Illinois · 2025 pay · 194 people
How much does an assistant defender make in Illinois?
$90,100typical pay for a assistant defender in 2025
$81,700 – $102,400what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where assistant defenders work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Defender (this page)$90,100 (everyone)
- Deputy Defender$145,150 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant defenders, 2025
- 1Mark FisherAssistant Defender · State Appellate Defender$144,900
- 2Adrienne RiverAssistant Defender · State Appellate Defender$143,400
- 3Maria HarriganAssistant Defender · State Appellate Defender$140,200
- 4Nancy VincentAssistant Defender · State Appellate Defender$132,400
- 5Tomas GonzalezAssistant Defender · State Appellate Defender$130,900
Common questions
How much does an assistant defender make in Illinois?
The typical assistant defender was paid $90,100 in 2025; most earned between $81,700 and $102,400. This counts all 194 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Defender, at any level (for example "Assistant Defender"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this