Illinois · 2025 pay · 38 people
How much does a program specialist make in Illinois?
$40,750typical pay for a program specialist in 2025
$39,425 – $49,300what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Specialist II27 people$40,600
- Program Specialist11 people$42,300
Highest-paid program specialists, 2025
- 1Michelle HardenProgram Specialist · Attorney General$77,700
- 2Shannon YountProgram Specialist · Attorney General$71,400
- 3Tambra HurleyProgram Specialist · Governor's Office of Management and Budget$71,400
- 4Diane BurneyProgram Specialist · Attorney General$70,200
- 5Pamela BokampProgram Specialist II · State Board of Education$65,600
Common questions
How much does a program specialist make in Illinois?
The typical program specialist was paid $40,750 in 2025; most earned between $39,425 and $49,300. This counts all 38 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Specialist, at any level (for example "Program Specialist II"). 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