Illinois · 2025 pay · 2,090 people
How much are state legislature employees paid in Illinois?
$45,400typical pay for state legislature employees, 2025
$5,700 – $78,300what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 12 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year.
- Senate701 people$26,400
- House of Representatives (A)593 people$14,900
- State Officers and General Assembly386 people$108,500
- House of Representatives (C)135 people$51,900
- House of Representatives (B)133 people$49,000
- Legislative Information System36 people$89,650
- Legislative Reference Bureau32 people$79,500
- Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability30 people$64,900
- Legislative Printing Unit26 people$66,350
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules10 people$79,450
- Legislative Audit Commission4 people$70,100
- Office of the Legislative Inspector General4 people$123,300
No employers match.
Other types of employer in Illinois
- State social services agencies66,728 people$29,300
- State prisons and corrections13,968 people$91,500
- Governor's and statewide elected offices5,546 people$49,000
- State police and public safety4,168 people$109,500
- State environment and natural resources agencies3,939 people$65,600
- State health agencies3,637 people$88,100
- State administration and technology agencies3,602 people$81,600
- State revenue and finance agencies2,902 people$77,300
- Courts2,475 people$108,800
- State courts and legal offices1,968 people$83,100
- State regulation and licensing agencies1,601 people$90,900
- State education agencies1,548 people$70,300
- State labor and workforce agencies1,533 people$83,800
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State agencies: Legislature. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this