Illinois · 2025 pay · 17 people
How much does a special assistant make in Illinois?
$32,000typical pay for a special assistant in 2025
$24,800 – $70,500what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where special assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid special assistants, 2025
- 1M LynchSpecial Assistant · State Treasurer$104,100
- 2Priyanka KhannaSpecial Assistant · Secretary of State$98,400
- 3Kim GriceSpecial Assistant · State Board of Education$77,500
- 4Rebecca LafataSpecial Assistant · State Board of Education$74,200
- 5Christopher WilliamsSpecial Assistant · State Treasurer$70,500
Common questions
How much does a special assistant make in Illinois?
The typical special assistant was paid $32,000 in 2025; most earned between $24,800 and $70,500. This counts all 17 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Special Assistant, at any level (for example "Special Assistant"). 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