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The starting annual salary for a Correctional Officer Trainee (as of 06/01/11) is $42,432. During the three-month appointment as a trainee all Correctional Officer Trainees are required to attend six weeks at the Corrections Training Academy. After three months in a trainee title, appointments are made to the position of Correctional Officer in a probationary period for four and one half months, where their respective salary becomes $45,816.
The State of Illinois provides employees with health and dental insurance with a small co-payment from employees. Life insurance is provided at 100 percent your annual salary.
Benefit time for starting employees includes:
- 3 personal business days per year
- 10 vacation days per year
- 1 sick day per month
Uniforms are issued to you by the Training Academy.