Illinois · 2025 pay · 197 people
How much does a staff development specialist make in Illinois?
$97,700typical pay for a staff development specialist in 2025
$81,600 – $101,600what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where staff development specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Human Services127 people$95,700
- Department of Corrections32 people$105,900
- Emergency Management Agency11 people$83,600
- Department of Juvenile Justice6 people$114,550
- Department of Central Management Services5 people$73,500
- Department on Aging5 people$101,200
- Department of Healthcare and Family Services5 people$76,300
- Department of Employment Security3 people$101,400
- Department of Natural Resources2 people$40,900
- Department of Innovation and Technology1 person$79,100
Highest-paid staff development specialists, 2025
- 1Ashley BrownStaff Development Specialist I · Department of Human Services$240,800
- 2Melissa ClarkStaff Development Specialist I · Department of Human Services$217,000
- 3Tyler JohnsonStaff Development Specialist I · Department of Corrections$214,500
- 4Ona Rivero WinfieldStaff Development Specialist I · Department of Human Services$190,600
- 5Mary BrownStaff Development Specialist I · Department of Human Services$161,500
Common questions
How much does a staff development specialist make in Illinois?
The typical staff development specialist was paid $97,700 in 2025; most earned between $81,600 and $101,600. This counts all 197 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Staff Development Specialist, at any level (for example "Staff Development 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