Illinois · 2025 pay · 5,733 people
How much does a correctional officer make in Illinois?
$82,200typical pay for a correctional officer in 2025
$68,400 – $93,700what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where correctional officers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Correctional Officer Trainee$5,100 (everyone)
- Correctional Officer (this page)$82,200 (everyone)
Highest-paid correctional officers, 2025
- 1Christopher WilliamsCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$329,200
- 2Lisa JohnsonCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$324,700
- 3Michael JonesCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$312,700
- 4Anthony WilliamsCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$306,500
- 5Bryan RhodesCorrectional Officer · Department of Corrections$292,900
Common questions
How much does a correctional officer make in Illinois?
The typical correctional officer was paid $82,200 in 2025; most earned between $68,400 and $93,700. This counts all 5,733 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Officer, at any level (for example "Correctional Officer"). 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