Illinois / Agriculture / Office Specialist

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Office Specialist

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

23 employees hold this title in Agriculture. Median total compensation for the role is $50,500, below the department median of $75,000.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $902.9K
Role median: $50,500
Agency median: $75,000
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,900$63,316+

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

How total compensation varies among the 23 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Office Specialist is held in 22 Illinois departments. In Agriculture, the median of $50,500 ranks #16 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Innovation and Technology

$70,900 · 1

Natural Resources

$64,400 · 1

Commission on Human Rights

$63,700 · 1

$61,250 · 6

$58,000 · 22

$57,900 · 6

$56,900 · 2

$56,600 · 17

$56,350 · 4

$55,500 · 44

Children and Family Services

$54,800 · 19

Human Services

$53,200 · 12

Median total compensation for the Office Specialist role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Office Specialist beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $53,100 ranks #2 of 5. See Office Specialist across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,155 · 33

$44,042 · 370

$31,605 · 1,432

$5,685 · 174

Median total compensation for comparable Office Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Angela Hudspeth

Office Specialist/Agriculture

2025 total comp

$50,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Angela Hudspeth works as a Office Specialist for Agriculture within Personal Services. Angela earned $50,500 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Vanessa Brennan

Office Specialist/Agriculture

2023 total comp

$49,100

Sub-department: Pest Control Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Agriculture, Vanessa Brennan serves as a Office Specialist within Pest Control Fund. Their 2023 pay totaled $49,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.