Illinois · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does an assistant director make in Illinois?
$71,850typical pay for a assistant director in 2025
$53,600 – $91,200what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 13.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where assistant directors 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).
- Senior Associate Director$33,800 (everyone)
- Associate Director$61,400 (everyone)
- Assistant Director (this page)$71,850 (everyone)
- Senior Director$82,800 (everyone)
- Deputy Director$107,800 (everyone)
- Assistant Deputy Director$127,100 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant directors, 2025
- 1Leslie HaynesAssistant Director · Commerce Commission$158,500
- 2Sara MetzgerAssistant Director · Office of the Auditor General$131,700
- 3Jessica MolloyAssistant Director · Procurement Policy Board$105,000
- 4Twylia BennettAssistant Director · State Board of Education$102,400
- 5Sirena CovingtonAssistant Director · Board of Higher Education$100,400
Common questions
How much does an assistant director make in Illinois?
The typical assistant director was paid $71,850 in 2025; most earned between $53,600 and $91,200. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Director, at any level (for example "Assistant Director"). 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