Agency file

Aging

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Aging delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 112 employees with median total compensation of $82,850; the highest distinct record was $155,000.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $9.5M
Employees: 112
Median total: $82,850
Highest record: $155,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$3,600$142,800+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 112 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,850) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $84,526 (100%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$48,200

$66,000

$82,850

$101,900

$119,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $119,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Public Service Administrative

15 · $121,600

Public Service Administrator

14 · $100,300

Executive I

14 · $74,000

Executive II

13 · $95,400

Social Service Program Planner III

8 · $87,000

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$7.8M —	118 —	$70,800 —
2024	$8.5M ▲ 9.6%	116 ▼ 1.7%	$77,050 ▲ 8.8%
2025	$9.5M ▲ 11.0%	112 ▼ 3.4%	$82,850 ▲ 7.5%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Lisa Zuurbier

Senior Public Service Administr/Aging

2024 total comp

$123,600

Sub-department: Community Outreach State
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $123,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Aging, Lisa Zuurbier serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Community Outreach State. Their 2024 pay totaled $123,600. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Sandra Pastore

Senior Public Service Administrative/Aging

2025 total comp

$121,600

Sub-department: Directors Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $121,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,600
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Sandra Pastore is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Aging within Directors Office. 2025 total compensation came to $121,600. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Sarah Carlson

Public Service Administrator/Aging

2024 total comp

$120,900

Sub-department: Directors Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Aging, Sarah Carlson serves as a Public Service Administrator within Directors Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $120,900. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Elizabeth Vogt

Senior Public Service Administr/Aging

2024 total comp

$120,500

Sub-department: Directors Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,600
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Aging, Elizabeth Vogt serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Directors Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $120,500. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.