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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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.

Record list

Employees

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Kolten Mcfarlin-Bates

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp
$0
Sub-department
Shawnee Correctional Center (Vienna)
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$0
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Johnson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
TRAINEE OC LIST
Rutan Exempt
No

Kolten Mcfarlin-Bates works as a Correctional Officer for Corrections within Shawnee Correctional Center (Vienna). Kolten earned $0 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Julia Lococo

Corrections Treatment Officer/Corrections

2023 total comp
$0
Sub-department
Joliet Mental Health Correctional Center
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$0
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt
No

Julia Lococo works as a Corrections Treatment Officer for Corrections within Joliet Mental Health Correctional Center. Julia earned $0 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Patrick Neff

Correctional Officer/Corrections

2025 total comp
$0
Sub-department
Dixon Correctional Center
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$0
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Lee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt
No

At Corrections, Patrick Neff serves as a Correctional Officer within Dixon Correctional Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $0. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.