Illinois · 2025 pay
How much do Illinois Attorney General employees make?
$87,000typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$56,800 – $104,850what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Illinois Comptroller publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Assistant Attorney GeneralAdministrative ClerkSenior Assistant Attorney General
✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
What changed since 2024
- +7.9%Typical pay went up from $80,650 to $87,000.
- +51,203 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,198 in 2024.
The next update is expected in early 2027.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Attorney General | 272 | $90,600 | $79k – $101k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Administrative Clerk | 65 | $55,300 | $54k – $69k | ▼ 0.9% |
| Senior Assistant Attorney General | 64 | $106,950 | $105k – $109k | ▲ 2.6% |
| Special Investigator | 52 | $97,600 | $94k – $102k | ▲ 8.0% |
| Legal Secretary | 51 | $53,400 | $52k – $59k | ▲ 0.9% |
| Paralegal II | 37 | $61,000 | $61k – $72k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Bureau Chief | 36 | $130,500 | $126k – $139k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Student Clerk | 33 | $2,700 | $2k – $4k | ▼ 32.5% |
| Office Assistant | 31 | $49,500 | $49k – $51k | ▲ 0.4% |
| Administrator Secretary | 29 | $60,300 | $57k – $76k | ▼ 1.0% |
| Deputy Bureau Chief | 27 | $121,100 | $119k – $125k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Assist Attorney General II | 24 | $102,100 | $101k – $103k | ▲ 1.6% |
| Assist Attorney General I | 23 | $101,500 | $92k – $104k | ▲ 0.3% |
| Supervising Attorney | 16 | $111,850 | $107k – $115k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Lead Person II | 15 | $75,500 | $69k – $91k | ▼ 1.8% |
| Sec-Attorney Gen-1st Assistant Attorney Gen | 15 | $63,400 | $59k – $65k | ▲ 4.8% |
| Claims Analyst | 15 | $51,200 | $50k – $55k | ▲ 20.6% |
| Deputy Chief | 14 | $139,200 | $139k – $147k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Senior Advocate | 13 | $52,900 | $52k – $55k | ▼ 1.9% |
| Temporary Employee | 12 | $21,650 | $17k – $26k | ▲ 24.8% |
| Unit Supervisor | 10 | $138,500 | $119k – $139k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Security Officer | 10 | $83,600 | $84k – $84k | ▲ 64.6% |
| PC Technician | 10 | $61,000 | $61k – $61k | ▼ 1.6% |
| Division Chief | 9 | $160,900 | $161k – $174k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Deputy Division Chief | 9 | $129,300 | $128k – $146k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Digital Forensic Examiner | 9 | $78,800 | $77k – $87k | ▲ 3.7% |
| Communications Attendant | 9 | $45,800 | $20k – $48k | ▲ 113.0% |
| Administrative Specialist | 8 | $96,400 | $95k – $96k | ▲ 0.4% |
| Law Clerk | 8 | $13,000 | $7k – $18k | ▼ 17.2% |
| Assistant Unit Supervisor | 7 | $117,800 | $118k – $118k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Paralegal | 7 | $53,000 | $53k – $55k | ▲ 49.3% |
| Director of Regional Office | 6 | $118,900 | $110k – $119k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Account Technician | 6 | $52,550 | $50k – $54k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Opr Engineer | 5 | $132,300 | $131k – $135k | ▲ 0.5% |
| Deputy Director | 5 | $118,300 | $118k – $118k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Accountant | 5 | $93,500 | $94k – $94k | ▼ 4.7% |
| Claims Analyst II | 5 | $88,100 | $88k – $88k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Legal Assistant | 5 | $86,300 | $84k – $96k | ▼ 5.9% |
| Support Services Coordinator | 5 | $75,500 | $76k – $77k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Community Outreach Liaison | 5 | $65,300 | $65k – $68k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k50
- $10k – $30k69
- $30k – $50k53
- $50k – $70k260
- $70k – $90k218
- $90k – $110k333
- $110k – $150k181
- $150k or more39
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Attorney General in 2025
- 1Nathalina HudsonChief of Staff$185,500▲ $3,600 vs 2024
- 2Richard ReesChief Deputy Attorney General$183,000▲ $4,900 vs 2024
- 3Ashley HokensonDeputy Ag Policy$182,300▲ $4,200 vs 2024
- 4Timothy DiamondDep Attorney Gen/Crim Justice$181,500▲ $3,400 vs 2024
- 5Christina MahoneyDeputy Ag/Child Spt Enfrc$181,500▲ $6,600 vs 2024
- 6Jane NotzSolicitor General$181,500▲ $3,400 vs 2024
- 7Laura BautistaAssistant Chief Dep Attorney General$179,300▲ $3,600 vs 2024
- 8David VandeburgtDivision Chief$179,200▲ $3,500 vs 2024
- 9Karyn Bass EhlerAssistant Chief Dep Attorney General$179,100▲ $3,000 vs 2024
- 10Susan EllisDivision Chief$178,200▲ $3,400 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Illinois Attorney General employee make?
The typical employee was paid $87,000 in 2025: half of the 1,203 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $56,800 and $104,850.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Illinois Office of the Comptroller (illinoiscomptroller.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in early 2027.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 1 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals