Illinois · 2025 pay
How much do State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois employees make?
$53,400typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$10,000 – $93,750what 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: Information Systems Analyst IIAccountantPublic Service Administrator
✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
What changed since 2024
- +968.0%Typical pay went up from $5,000 to $53,400.
- −90175 people were paid in 2025, compared with 265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Systems Analyst II | 14 | $136,400 | $118k – $142k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Accountant | 13 | $34,400 | $10k – $59k | ▼ 37.6% |
| Public Service Administrator | 10 | $119,500 | $93k – $147k | ▼ 9.0% |
| Retirement System Benefits Technician 1 | 10 | $58,400 | $55k – $62k | ▲ 46.2% |
| Contractual Worker | 10 | $26,250 | $8k – $50k | ▲ 39.3% |
| Executive II | 9 | $113,000 | $108k – $114k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Senior Public Service Admin | 8 | $139,000 | $1k – $173k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Retrmnt System Bnfts Technician II | 7 | $86,700 | $76k – $101k | ▼ 7.0% |
| Information Services Specialist I | 6 | $25,050 | $14k – $56k | new |
| Retirement Benefits Representative Trn | 6 | $21,300 | $21k – $21k | new |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k44
- $10k – $30k18
- $30k – $50k21
- $50k – $70k29
- $70k – $90k17
- $90k – $110k15
- $110k – $150k23
- $150k or more8
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at State Employees' Retirement System in 2025
- 1Yock TanSenior Public Service Admin$197,400▲ $10,600 vs 2024
- 2Kristi ConradPublic Service Administrator$179,700▲ $13,500 vs 2024
- 3Cory MitchelleSenior Public Service Admin$175,500▲ $7,800 vs 2024
- 4Robert CooperSenior Public Service Admin$173,200▲ $11,200 vs 2024
- 5Gerald BethardInformation Systems Analyst III$164,600▲ $5,300 vs 2024
- 6Charles PaulInformation Systems Analyst II$159,600▲ $12,800 vs 2024
- 7Timothy HensonInformation Systems Analyst II$158,900▲ $21,800 vs 2024
- 8Jennifer ReichartPublic Service Administrator$151,900▲ $10,500 vs 2024
- 9Carla BettenhausenSenior Public Service Admin$147,800▲ $10,500 vs 2024
- 10Karen BrownPublic Service Administrator$146,900▲ $1,100 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois employee make?
The typical employee was paid $53,400 in 2025: half of the 175 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $10,000 and $93,750.
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. 44 people (25.1%) 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; 11 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals