Illinois · 2025 pay
How much do Illinois Student Assistance Commission employees make?
$49,500typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$21,300 – $81,300what 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: Community Outreach WorkerInformation Technology Technical AssociatePrincipal Administrative Appoint
✓ Official data from Illinois ComptrollerMatches the agency's latest releaseillinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
What changed since 2024
- −7.5%Typical pay went down from $53,500 to $49,500.
- +8297 people were paid in 2025, compared with 289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Outreach Worker | 112 | $19,300 | $18k – $36k | ▼ 36.4% |
| Information Technology Technical Associate | 23 | $100,600 | $84k – $117k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Principal Administrative Appoint | 22 | $153,850 | $128k – $169k | ▲ 7.3% |
| Deputy Director | 15 | $110,400 | $101k – $132k | ▲ 2.9% |
| Community Affairs Specialist I | 15 | $64,800 | $59k – $70k | ▲ 4.2% |
| Information Technology Support Associate | 10 | $66,750 | $65k – $73k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Contractual Worker | 7 | $9,800 | $5k – $55k | ▼ 30.0% |
| Financial Aid Coordinator | 6 | $50,600 | $33k – $54k | new |
| Financial Aid Representative | 6 | $32,150 | $10k – $49k | ▼ 9.8% |
| Extra Help | 5 | $9,000 | $4k – $12k | new |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k14
- $10k – $30k78
- $30k – $50k57
- $50k – $70k47
- $70k – $90k31
- $90k – $110k26
- $110k – $150k30
- $150k or more14
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at Student Assistance Commission in 2025
- 1Eric ZarnikowPrincipal Administrative Appoint$273,300▲ $10,800 vs 2024
- 2Harikumar PillaiPrincipal Administrative Appoint$192,500▲ $16,100 vs 2024
- 3Morolake AdedaraPrincipal Administrative Appoint$190,800▲ $19,100 vs 2024
- 4Lisa MurphyPrincipal Administrative Appoint$187,300▲ $19,500 vs 2024
- 5Paul OliverDeputy Director$173,000▲ $15,300 vs 2024
- 6Roger Rojas SuarezPrincipal Administrative Appoint$169,300new in 2025
- 7Jacqueline MorenoPrincipal Administrative Appoint$169,000▲ $10,000 vs 2024
- 8Eduardo BrambilaPrincipal Administrative Appoint$167,900▲ $9,900 vs 2024
- 9Kalaiselvan SambasivanInformation Technology Manager Admin Coordinator$166,100▲ $6,600 vs 2024
- 10Shana RogersPrincipal Administrative Appoint$163,600▲ $20,200 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Illinois Student Assistance Commission employee make?
The typical employee was paid $49,500 in 2025: half of the 297 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $21,300 and $81,300.
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