Illinois · 2025 pay · 39 people
How much does a data processing specialist make in Illinois?
$70,500typical pay for a data processing specialist in 2025
$60,850 – $74,650what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where data processing specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid data processing specialists, 2025
- 1Christopher KornfeldData Processing Specialist · Department of Innovation and Technology$138,500
- 2Robert DunnData Processing Specialist · Department of Innovation and Technology$135,900
- 3Anthony HaywoodData Processing Specialist · Department of Innovation and Technology$78,200
- 4Vera HavensData Processing Specialist · Department of Healthcare and Family Services$77,800
- 5Shanna CurtisData Processing Specialist · Department of Innovation and Technology$76,300
Common questions
How much does a data processing specialist make in Illinois?
The typical data processing specialist was paid $70,500 in 2025; most earned between $60,850 and $74,650. This counts all 39 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Data Processing Specialist, at any level (for example "Data Processing 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