Illinois / Corrections

Agency file

Corrections

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2025, this agency had 8,837 employees with median total compensation of $88,600; the highest distinct record was $348,300.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $788.1M
Employees: 8,837
Median total: $88,600
Highest record: $348,300

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$173,000+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 8,837 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,600) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $89,177 (100%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$43,200

$72,700

$88,600

$106,800

$129,800

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,800 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer

4,398 · $84,600

Correctional Sergeant

753 · $105,700

Correctional Lieutenant

364 · $119,800

Correctional Food Service Supervisor II

210 · $102,350

Correctional Counselor II

205 · $97,700

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$716.7M —	9,849 —	$75,400 —
2024	$760.5M ▲ 6.1%	9,261 ▼ 6.0%	$82,900 ▲ 9.9%
2025	$788.1M ▲ 3.6%	8,837 ▼ 4.6%	$88,600 ▲ 6.9%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Department of Corrections Cook County, Illinois94% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia94% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine93% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville93% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania92% match
Corrections and Rehabilitation Miami-Dade County92% match

Record list

Employees

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Carlos Reyes

Correctional Counselor II/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,800

Sub-department: Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

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

Carlos Reyes holds the role of Correctional Counselor II at Corrections within Dixon Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ethan Wilke

Corrections Nurse II/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,800

Sub-department: Vienna Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Johnson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Ethan Wilke holds the role of Corrections Nurse II at Corrections within Vienna Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Codi Nuernberger

Corrections Nurse II/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,800

Sub-department: Menard Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $4,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Codi Nuernberger works as a Corrections Nurse II for Corrections within Menard Correctional Center. Codi earned $144,800 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Hines

Corrections Treatment Off'r Supervisor/Corrections

2024 total comp

$144,700

Sub-department: Joliet Mental Health Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Timothy Hines is a Corrections Treatment Off'r Supervisor at Corrections within Joliet Mental Health Correctional Center. 2024 total compensation came to $144,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Anthony Williams

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,600

Sub-department: Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $7,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Anthony Williams is a Correctional Officer at Corrections within Dixon Correctional Center. 2025 total compensation came to $144,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Matthew Cope

Correctional Lieutenant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,600

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

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

Matthew Cope holds the role of Correctional Lieutenant at Corrections within Pontiac Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Amy Rude

Social Worker IV/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,500

Sub-department: Decatur Women's Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Amy Rude serves as a Social Worker IV within Decatur Women's Correctional Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Dustin Blankenship

Correctional Sergeant/Corrections

2024 total comp

$144,400

Sub-department: Vandalia Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fayette

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Dustin Blankenship holds the role of Correctional Sergeant at Corrections within Vandalia Correctional Center. In 2024, their total compensation was $144,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Andrew Krominga

Correctional Sergeant/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,400

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

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

Andrew Krominga works as a Correctional Sergeant for Corrections within Pontiac Correctional Center. Andrew earned $144,400 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Gwendolyn Drake

Public Service Administrator/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Gwendolyn Drake holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Corrections within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brian Cundiff

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp

$144,200

Sub-department: Danville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Vermilion

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Brian Cundiff is a Correctional Officer at Corrections within Danville Correctional Center. 2025 total compensation came to $144,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Tyler Pierson

Correctional Sergeant/Corrections

2024 total comp

$144,200

Sub-department: Vienna Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $144,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Johnson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Tyler Pierson is a Correctional Sergeant at Corrections within Vienna Correctional Center. 2024 total compensation came to $144,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.