Illinois · 2025 pay · 69 people
How much does a senior master trooper make in Illinois?
$159,100typical pay for a senior master trooper in 2025
$150,400 – $186,200what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where senior master troopers 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).
- Master Trooper$150,900 (everyone)
- Senior Master Trooper (this page)$159,100 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior master troopers, 2025
- 1William SmithSenior Master Trooper · Department of State Police$338,200
- 2Boram KimSenior Master Trooper · Department of State Police$328,800
- 3Carl RajskiSenior Master Trooper · Department of State Police$323,300
- 4James VanderkolkSenior Master Trooper · Department of State Police$284,200
- 5Michael LopezSenior Master Trooper · Department of State Police$261,800
Common questions
How much does a senior master trooper make in Illinois?
The typical senior master trooper was paid $159,100 in 2025; most earned between $150,400 and $186,200. This counts all 69 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Master Trooper, at any level (for example "Senior Master Trooper"). 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