Illinois · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a technical specialist make in Illinois?
$113,100typical pay for a technical specialist in 2025
$101,350 – $116,400what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 14.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where technical specialists 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).
- Technical Specialist (this page)$113,100 (everyone)
- Senior Technical Specialist$135,800 (everyone)
Highest-paid technical specialists, 2025
- 1Andrew AchterhofTechnical Specialist · Capital Development Board$137,300
- 2Duncan MacgibbonTechnical Specialist · Capital Development Board$125,100
- 3Rodney SchlederTechnical Specialist · Capital Development Board$117,300
- 4Abiola SagbohanTechnical Specialist · Capital Development Board$115,500
- 5Matthew PaulTechnical Specialist · Capital Development Board$114,300
Common questions
How much does a technical specialist make in Illinois?
The typical technical specialist was paid $113,100 in 2025; most earned between $101,350 and $116,400. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Technical Specialist, at any level (for example "Technical 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