Illinois · 2025 pay · 1,972 people
How much does a contractual worker make in Illinois?
$10,500typical pay for a contractual worker in 2025
$2,700 – $37,325what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 9.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where contractual workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Senate346 people$3,450
- House of Representatives (A)324 people$3,200
- Secretary of State290 people$16,400
- Department of Human Services245 people$24,800
- Department of Natural Resources174 people$2,050
- Department of Military Affairs135 people$36,900
- Criminal Justice Information Authority51 people$61,800
- House of Representatives (B)48 people$3,150
- Department of Financial and Professional Regulation38 people$4,950
- Department of Agriculture33 people$28,200
- Department of Innovation and Technology29 people$68,500
- Office of the Comptroller25 people$33,200
- Department of Public Health22 people$26,400
- Department of Healthcare and Family Services19 people$51,600
- Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity17 people$50,100
- Department of Employment Security16 people$38,600
- State Treasurer13 people$26,100
- Department of Corrections13 people$86,500
- Department of Revenue11 people$41,400
- Department of Central Management Services10 people$28,650
- State Employees' Retirement System10 people$26,250
- Department of Juvenile Justice10 people$54,150
- Department of Children and Family Services9 people$21,900
- Office of the Auditor General8 people$18,450
- Prisoner Review Board7 people$3,700
- Student Assistance Commission7 people$9,800
- Department of Transportation6 people$57,800
- Gaming Board6 people$43,700
- Emergency Management Agency6 people$44,200
- Department of State Police5 people$48,800
- Property Tax Appeal Board5 people$63,300
- Racing Board4 people$25,600
- Human Rights Commission4 people$2,250
- Educational Labor Relations Board3 people$69,600
- House of Representatives (C)3 people$25,100
- Workers' Compensation Commission3 people$24,200
- Department of Early Childhood2 people$20,150
- Capital Development Board2 people$29,900
- Office of the Legislative Inspector General2 people$79,300
- Legislative Reference Bureau2 people$76,550
- Lieutenant Governor's Office2 people$37,800
- Legislative Information System1 person$5,500
- Liquor Control Commission1 person$13,700
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission1 person$63,100
- Office of the State Fire Marshal1 person$18,000
- Governor's Office of Management and Budget1 person$112,500
- State Board of Elections1 person$36,900
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum1 person$14,400
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Highest-paid contractual workers, 2025
- 1Sudarsana ChallaContractual Worker · Secretary of State$350,000
- 2Sri Phani Kiran YerubandiContractual Worker · Secretary of State$296,600
- 3Howard TinContractual Worker · Department of Human Services$275,800
- 4Michele BeauvoirContractual Worker · Department of Corrections$275,700
- 5Cashif AbdullahContractual Worker · Secretary of State$265,900
Common questions
How much does a contractual worker make in Illinois?
The typical contractual worker was paid $10,500 in 2025; most earned between $2,700 and $37,325. This counts all 1,972 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Contractual Worker, at any level (for example "Contractual Worker"). 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