Illinois · 2025 pay
How much do Illinois Racing Board employees make?
$46,300typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$16,000 – $88,800what 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:
✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
What changed since 2024
- +5.9%Typical pay went up from $43,700 to $46,300.
- +031 people were paid in 2025, compared with 31 in 2024.
The next update is expected in early 2027.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|
How many people earn what
- Under $10k5
- $10k – $30k7
- $30k – $50k5
- $50k – $70k3
- $70k – $90k4
- $90k – $110k2
- $110k – $150k4
- $150k or more1
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Racing Board in 2025
- 1Domenico DiceraExecutive Director$165,400▲ $6,500 vs 2024
- 2Lindsay EvansDirector of Admin for General Counsel$129,800▲ $5,100 vs 2024
- 3Jacqueline ClishamDirector of Operations$123,700▲ $4,900 vs 2024
- 4Vitto Ezeji-OkoyeSenior Public Service Admin$118,500▲ $5,300 vs 2024
- 5Michael BelmonteState Director of Mutuels$111,700▲ $4,400 vs 2024
- 6Dawn Folker-CalderonChief State Veterinarian$107,000▲ $6,900 vs 2024
- 7John PantaleoGaap Coordinator$90,500▲ $9,200 vs 2024
- 8James HannonField Operations Manager$89,800▲ $67,700 vs 2024
- 9Robert DenneenProject Director$87,800▲ $3,400 vs 2024
- 10Melissa GliddenOffice Manager$78,800▲ $3,100 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Illinois Racing Board employee make?
The typical employee was paid $46,300 in 2025: half of the 31 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $16,000 and $88,800.
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. 5 people (16.1%) 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