Illinois / Children and Family Services / Office Specialist

Job-title file

Office Specialist

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

19 employees hold this title in Children and Family Services. Median total compensation for the role is $54,800, below the department median of $90,550.

Employees: 19
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $54,800
Agency median: $90,550
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,000$90,800+

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

How total compensation varies among the 19 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 Children and Family Services, the median of $54,800 ranks #11 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

$53,200 · 12

$53,050 · 4

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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Toyia Zumwalt

Office Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$32,200

Sub-department: DHS Background Check Unit
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, Toyia Zumwalt serves as a Office Specialist within DHS Background Check Unit. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.