State of Illinois
Data received February 2023 • Hire dates not provided.
Full-time employees
65,060
Number of departments
104
Median pay
$75,700
Average pay
$80,068
State of Illinois
Employees by pay range
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Departments
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| FT employeesempl. ↓ | Median pay | Average pay | Median experience | Top earner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Human Services | 13,348 | $68,700 | $73,873 | Not provided | $406,700 |
| Department of Corrections | 12,105 | $80,300 | $82,991 | Not provided | $312,800 |
| Department of Transportation | 5,841 | $78,900 | $74,500 | Not provided | $194,800 |
| Secretary of State | 3,914 | $45,000 | $52,468 | Not provided | $251,800 |
| Children and Family Services | 3,222 | $81,550 | $84,903 | Not provided | $312,400 |
| Department of State Police | 2,747 | $110,700 | $109,685 | Not provided | $365,400 |
| Department of Healthcare and Family Services | 1,943 | $71,500 | $76,586 | Not provided | $235,000 |
| State Toll Highway Authority | 1,393 | $78,600 | $83,755 | Not provided | $339,000 |
| Department of Revenue | 1,294 | $70,900 | $77,161 | Not provided | $168,900 |
| Department of Public Health | 1,286 | $90,000 | $87,760 | Not provided | $259,600 |
| Natural Resources | 1,242 | $72,000 | $76,681 | Not provided | $166,000 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 1,205 | $59,200 | $66,993 | Not provided | $309,900 |
| Department of Employment Security | 1,172 | $77,800 | $80,284 | Not provided | $272,400 |
| Circuit Court Judges | 938 | $218,700 | $202,940 | Not provided | $238,900 |
| Department of Innovation and Technology | 933 | $104,600 | $100,985 | Not provided | $230,300 |
| Attorney General | 901 | $68,000 | $69,504 | Not provided | $160,000 |
| Department of Central Management Services | 788 | $81,000 | $85,118 | Not provided | $208,100 |
| Department of Juvenile Justice | 770 | $89,200 | $88,507 | Not provided | $299,100 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 715 | $81,600 | $78,351 | Not provided | $151,000 |
| State Board of Education | 597 | $72,300 | $76,800 | Not provided | $279,000 |
| Court Reporters | 574 | $70,350 | $73,717 | Not provided | $155,100 |
| Department of Financial and Professional Regu | 457 | $83,000 | $81,470 | Not provided | $179,900 |
| Agriculture | 417 | $71,600 | $70,131 | Not provided | $144,500 |
| State Officers and General Assembly | 346 | $82,700 | $90,062 | Not provided | $195,100 |
| Senate | 325 | $51,500 | $60,462 | Not provided | $204,500 |
| Department of Military Affairs | 320 | $55,350 | $57,396 | Not provided | $145,900 |
| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportuni | 317 | $86,800 | $84,584 | Not provided | $145,900 |
| Supreme Court | 316 | $67,800 | $73,543 | Not provided | $246,800 |
| Illinois Commerce Commission | 261 | $86,000 | $87,318 | Not provided | $158,700 |
| Office of the Comptroller | 255 | $66,200 | $68,815 | Not provided | $173,000 |
| House of Representatives (A) | 239 | $44,000 | $46,083 | Not provided | $141,300 |
| State Appellate Defender | 236 | $77,200 | $80,817 | Not provided | $186,600 |
| Illinois Student Assistance Commission | 232 | $58,500 | $66,372 | Not provided | $237,000 |
| Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy | 218 | $61,850 | $65,551 | Not provided | $311,700 |
| Department of Insurance | 212 | $78,650 | $84,091 | Not provided | $158,400 |
| Teachers Retirement System | 211 | $69,600 | $79,915 | Not provided | $450,000 |
| Emergency Management Agency, Il | 198 | $87,650 | $89,810 | Not provided | $184,800 |
| Treasurer | 194 | $64,250 | $69,765 | Not provided | $178,900 |
| Appellate Courts | 179 | $72,500 | $65,397 | Not provided | $136,900 |
| Gaming Board | 171 | $121,800 | $108,919 | Not provided | $235,200 |
| Department on Aging | 159 | $83,000 | $81,074 | Not provided | $137,700 |
| Office of the State Fire Marshal | 154 | $86,950 | $86,476 | Not provided | $168,000 |
| Lottery | 151 | $75,100 | $74,542 | Not provided | $146,500 |
| Capital Development Board | 138 | $85,750 | $87,543 | Not provided | $158,700 |
| Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission | 131 | $102,600 | $100,475 | Not provided | $146,000 |
| State Employees Retirement System | 131 | $74,800 | $81,436 | Not provided | $212,200 |
| Department of Human Rights | 126 | $83,000 | $81,890 | Not provided | $177,500 |
| Governor | 120 | $64,550 | $74,812 | Not provided | $229,900 |
| Criminal Justice Information Authority, Il | 118 | $72,400 | $74,053 | Not provided | $149,800 |
| Guardianship and Advocacy Commission | 115 | $85,100 | $85,150 | Not provided | $197,200 |
