Correctional Officers and Jailers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,765
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$18,425
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,469
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$79,190
Kept after tax
$60,765
Worth in national money
$61,469
State rank
6
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Illinois's middle earner gets $79,190, putting the state 6 of 49 — about 34.36% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Illinois reports figures for, this is number 147.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $79,190, take-home of $60,765 is worth roughly $61,469 in national money. The average lands at $78,080, below the middle of the range.
- For correctional officers and jailers, Illinois sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $79,190, ranking 6 of 49 and running about 34.36% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Illinois's occupational distribution, correctional officers and jailers sits at 147 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for correctional officers and jailers, whose median is $79,190, the adjusted figure of $61,469 differs little from $60,765 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $78,080 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Correctional Officers and Jailers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,770 |
| This salary | $79,190 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Illinois | $60,765 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,540 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,948 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $73,824 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,834 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of correctional officers and jailers in Illinois earn under $79,190 and half over. The published range runs $50,520 at the tenth percentile to $102,770 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $60,765, from $79,190, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 147 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $61,469, the adjusted value of that $79,190 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Illinois. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 147 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for correctional officers and jailers in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,520 to $102,770; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,765 from $79,190. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 147 of 494 locally.
- This $61,469 adjusted figure, worked from $79,190, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 147 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 147 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $50,520 and the top tenth $102,770, so most people doing this work in Illinois sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $61,469.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Illinois adds its own income tax on top — which is why $60,765 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,520 to $102,770) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Illinois rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $61,469 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,765 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.