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Agency

Current as of February 2020

Full-time employees

64,990

Number of departments

98

Median salary

$73,100.00

Average salary

$76,610.19

State of Illinois

Employees by salary range

The State of Illinois did not provide FT/PT statuses for employees. The figures listed here exclude hourly employees and only factor in those with salaries of at least $20,000. This adjustment likely excludes hourly employees who work full-time and includes salaried employees who are not full-time, and therefore, the numbers listed aren't comparable to the figures of other agencies.

Departments

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Department

FT employees* Median salary Average salary Median experience Top earner
Department of Human Services 13,263 $68,900.00 $73,032.99 Not provided $408,800.00
Department of Corrections 13,008 $77,400.00 $78,557.86 Not provided $406,100.00
Department of Transportation 5,951 $69,400.00 $68,514.57 Not provided $186,400.00
Secretary of State 3,819 $44,500.00 $50,431.29 Not provided $195,000.00
Children And Family Services 2,919 $82,900.00 $83,429.70 Not provided $238,600.00
Department of State Police 2,709 $100,800.00 $98,991.21 Not provided $200,700.00
Department of Healthcare And Family Services 1,810 $78,100.00 $78,057.24 Not provided $187,100.00
State Toll Highway Authority 1,474 $71,900.00 $75,788.74 Not provided $272,800.00
Department of Revenue 1,405 $70,400.00 $75,956.65 Not provided $170,100.00
Natural Resources 1,277 $68,900.00 $73,400.00 Not provided $167,300.00
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,258 $61,600.00 $66,906.60 Not provided $270,800.00
Department of Public Health 1,217 $90,400.00 $87,430.48 Not provided $202,400.00
Department of Employment Security 1,126 $78,000.00 $76,964.74 Not provided $335,700.00
Department of Central Management Services 937 $73,200.00 $76,432.02 Not provided $222,500.00
Circuit Court Judges 926 $202,900.00 $190,386.50 Not provided $222,800.00
Department of Juvenile Justice 921 $84,900.00 $84,891.97 Not provided $278,900.00
Department of Innovation And Technology 801 $102,800.00 $98,834.21 Not provided $186,900.00
Attorney General 790 $65,700.00 $63,754.18 Not provided $166,400.00
Environmental Protection Agency 632 $85,950.00 $83,308.39 Not provided $151,900.00
Court Reporters 588 $69,550.00 $73,998.13 Not provided $174,100.00
State Board of Education 554 $63,700.00 $69,466.06 Not provided $197,900.00
Department of Financial And Professional Regu 423 $84,900.00 $81,469.50 Not provided $175,700.00
Agriculture 378 $70,250.00 $69,123.02 Not provided $140,200.00
Department of Military Affairs 337 $52,100.00 $55,086.65 Not provided $159,600.00
Senate 330 $48,800.00 $56,286.97 Not provided $186,600.00
State Officers 290 $79,100.00 $77,413.79 Not provided $209,900.00
Department of Commerce And Economic Opportuni 279 $89,100.00 $86,745.88 Not provided $152,500.00
Supreme Court 264 $60,050.00 $66,754.92 Not provided $223,000.00
State Appellate Defender 249 $68,000.00 $71,232.13 Not provided $178,400.00
Office of The Comptroller 244 $60,500.00 $65,409.43 Not provided $147,000.00
Governor 234 $64,650.00 $67,996.15 Not provided $236,800.00
Illinois Student Assistance Commission 230 $52,850.00 $61,392.61 Not provided $214,100.00
Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy 228 $56,100.00 $61,340.79 Not provided $323,000.00
Illinois Commerce Commission 223 $88,700.00 $86,130.49 Not provided $170,100.00
Department of Insurance 220 $75,500.00 $80,234.09 Not provided $167,500.00
Teachers Retirement System 204 $63,400.00 $75,857.35 Not provided $400,000.00
Emergency Management Agency 193 $92,200.00 $89,029.53 Not provided $167,200.00
House of Representatives (A) 192 $35,800.00 $38,563.54 Not provided $133,700.00
Treasurer 188 $59,200.00 $65,551.06 Not provided $199,200.00
Appellate Courts 179 $62,900.00 $56,074.30 Not provided $132,300.00
Gaming Board 169 $116,700.00 $108,958.58 Not provided $203,800.00
Department On Aging 165 $80,700.00 $78,852.12 Not provided $147,100.00
Lottery 148 $74,100.00 $72,472.30 Not provided $148,700.00
Office of The State Fire Marshal 142 $81,800.00 $79,975.35 Not provided $186,800.00
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission 141 $86,600.00 $87,072.34 Not provided $146,000.00
Department of Human Rights 136 $78,850.00 $77,245.59 Not provided $153,100.00
Law Clerks For Appellate Court Judges 117 $88,600.00 $82,306.84 Not provided $92,000.00
Capital Development Board 116 $89,900.00 $86,289.66 Not provided $141,400.00
Guardianship And Advocacy Commission 110 $83,600.00 $86,160.91 Not provided $178,600.00
State Employees Retirement System 107 $77,600.00 $82,155.14 Not provided $204,900.00
