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Illinois · 2025 pay

How much do Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau employees make?

$79,500typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$54,000 – $112,325what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

Illinois Comptroller publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Staff Attorney

✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗

What changed since 2024

  • +25.4%Typical pay went up from $63,400 to $79,500.
  • −232 people were paid in 2025, compared with 34 in 2024.

The next update is expected in early 2027.

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

JobPeopleTypical payMost earnSince 2024
Staff Attorney12$89,850$80k – $114k▲ 16.2%

How many people earn what

  • Under $10k3
  • $10k – $30k0
  • $30k – $50k3
  • $50k – $70k6
  • $70k – $90k9
  • $90k – $110k2
  • $110k – $150k7
  • $150k or more2

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Common questions

How much does a Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau employee make?

The typical employee was paid $79,500 in 2025: half of the 32 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $54,000 and $112,325.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 3 people (9.4%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From Illinois Office of the Comptroller (illinoiscomptroller.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in early 2027.

"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals