Illinois · 2025 pay · 31 people
How much does a chief internal auditor make in Illinois?
$134,200typical pay for a chief internal auditor in 2025
$122,500 – $153,650what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where chief internal auditors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Transportation1 person$162,500
- Emergency Management Agency1 person$165,400
- Department of Labor1 person$110,000
- Office of the Comptroller1 person$133,100
- Department of Human Rights1 person$130,200
- Lottery1 person$118,800
- Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity1 person$128,900
- Courts1 person$157,800
- Department of Financial and Professional Regulation1 person$135,600
- Department on Aging1 person$120,700
- Department of Innovation and Technology1 person$166,100
- Judges' Retirement System1 person$149,500
- Environmental Protection Agency1 person$116,500
- Department of Veterans Affairs1 person$134,400
- Commerce Commission1 person$129,100
- Attorney General1 person$135,200
- Department of Human Services1 person$160,000
- Department of Corrections1 person$134,200
- Department of Revenue1 person$128,000
- Department of Public Health1 person$162,700
- Department of Employment Security1 person$134,200
- Department of Juvenile Justice1 person$122,800
- State Toll Highway Authority1 person$179,300
- State Treasurer1 person$136,500
- Department of Healthcare and Family Services1 person$161,600
- Department of Military Affairs1 person$100,200
- Department of Children and Family Services1 person$133,200
- Department of Central Management Services1 person$138,200
- Department of State Police1 person$119,900
- Office of the State Fire Marshal1 person$121,900
- Department of Natural Resources1 person$122,200
No employers match.
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).
- Internal Auditor$75,950 (everyone)
- Chief Internal Auditor (this page)$134,200 (everyone)
Highest-paid chief internal auditors, 2025
- 1Shaun FarmerChief Internal Auditor · State Toll Highway Authority$179,300
- 2John ValtierraChief Internal Auditor · Department of Innovation and Technology$166,100
- 3Candice LongChief Internal Auditor · Emergency Management Agency$165,400
- 4Leighann ManningChief Internal Auditor · Department of Public Health$162,700
- 5Stephen KirkChief Internal Auditor · Department of Transportation$162,500
Common questions
How much does a chief internal auditor make in Illinois?
The typical chief internal auditor was paid $134,200 in 2025; most earned between $122,500 and $153,650. This counts all 31 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Chief Internal Auditor, at any level (for example "Chief Internal Auditor"). 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