Illinois · 2025 pay · 184 people
How much does a security officer make in Illinois?
$78,200typical pay for a security officer in 2025
$61,575 – $90,975what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where security 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).
- Security Officer (this page)$78,200 (everyone)
- Security Officer Chief$90,000 (everyone)
Highest-paid security officers, 2025
- 1Everette BaldwinSecurity Officer · Department of Human Services$199,300
- 2Christopher JohnsonSecurity Officer · Department of Human Services$170,000
- 3Keyana PowellSecurity Officer · Department of Human Services$165,000
- 4Ricardo HumesSecurity Officer · Department of Human Services$160,700
- 5Juan RosalesSecurity Officer · Department of Human Services$154,400
Common questions
How much does a security officer make in Illinois?
The typical security officer was paid $78,200 in 2025; most earned between $61,575 and $90,975. This counts all 184 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Officer, at any level (for example "Security 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