Illinois · 2025 pay · 382 people
How much does a correctional counselor make in Illinois?
$99,200typical pay for a correctional counselor in 2025
$90,675 – $106,600what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where correctional counselors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Correctional Counselor I66 people$88,700
- Correctional Counselor II244 people$99,200
- Correctional Counselor III72 people$110,700
Highest-paid correctional counselors, 2025
- 1Curtis HussungCorrectional Counselor III · Department of Corrections$213,000
- 2Jared McdonalCorrectional Counselor III · Department of Corrections$207,000
- 3Steven GreenCorrectional Counselor II · Department of Corrections$205,900
- 4Petrice FosterCorrectional Counselor III · Department of Corrections$194,600
- 5Tyler LedbetterCorrectional Counselor II · Department of Corrections$191,200
Common questions
How much does a correctional counselor make in Illinois?
The typical correctional counselor was paid $99,200 in 2025; most earned between $90,675 and $106,600. This counts all 382 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Counselor, at any level (for example "Correctional Counselor I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this