Illinois · 2025 pay · 931 people
How much does a security therapy aide make in Illinois?
$85,300typical pay for a security therapy aide in 2025
$71,550 – $103,950what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where security therapy aides work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Security Therapy Aide I782 people$82,500
- Security Therapy Aide II117 people$104,800
- Security Therapy Aide IV22 people$112,000
- Security Therapy Aide III10 people$115,550
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 Therapy Aide Trainee$18,000 (everyone)
- Security Therapy Aide (this page)$85,300 (everyone)
Highest-paid security therapy aides, 2025
- 1Erica DavisSecurity Therapy Aide I · Department of Human Services$317,400
- 2Dean RuckerSecurity Therapy Aide I · Department of Human Services$254,500
- 3William StorkSecurity Therapy Aide I · Department of Human Services$234,200
- 4Judith SuarezSecurity Therapy Aide I · Department of Human Services$224,200
- 5Denise StewartSecurity Therapy Aide II · Department of Human Services$218,200
Common questions
How much does a security therapy aide make in Illinois?
The typical security therapy aide was paid $85,300 in 2025; most earned between $71,550 and $103,950. This counts all 931 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Therapy Aide, at any level (for example "Security Therapy Aide 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