Illinois · 2025 pay
How much do Illinois Senate employees make?
$26,400typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$3,200 – $64,200what 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: Contractual WorkerDistrict Office EmployeeLegislative Assistant
✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
What changed since 2024
- −24.1%Typical pay went down from $34,800 to $26,400.
- +80701 people were paid in 2025, compared with 621 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 | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractual Worker | 346 | $3,450 | $2k – $8k | ▼ 6.8% |
| District Office Employee | 112 | $56,750 | $35k – $68k | ▲ 13.5% |
| Legislative Assistant | 56 | $55,200 | $39k – $63k | ▲ 1.6% |
| Communications Specialist | 29 | $66,000 | $63k – $74k | ▲ 12.8% |
| Policy and Budget Analyst | 26 | $61,750 | $26k – $66k | ▲ 9.7% |
| Janitor Senate | 12 | $57,850 | $53k – $61k | ▲ 5.3% |
| District Operations Staff | 8 | $60,500 | $61k – $61k | ▲ 0.3% |
| Legal Counsel | 7 | $74,300 | $73k – $87k | ▼ 4.1% |
| Staff Assistant | 6 | $62,750 | $46k – $75k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Senior Legal Counsel | 5 | $100,400 | $92k – $116k | new |
| Member Engagement Coordinator | 5 | $57,200 | $41k – $58k | ▲ 14.9% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k283
- $10k – $30k83
- $30k – $50k64
- $50k – $70k143
- $70k – $90k65
- $90k – $110k17
- $110k – $150k23
- $150k or more23
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Senate in 2025
- 1Ashley Jenkins-JordanChief of Staff$262,300▲ $33,100 vs 2024
- 2Giovanni RandazzoGeneral Counsel$230,800▲ $30,800 vs 2024
- 3Timothy AndersonSecretary of the Senate$229,800▲ $19,800 vs 2024
- 4Scott KaiserAssistant Secretary Senate$227,800▲ $19,800 vs 2024
- 5Brian BurianChief of Staff$223,100▲ $500 vs 2024
- 6Michael HoffmanDeputy Chief of Staff$222,300new in 2025
- 7Brandy RenfroDirector of Communications$215,800▲ $30,800 vs 2024
- 8Louis WebsterContractual Worker$209,600new in 2025
- 9Eileen LynchDirector$192,300▲ $27,300 vs 2024
- 10John PattersonPress Secretary$182,300▲ $27,300 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Illinois Senate employee make?
The typical employee was paid $26,400 in 2025: half of the 701 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $3,200 and $64,200.
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. 283 people (40.4%) 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; 1 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals