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Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Correctional Officers and Jailers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,430
25th Percentile Wage
$56,200
50th Percentile Wage
$63,620
75th Percentile Wage
$74,610
90th Percentile Wage
$81,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,430.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$63,620
2.62% 14.45%
2016
$61,950
1.37% -
2015
$61,100
5.12% -
2014
$57,970
0.35% -
2013
$57,770
5.78% -
2012
$54,430
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Table 2. Compare Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,620 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Champaign-Urbana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$65,190
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$64,320
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$63,620
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,300
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,300
Springfield
$59,620
Rockford
$59,070
Carbondale-Marion
$56,660
Peoria
$55,160
Champaign-Urbana
$45,170