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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Zachary Prochaska

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Zachary Prochaska works as a Correctional Officer for Corrections within Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln). Zachary earned $14,900 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jartice Booker

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Stateville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

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

Jartice Booker works as a Correctional Officer for Corrections within Stateville Correctional Center. Jartice earned $14,900 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Justin Nall

Correctional Sergeant/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

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

Justin Nall holds the role of Correctional Sergeant at Corrections within Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling. In 2023, their total compensation was $14,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Karen Allen

Corrections Clerk III/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

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

At Corrections, Karen Allen serves as a Corrections Clerk III within Pontiac Correctional Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jordan Berrier

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Jordan Berrier works as a Correctional Officer Trainee for Corrections within Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling. Jordan earned $14,900 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Joshua Owens

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Il River Correctional Center (Canton)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Joshua Owens is a Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Il River Correctional Center (Canton). 2023 total compensation came to $14,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ashley Smith

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Ashley Smith holds the role of Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Jacksonville Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $14,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Olufemi Adeyanju

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Olufemi Adeyanju serves as a Correctional Officer Trainee within Pontiac Correctional Center. Their 2023 pay totaled $14,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Anne Fleming

Account Technician I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Anne Fleming holds the role of Account Technician I at Corrections within Pontiac Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tiffany Reid

Office Coordinator/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: Centralia Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clinton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Tiffany Reid works as a Office Coordinator for Corrections within Centralia Correctional Center. Tiffany earned $14,900 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Howard

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Danville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Vermilion

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Howard works as a Correctional Officer for Corrections within Danville Correctional Center. Daniel earned $14,800 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Cody Spencer

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Cody Spencer is a Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Jacksonville Correctional Center. 2023 total compensation came to $14,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Mark Boland

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Southwestern Il Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

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

At Corrections, Mark Boland serves as a Correctional Officer within Southwestern Il Correctional Center. Their 2023 pay totaled $14,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Byron Patterson

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Byron Patterson holds the role of Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Dixon Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $14,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Brea Marshall

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Southwestern Il Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: 137 DAYS
Period Pay Rate: $600
Rutan Exempt: No

Brea Marshall holds the role of Correctional Officer at Corrections within Southwestern Il Correctional Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Beoletto

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Il River Correctional Center (Canton)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Beoletto is a Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Il River Correctional Center (Canton). 2023 total compensation came to $14,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Epigmenia Tlaseca

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

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

At Corrections, Epigmenia Tlaseca serves as a Correctional Officer Trainee within Jacksonville Correctional Center. Their 2023 pay totaled $14,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Terence Plotner

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,800

Sub-department: Pontiac Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

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

Terence Plotner is a Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Pontiac Correctional Center. 2023 total compensation came to $14,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Sara Blome

Executive Secretary I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,700

Sub-department: Re-Entry Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

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

Sara Blome works as a Executive Secretary I for Corrections within Re-Entry Services. Sara earned $14,700 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Joseph Ham

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,700

Sub-department: Jacksonville Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Joseph Ham holds the role of Correctional Officer Trainee at Corrections within Jacksonville Correctional Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $14,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Stefan Barnwell

Office Clerk/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,600

Sub-department: Administrative Shared Service
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Stefan Barnwell holds the role of Office Clerk at Corrections within Administrative Shared Service. In 2023, their total compensation was $14,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Ty Summer

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,600

Sub-department: Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Corrections, Ty Summer serves as a Correctional Officer Trainee within Logan Correctional Center (Lincoln). Their 2023 pay totaled $14,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeffrey Armstrong

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,600

Sub-department: Sheridan Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

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

At Corrections, Jeffrey Armstrong serves as a Correctional Officer Trainee within Sheridan Correctional Center. Their 2023 pay totaled $14,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Draven Howerton

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,600

Sub-department: Big Muddy River Correctional Center (Ina}
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

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

Draven Howerton holds the role of Correctional Officer at Corrections within Big Muddy River Correctional Center (Ina}. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Molly Willis

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,500

Sub-department: Big Muddy River Correctional Center (Ina}
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Molly Willis holds the role of Correctional Officer at Corrections within Big Muddy River Correctional Center (Ina}. In 2023, their total compensation was $14,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Michael Kubat

Correctional Counselor I/Corrections

2025 total comp

$14,500

Sub-department: Lincoln Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Kubat works as a Correctional Counselor I for Corrections within Lincoln Correctional Center. Michael earned $14,500 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Colleen Milholland

Executive Secretary I/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,500

Sub-department: Sheridan Correctional Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Colleen Milholland is a Executive Secretary I at Corrections within Sheridan Correctional Center. 2023 total compensation came to $14,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Austin Martin

Correctional Officer Trainee/Corrections

2023 total comp

$14,500

Sub-department: Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

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

Austin Martin works as a Correctional Officer Trainee for Corrections within Western Il Correction Center-Mt Sterling. Austin earned $14,500 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.