Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $82K, rent takes 66.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $3,405/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,500/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new probation officers and correctional treatment specialists typically earn — is $51K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,041/month.

Local pay is 23% above the national median — $82K here vs. $66K nationally.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area pays $82K median vs. the U.S. average of $66K — that’s +23%.

The median is $81,590 a year, that works out to about $39 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,680, and experienced probation officers and correctional treatment specialists can clear $110,390. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,145/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $3,405/month, which eats 66.2% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median probation officers and correctional treatment specialists salary is worth about $81,590 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.