Meredith Jones earned $71,800 working for the Illinois Department of Corrections during 2020, ranking the employee 237th in the state among public employees working as correctional counselors, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The highest-paid correctional counselor was working Bruce Falkner, with a total compensation of $115,500.
The 100 highest paid Illinois public employees working as correctional counselors
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Falkner | Illinois Department of Corrections | $115,500 |
| 2 | Gregory Dejarnette | Illinois Department of Corrections | $106,000 |
| 3 | Cynthia Harris | Illinois Department of Corrections | $104,600 |
| 4 | Amy Gomez | Illinois Department of Corrections | $103,000 |
| 5 | Marc Marinelli | Illinois Department of Corrections | $102,700 |
| 6 | Regina Price | Illinois Department of Corrections | $102,300 |
| 6 | Kristi Naretto | Illinois Department of Corrections | $102,300 |
| 8 | Anna McBee | Illinois Department of Corrections | $99,300 |
| 9 | Monaka Williams | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,700 |
| 10 | Corey Wise | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,500 |
| 11 | Brandon Hochstatter | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,200 |
| 12 | Andrew Boston | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,000 |
| 13 | Timothy Shotts | Illinois Department of Corrections | $96,600 |
| 14 | Jose Hernandez | Illinois Department of Corrections | $96,200 |
| 15 | Simone Thornton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $94,500 |
| 16 | Dominique McDonald | Illinois Department of Corrections | $93,500 |
| 17 | Micah Hallman | Illinois Department of Corrections | $92,800 |
| 18 | Vincent Shockley | Illinois Department of Corrections | $92,600 |
| 19 | Adam Ibarra | Illinois Department of Corrections | $90,500 |
| 20 | Robert Wegman | Illinois Department of Corrections | $89,100 |
| 21 | Kathy Melvin | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,600 |
| 22 | Tara Goins | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,400 |
| 23 | Brian Deats | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,200 |
| 23 | Douglas Donaldson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,200 |
| 23 | Stephanie Demattia | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,200 |
| 26 | Heather Parkins | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,100 |
| 27 | Petrice Foster | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,000 |
| 27 | Nicholas Lohnes | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,000 |
| 29 | Shayne Mercier | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,900 |
| 30 | Bryon Johnson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,800 |
| 30 | Tyneer Butler-Winters | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,800 |
| 32 | Brent Blanco | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,700 |
| 32 | Christopher Waltz | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,700 |
| 34 | Jamie Horton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,500 |
| 34 | Jimmie Musgrave | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,500 |
| 36 | Matthew Morse | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,400 |
| 37 | Jon Loftus | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,200 |
| 38 | Daniel Fry | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,900 |
| 38 | Julie Beethem | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,900 |
| 40 | Toma Branche | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,800 |
| 40 | Robert Samolinski | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,800 |
| 42 | Russell Niepert | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,700 |
| 43 | Tanya Ford | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,600 |
| 43 | Ronnie Hood | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,600 |
| 43 | Lance Phelps | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,600 |
| 43 | Christopher Mathis | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,600 |
| 47 | Daniel Lynn | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,500 |
| 47 | Jason Vasquez | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,500 |
| 49 | Barea Miggins | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,300 |
| 49 | Jeremy Martin | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,300 |
| 51 | Kylee Hasten | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,200 |
| 51 | Michael Nolen | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,200 |
| 51 | Connie Halliday | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,200 |
| 51 | Jessica Sullivan | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,200 |
| 55 | Ernest Shelton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,100 |
| 56 | Davida Dixon | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,000 |
| 56 | Todd Stumphy | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,000 |
| 56 | Shane Gregson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,000 |
| 56 | Cassandra Riss | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,000 |
| 56 | Lance Westbrook | Illinois Department of Corrections | $86,000 |
| 61 | Jarrod Selby | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,900 |
| 61 | Kimberly Johnson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,900 |
| 63 | Joel Baker | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,800 |
| 63 | Jeffrey Strubhart | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,800 |
| 65 | Don Purley | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 65 | Darin Wells | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 65 | Derek Flatt | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 65 | Jeff Heffren | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 65 | Derrick McCray | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 65 | Stuart Harrison | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 65 | Jonathan McGeorge | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,700 |
| 72 | Amy Trees | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,600 |
| 72 | Morgan Teas | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,600 |
| 72 | Jeanie James | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,600 |
| 72 | Mickey Walton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,600 |
| 76 | Robert Luecke | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,500 |
| 76 | Mellissa Rivera | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,500 |
| 78 | Kevin Horton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,400 |
| 79 | Bryan Evans | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,300 |
| 79 | David Hermetz | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,300 |
| 79 | Tyler Bradley | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,300 |
| 82 | Nick Crisman | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,200 |
| 82 | Nealy Bramhall | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,200 |
| 82 | Nicholas Inboden | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,200 |
| 85 | Daniel Horton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,100 |
| 85 | Sherry Schultz | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,100 |
| 87 | Heather Hood | Illinois Department of Corrections | $85,000 |
| 88 | David Patch | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,900 |
| 88 | Jennica Sefton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,900 |
| 90 | Jennifer Cowan | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,700 |
| 91 | Jerri Friend | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,600 |
| 91 | Nathan Samuel | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,600 |
| 93 | James Veith | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,400 |
| 93 | Serina Lane | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,400 |
| 93 | William Loy | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,400 |
| 93 | Lisa Sanders | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,400 |
| 93 | Kasey Singleton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,400 |
| 98 | Byron Suey | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,300 |
| 98 | Susan Walker | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,300 |
| 98 | Jamey Garrett | Illinois Department of Corrections | $84,300 |
