Illinois · 2025 pay
How much do Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board employees make?
$85,500typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$58,750 – $118,750what 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:
✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
What changed since 2024
- +29.0%Typical pay went up from $66,300 to $85,500.
- +215 people were paid in 2025, compared with 13 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 |
|---|
How many people earn what
- Under $10k2
- $10k – $30k0
- $30k – $50k1
- $50k – $70k3
- $70k – $90k2
- $90k – $110k2
- $110k – $150k4
- $150k or more1
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Educational Labor Relations Board in 2025
- 1Victor BlackwellSenior Public Service Admin$167,600▲ $6,600 vs 2024
- 2Ellen StrizakSenior Public Service Admin$145,600▲ $5,700 vs 2024
- 3John BrosnanPublic Service Administrator$135,000▲ $5,300 vs 2024
- 4Cathy BanksPublic Service Administrator$125,400▲ $5,800 vs 2024
- 5Meredith DeanSenior Public Service Admin$112,100▲ $4,400 vs 2024
- 6Ryan SinclairTechnical Advisor II$97,700▲ $77,700 vs 2024
- 7Joseph GutierrezPublic Service Administrator$97,300▲ $3,800 vs 2024
- 8Renee StricklandContractual Worker$85,500▲ $19,200 vs 2024
- 9Steven ShonderTechnical Advisor II$82,500▲ $65,600 vs 2024
- 10Cynthia HandyContractual Worker$69,600▲ $20,100 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board employee make?
The typical employee was paid $85,500 in 2025: half of the 15 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $58,750 and $118,750.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 2 people (13.3%) were paid under $10,000.
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; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals