Illinois · 2025 pay · 54 people
How much does a hearings referee make in Illinois?
$135,950typical pay for a hearings referee in 2025
$119,400 – $137,050what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where hearings referees work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid hearings referees, 2025
- 1Nancylee BurdsHearings Referee · Department of Employment Security$152,300
- 2Robert StevensonHearings Referee · Department of Employment Security$150,000
- 3Anthonette MickensHearings Referee · Department of Employment Security$147,400
- 4Brian WeinthalHearings Referee · Human Rights Commission$145,500
- 5Patrick KennedyHearings Referee · Department of Employment Security$145,300
Common questions
How much does a hearings referee make in Illinois?
The typical hearings referee was paid $135,950 in 2025; most earned between $119,400 and $137,050. This counts all 54 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Hearings Referee, at any level (for example "Hearings Referee"). 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