Illinois · 2025 pay · 30 people
How much does a corrections clerk make in Illinois?
$91,800typical pay for a corrections clerk in 2025
$84,750 – $105,975what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where corrections clerks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Corrections Clerk II22 people$91,750
- Corrections Clerk III5 people$96,500
Highest-paid corrections clerks, 2025
- 1Shannon BrownCorrections Clerk II · Department of Corrections$167,600
- 2Arthea SullivanCorrections Clerk II · Department of Corrections$132,300
- 3Shaun PatrickCorrections Clerk II · Department of Corrections$124,500
- 4Tamika WadeCorrections Clerk II · Department of Corrections$119,300
- 5Derek GutierrezCorrections Clerk III · Department of Corrections$117,200
Common questions
How much does a corrections clerk make in Illinois?
The typical corrections clerk was paid $91,800 in 2025; most earned between $84,750 and $105,975. This counts all 30 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Corrections Clerk, at any level (for example "Corrections Clerk II"). 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