Illinois · 2025 pay · 15 people
How much does a contract specialist make in Illinois?
$60,900typical pay for a contract specialist in 2025
$46,100 – $93,500what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where contract specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Contract Specialist5 people$45,000
- Contract Specialist III7 people$94,300
Highest-paid contract specialists, 2025
- 1Monique PattersonContract Specialist III · Capital Development Board$96,200
- 2Glenn UalatContract Specialist III · Capital Development Board$95,300
- 3Rhyan SorensenContract Specialist III · Capital Development Board$95,100
- 4Jennifer NotarianoContract Specialist III · Capital Development Board$94,300
- 5Timothy KraftContract Specialist III · Capital Development Board$92,700
Common questions
How much does a contract specialist make in Illinois?
The typical contract specialist was paid $60,900 in 2025; most earned between $46,100 and $93,500. This counts all 15 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Contract Specialist, at any level (for example "Contract Specialist"). 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