| Law Clerks for Appellate Court Judges | 110 | $95,000 | $86,645 | Not provided | $116,400 |
| Labor | 95 | $71,500 | $74,141 | Not provided | $132,400 |
| Office of the Auditor General | 91 | $63,200 | $69,656 | Not provided | $151,200 |
| House of Representatives (C) | 88 | $43,650 | $54,184 | Not provided | $184,500 |
| States Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor | 88 | $91,800 | $102,783 | Not provided | $185,900 |
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum | 86 | $65,250 | $73,523 | Not provided | $194,300 |
| House of Representatives (B) | 82 | $57,350 | $65,473 | Not provided | $181,300 |
| Illinois Executive Ethics Commission | 74 | $79,450 | $83,097 | Not provided | $159,300 |
| Office of the Executive Inspector General | 73 | $78,300 | $78,381 | Not provided | $137,000 |
| State Board of Elections | 72 | $67,100 | $74,601 | Not provided | $172,800 |
| Governors Office of Management and Budget | 58 | $78,000 | $84,164 | Not provided | $183,200 |
| Community College Board | 55 | $55,100 | $60,742 | Not provided | $207,700 |
| Liquor Control Commission | 47 | $65,100 | $67,749 | Not provided | $148,200 |
| State of Illinois Judicial Branch | 47 | $44,200 | $54,104 | Not provided | $223,900 |
| Board of Higher Education | 41 | $65,400 | $73,995 | Not provided | $215,400 |
| Judges of Appellate Court | 41 | $238,900 | $230,773 | Not provided | $238,900 |
| Property Tax Appeal Board | 41 | $89,300 | $82,290 | Not provided | $148,200 |
| Legislative Information System | 35 | $75,400 | $80,571 | Not provided | $124,600 |
| Human Rights Commission | 31 | $83,000 | $79,842 | Not provided | $139,200 |
| Circuit Court Personnel | 29 | $49,300 | $59,593 | Not provided | $98,700 |
| Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, Il | 29 | $89,600 | $93,190 | Not provided | $154,200 |
| Legislative Reference Bureau | 29 | $66,700 | $69,797 | Not provided | $132,900 |
| Illinois Power Agency | 25 | $78,400 | $72,716 | Not provided | $131,300 |
| Legislative Printing Unit | 25 | $48,300 | $57,276 | Not provided | $112,200 |
| Racing Board | 25 | $59,100 | $59,016 | Not provided | $141,400 |
| Commission on Government Forecasting & Accoun | 23 | $62,600 | $73,165 | Not provided | $149,600 |
| Prisoner Review Board | 22 | $56,900 | $65,036 | Not provided | $112,000 |
| Court of Claims | 20 | $41,900 | $58,020 | Not provided | $136,500 |
| Lieutenant Governor | 20 | $75,850 | $77,245 | Not provided | $148,200 |
| Commission on Equity & Inclusion | 19 | $72,900 | $77,858 | Not provided | $108,000 |
| Arts Council | 16 | $79,300 | $78,681 | Not provided | $116,500 |
| Illinois Labor Relations Board | 14 | $79,250 | $84,236 | Not provided | $126,700 |
| State Board of Investment | 13 | $96,900 | $129,354 | Not provided | $295,000 |
| Judges Retirement System | 12 | $118,150 | $127,900 | Not provided | $204,100 |
| State Universities Civil Service Merit Board | 11 | $56,800 | $67,364 | Not provided | $125,100 |
| Educational Labor Relations Board | 10 | $80,650 | $80,960 | Not provided | $145,400 |
| Joint Committee on Administrative Rules | 9 | $76,600 | $74,067 | Not provided | $115,100 |
| Circuit Clerk Stipends | 8 | $6,500 | $5,675 | Not provided | $8,600 |
| Judges of the Supreme Court | 8 | $253,800 | $239,838 | Not provided | $253,800 |
| Il Planning Council on Developmental Disabili | 7 | $101,700 | $89,657 | Not provided | $116,100 |
| Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commissio | 7 | $52,000 | $65,371 | Not provided | $109,000 |
| Retired Judges Recalled | 6 | $238,900 | $185,783 | Not provided | $238,900 |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission | 5 | $85,300 | $78,920 | Not provided | $105,700 |
| Office of the Arthitect of the Capitol | 5 | $81,500 | $86,960 | Not provided | $136,700 |
| Procurement Policy Board | 5 | $56,000 | $68,800 | Not provided | $110,000 |
| Civil Service Commission | 4 | $94,000 | $96,475 | Not provided | $142,600 |
| Judicial Inquiry Board | 4 | $94,450 | $104,025 | Not provided | $159,200 |
| Legislative Audit Commission | 4 | $54,200 | $63,375 | Not provided | $109,900 |
| Office of the Legislative Inspector General | 4 | $63,450 | $77,000 | Not provided | $145,100 |
| Comprehensive Health Insurance Board | 3 | $42,000 | $46,167 | Not provided | $69,800 |
| State Police Merit Board | 3 | $100,600 | $114,700 | Not provided | $152,700 |
| Tax Tribunal | 3 | $173,200 | $153,967 | Not provided | $187,600 |
| Coroner Training Board | 2 | $72,250 | $72,250 | Not provided | $78,600 |
| Illinois Courts Commission | 1 | $70,400 | $70,400 | Not provided | $70,400 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.