Jay Gardner earned $79,700 during 2019 working for the Illinois Department of Corrections as a correctional sergeant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The average salary as a correctional sergeant was $90,073 in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid correctional sergeants in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2019 amount earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Holmes | $165,400 |
| 2 | Mark Locke | $163,700 |
| 3 | Roderic Woods | $160,100 |
| 4 | Norman Heffelfinger | $158,200 |
| 5 | Shaun Dawson | $152,700 |
| 6 | Seth Bramwell | $151,900 |
| 7 | Kenneth Bristow | $146,900 |
| 8 | Allen Weber | $145,900 |
| 9 | Marcus Holton | $145,600 |
| 10 | Ashley Ulery | $141,800 |
| 11 | Anthony Swarts | $141,700 |
| 12 | Stuart Koch | $141,100 |
| 13 | Dorsey Douglas | $140,400 |
| 14 | Louis Kovach | $139,700 |
| 15 | Derrick Nash | $135,400 |
| 16 | Romelle Lipscomb | $134,300 |
| 17 | Robert Reid | $134,200 |
| 18 | Tomica Brooks | $133,100 |
| 19 | Anthony Senn | $132,800 |
| 20 | Brian Jackson | $130,800 |
| 21 | Nicole Calmes | $128,200 |
| 22 | Mark Przygoda | $128,100 |
| 22 | Donald Yarnell | $128,100 |
| 24 | Paul Hendrix | $128,000 |
| 25 | Jordan Ferguson | $126,800 |
| 26 | Dwight Simmons | $126,400 |
| 27 | Rotell Calmes | $126,200 |
| 28 | Aaron Taylor | $126,100 |
| 29 | Scott Hambleton | $125,800 |
| 30 | Ron Good | $124,600 |
| 31 | Thomas King | $124,500 |
| 32 | Michael Thompson | $124,200 |
| 33 | Brandy Perkins | $124,000 |
| 34 | Brent Buckles | $123,000 |
| 34 | Wallace Dunkin | $123,000 |
| 36 | Rex Price | $122,800 |
| 37 | Benjamin Bailey | $122,700 |
| 38 | Rickey Dunn | $122,400 |
| 39 | Ryan Marten | $122,200 |
| 40 | Stacey Millizer | $121,500 |
| 41 | Brandon Ridgeway | $120,200 |
| 42 | Robert Smith | $119,200 |
| 43 | Heath Rose | $118,800 |
| 44 | Justin Johnson | $118,300 |
| 44 | Walter McGee | $118,300 |
| 46 | Patrick Gaines | $118,200 |
| 47 | Thomas Simmons | $117,500 |
| 48 | Stuart Sanders | $117,300 |
| 49 | David Bleeker | $117,100 |
| 50 | Tysha Mathis | $116,300 |
| 51 | Bruce Settles | $115,800 |
| 52 | Matt Woodson | $115,300 |
| 53 | Derek Anderson | $115,200 |
| 54 | Thomas Dayton | $115,000 |
| 55 | Peter Green | $114,600 |
| 56 | Chad Belcher | $114,500 |
| 57 | Alvin Boone | $114,400 |
| 58 | Gary Bloemer | $114,100 |
| 58 | Thomas Francis | $114,100 |
| 60 | Christopher Butler | $114,000 |
| 60 | Tyler Dralle | $114,000 |
| 62 | Shawn Ritchey | $113,900 |
| 63 | Brett Hendricks | $113,800 |
| 64 | Christopher Truemper | $113,600 |
| 64 | Brian White | $113,600 |
| 66 | Thomas Bernabei | $112,900 |
| 67 | Timothy Shields | $112,400 |
| 68 | Jonathon Staley | $112,300 |
| 69 | Adam Stevenson | $112,000 |
| 70 | Christopher Bolyard | $111,500 |
| 70 | Earl Newingham | $111,500 |
| 70 | Trevor Wilkinson | $111,500 |
| 73 | Kenyatta Wilson | $111,400 |
| 74 | Joshua Jacobs | $111,200 |
| 74 | Eddie Rumph | $111,200 |
| 76 | Douglas Corridori | $110,800 |
| 77 | Aaron Brookens | $110,400 |
| 78 | Walter Baker | $110,200 |
| 78 | Thomas Edwards | $110,200 |
| 80 | Marcus Sellers | $109,900 |
| 80 | Tovanna Taylor | $109,900 |
| 82 | Glenn Slane | $109,800 |
| 83 | Peter Byrd | $109,700 |
| 83 | Alan Newhall | $109,700 |
| 83 | Darrin Smith | $109,700 |
| 83 | Benjamin Sterchi | $109,700 |
| 87 | Kurt Heidel | $109,600 |
| 87 | Charles Rose | $109,600 |
| 89 | John Miller | $109,400 |
| 89 | Max Nance | $109,400 |
| 91 | Tamy Jump | $109,300 |
| 92 | Douglas Keppler | $109,200 |
| 93 | Clayton Carter | $108,900 |
| 94 | Daniel Massaro | $108,800 |
| 95 | Trent Hanrahan | $108,700 |
| 96 | Roland Swanson | $108,500 |
| 97 | Timothy Perez | $108,400 |
| 98 | Dewaine Harris | $108,300 |
| 98 | Brandon Richey | $108,300 |
| 100 | Richard Farley | $108,200 |
