Illinois · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does an associate director make in Illinois?
$61,400typical pay for a associate director in 2025
$59,150 – $68,750what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where associate 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 (this page)$61,400 (everyone)
- Assistant Director$71,850 (everyone)
- Senior Director$82,800 (everyone)
- Deputy Director$107,800 (everyone)
- Assistant Deputy Director$127,100 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate directors, 2025
- 1Matthew JonesAssociate Director · State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor$234,400
- 2Jennifer BarnettAssociate Director · Board of Higher Education$98,200
- 3Ben GreerAssociate Director · Community College Board$69,100
- 4Leann ArsenaultAssociate Director · Community College Board$68,400
- 5Felita Cobb-MurphyAssociate Director · Community College Board$63,500
Common questions
How much does an associate director make in Illinois?
The typical associate director was paid $61,400 in 2025; most earned between $59,150 and $68,750. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Director, at any level (for example "Associate 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