Illinois · 2025 pay · 703 people
How much does a correctional lieutenant make in Illinois?
$126,100typical pay for a correctional lieutenant in 2025
$112,350 – $146,500what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where correctional lieutenants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid correctional lieutenants, 2025
- 1Kevin JohnsonCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$473,100
- 2William DavisCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$337,300
- 3Jacob DaltonCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$330,700
- 4Timothy GreeneCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$310,500
- 5Bradley ClarkCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$310,200
Common questions
How much does a correctional lieutenant make in Illinois?
The typical correctional lieutenant was paid $126,100 in 2025; most earned between $112,350 and $146,500. This counts all 703 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Lieutenant, at any level (for example "Correctional Lieutenant"). 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