5. See Office Specialist across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,155 · 33

$44,042 · 370

$31,605 · 1,432

$5,685 · 174

Median total compensation for comparable Office Specialistroles 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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Amanda Daugherty

Office Specialist/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,400

Sub-department: Taylorville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Christian

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $100
Rutan Exempt: No

Amanda Daugherty holds the role of Office Specialist at Corrections within Taylorville Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Stacey Ziano

Office Specialist/Corrections

2024 total comp

$5,900

Sub-department: Sheridan Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

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

Stacey Ziano is a Office Specialist at Corrections within Sheridan Correctional Center. 2024 total compensation came to $5,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Erik Jakobsen

Office Specialist/Corrections

2024 total comp

$4,700

Sub-department: Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Erik Jakobsen serves as a Office Specialist within Pinckneyville Correctional Center. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nereyda Anaya

Office Specialist/Corrections

2024 total comp

$4,300

Sub-department: Lincoln Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Nereyda Anaya works as a Office Specialist for Corrections within Lincoln Correctional Center. Nereyda earned $4,300 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.