Chief Financial Officer

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

1 employees hold this title in Board of Higher Education. Median total compensation for the role is $165,700, above the department median of $160,400.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $165.7K
Role median: $165,700
Agency median: $160,400
Comparison: Above

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This role across Illinois

Chief Financial Officer is held in 2 Illinois departments. In Board of Higher Education, the median of $165,700 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Illinois Power Agency

$148,600 · 1

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

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Chief Financial Officer beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. See Chief Financial Officer across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$231,443 · 8

Georgia

$195,149 · 8

New York Public Authorities

$139,352 · 32

$137,176 · 7

$68,514 · 9

$63,388 · 5

$38,057 · 20

Cook County, Illinois

$32,411 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Chief Financial Officerroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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William Mccarty

Chief Financial Officer/Board of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$165,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

William Mccarty is a Chief Financial Officer at Board of Higher Education within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $165,700. They are represented by Merit Compensation.