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Job-title file

Office Associate

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

282 employees hold this title in Children and Family Services. Median total compensation for the role is $48,700, below the department median of $90,550.

Employees
282
Total payroll
$12M
Role median
$48,700
Agency median
$90,550
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$200$81,452+

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

How total compensation varies among the 282 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 Associate is held in 30 Illinois departments. In Children and Family Services, the median of $48,700 ranks #7 of 30.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Property Tax Appeal Board
$53,300 · 2
State Lottery
$53,200 · 15
Guardian & Advocacy Community
$49,750 · 6
Transportation
$49,100 · 12
Veterans' Affairs
$49,000 · 17
Financial and Professional Reg
$48,800 · 27
Human Rights
$48,700 · 19
Public Health
$48,700 · 59
Employment Security
$47,300 · 11
Healthcare & Family Services
$46,300 · 55
Central Management
$45,600 · 5
State Police
$43,550 · 18

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

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Office Associate beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $43,300 ranks #1 of 2. See Office Associate across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Maine
$31,851 · 739

Median total compensation for comparable Office Associateroles 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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Daniel Hansen

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$20,200
Sub-department
Personal Services Bu
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,200
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,200
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Rock Island

Source-specific fields

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

At Children and Family Services, Daniel Hansen serves as a Office Associate within Personal Services Bu. Their 2023 pay totaled $20,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Deidre Fearn

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$19,700
Sub-department
Personal Services Bu
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$19,700
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,700
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
St Clair

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$1,800
Rutan Exempt
No

Deidre Fearn works as a Office Associate for Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. Deidre earned $19,700 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kyra Myrick

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$19,100
Sub-department
DHS Background Check Unit
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$19,100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,100
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$1,700
Rutan Exempt
No

At Children and Family Services, Kyra Myrick serves as a Office Associate within DHS Background Check Unit. Their 2023 pay totaled $19,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Robert Thomas

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$18,700
Sub-department
Personal Services Bu
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,700
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,700
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
St Clair

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate
$1,800
Rutan Exempt
No

Robert Thomas works as a Office Associate for Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. Robert earned $18,700 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Melissa Green

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$18,500
Sub-department
Budget, Legal & Compliance
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,500
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,500
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$1,700
Rutan Exempt
No

Melissa Green is a Office Associate at Children and Family Services within Budget, Legal & Compliance. 2023 total compensation came to $18,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kassandra Sheaffer

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$18,300
Sub-department
Personal Services Bu
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,300
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,300
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$1,900
Rutan Exempt
No

Kassandra Sheaffer is a Office Associate at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2023 total compensation came to $18,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Brittany Davis

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2023 total comp
$17,900
Sub-department
Personal Services
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17,900
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17,900
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$1,700
Rutan Exempt
No

At Children and Family Services, Brittany Davis serves as a Office Associate within Personal Services. Their 2023 pay totaled $17,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kathryn Elshoff

Office Associate/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp
$17,700
Sub-department
Budget, Legal & Compliance
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17,700
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17,700
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$2,200
Rutan Exempt
No

Kathryn Elshoff works as a Office Associate for Children and Family Services within Budget, Legal & Compliance. Kathryn earned $17,700 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.