Illinois · 2025 pay · 10 people
How much does a division chief make in Illinois?
$160,900typical pay for a division chief in 2025
$160,900 – $172,900what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where division chiefs 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).
- Deputy Division Chief$129,300 (everyone)
- Division Chief (this page)$160,900 (everyone)
Highest-paid division chiefs, 2025
- 1David VandeburgtDivision Chief · Attorney General$179,200
- 2Susan EllisDivision Chief · Attorney General$178,200
- 3Matthew DunnDivision Chief · Attorney General$174,200
- 4Christopher WellsDivision Chief · Attorney General$169,000
- 5Frank BieszczatDivision Chief · Attorney General$160,900
Common questions
How much does a division chief make in Illinois?
The typical division chief was paid $160,900 in 2025; most earned between $160,900 and $172,900. This counts all 10 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Division Chief, at any level (for example "Division Chief"). 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