Board of Higher Education

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

The Board of Higher Education operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2025, this agency had 2 employees with median total compensation of $160,400; the highest distinct record was $165,700.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $320.8K
Employees: 2
Median total: $160,400
Highest record: $165,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$155,100$165,700+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($160,400) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $160,400 (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

$155,100

$160,400

$165,700

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $165,700 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $155,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Chief Financial Officer

1 · $165,700

Director

1 · $155,100

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$143.9K —	1 —	$143,900 —
2025	$320.8K ▲ 122.9%	2 ▲ 100.0%	$160,400 ▲ 11.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Rachel Bolinger

Director/Board of Higher Education

2025 total comp

$155,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,700
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Rachel Bolinger holds the role of Director at Board of Higher Education within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $155,100. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.