House of Representatives (C) 91 $40,800.00 $50,581.32 Not provided $179,300.00
Office of The Auditor General 87 $61,500.00 $70,652.87 Not provided $159,900.00
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum 87 $59,000.00 $65,268.97 Not provided $153,200.00
Labor 86 $72,200.00 $74,193.02 Not provided $149,500.00
House of Representatives (B) 83 $56,500.00 $61,278.31 Not provided $160,600.00
Criminal Justice Information Authority 78 $74,450.00 $76,741.03 Not provided $148,700.00
States Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor 77 $82,400.00 $89,314.29 Not provided $171,800.00
State Board of Elections 72 $56,450.00 $65,725.00 Not provided $149,300.00
Illinois Executive Ethics Commission 63 $68,200.00 $71,357.14 Not provided $129,400.00
Judges of Appellate Court 43 $222,800.00 $217,839.53 Not provided $222,800.00
Community College Board 41 $49,600.00 $57,563.41 Not provided $178,000.00
Liquor Control Commission 40 $68,750.00 $68,955.00 Not provided $114,600.00
Board of Higher Education 37 $66,900.00 $67,481.08 Not provided $148,100.00
Property Tax Appeal Board 36 $81,500.00 $76,825.00 Not provided $152,500.00
Human Rights Commission 34 $71,100.00 $70,297.06 Not provided $115,400.00
Racing Board 31 $50,700.00 $54,019.35 Not provided $128,000.00
Commission On Government Forecasting & Accoun 29 $54,100.00 $63,065.52 Not provided $119,600.00
Legislative Information System 29 $86,800.00 $86,962.07 Not provided $123,600.00
Circuit Court Personnel 28 $52,800.00 $55,714.29 Not provided $91,100.00
Legislative Reference Bureau 28 $59,750.00 $64,707.14 Not provided $119,300.00
Prisoner Review Board 25 $53,500.00 $59,336.00 Not provided $102,100.00
Legislative Printing Unit 24 $45,650.00 $50,637.50 Not provided $104,100.00
Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board 24 $85,500.00 $82,595.83 Not provided $143,000.00
Court of Claims 21 $41,900.00 $53,328.57 Not provided $120,900.00
Lieutenant Governor 16 $68,300.00 $71,062.50 Not provided $166,400.00
State Universities Civil Service Merit Board 14 $47,000.00 $55,621.43 Not provided $140,700.00
Arts Council 14 $78,750.00 $71,621.43 Not provided $107,500.00
Illinois Labor Relations Board 14 $77,950.00 $82,864.29 Not provided $118,000.00
Joint Committee On Administrative Rules 14 $59,050.00 $55,428.57 Not provided $116,600.00
State Board of Investment 13 $81,600.00 $107,469.23 Not provided $254,400.00
Judges Retirement System 10 $93,100.00 $86,790.00 Not provided $118,600.00
Educational Labor Relations Board 9 $78,100.00 $84,688.89 Not provided $135,100.00
Illinois Power Agency 9 $95,600.00 $90,377.78 Not provided $114,600.00
Judges of The Supreme Court 7 $236,700.00 $236,700.00 Not provided $236,700.00
Il Planning Council On Developmental Disabili 6 $96,500.00 $81,233.33 Not provided $108,000.00
Procurement Policy Board 5 $50,200.00 $60,380.00 Not provided $95,600.00
Civil Service Commission 5 $92,800.00 $91,920.00 Not provided $120,200.00
State Police Merit Board 5 $83,500.00 $88,260.00 Not provided $105,000.00
Judicial Inquiry Board 5 $56,600.00 $65,180.00 Not provided $114,500.00
Deaf And Hard of Hearing Commission 5 $74,200.00 $68,340.00 Not provided $90,600.00
Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commissio 4 $67,150.00 $65,525.00 Not provided $97,800.00
Tax Tribunal 4 $126,950.00 $125,225.00 Not provided $178,200.00
Legislative Audit Commission 4 $46,100.00 $59,600.00 Not provided $113,000.00
Comprehensive Health Insurance Board 3 $64,900.00 $56,433.33 Not provided $77,900.00
Judge Circuit Court 3 $204,500.00 $175,866.67 Not provided $204,500.00
Office of The Arthitect of The Capitol 3 $69,700.00 $65,600.00 Not provided $105,800.00
Legislative Ethics Commission 2 $97,050.00 $97,050.00 Not provided $131,900.00
Coroner Training Board 1 $77,000.00 $77,000.00 Not provided $77,000.00

* — This figure, as well as the median salaries and experience levels listed, excludes any employee labeled as part-time, temporary or seasonal. If an agency did not specify part-time/full-time status, then employees were excluded if the agency did not provide an annual salary or annualized pay rate. Some employees with part-time designations, such as a city council member, may still be included in the database if the agency provided those salaries. However, their information is excluded from agency or department totals. For all University of Missouri campuses and entities and for the State of Illinois, FT/PT statuses were not provided. The figures listed exclude hourly employees and only factor in those with salaries of at least $20,000. This adjustment likely excludes hourly employees who work full-time and includes salaried employees who are not full-time, and therefore, the numbers listed aren't comparable to the figures of other agencies.