Illinois / Children and Family Services

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Children and Family Services

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

The Children and Family Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 2,806 employees with median total compensation of $90,550; the highest distinct record was $274,000.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $249.1M
Employees: 2,806
Median total: $90,550
Highest record: $274,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$100$166,400+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,806 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,550) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $88,769 (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

$47,100

$68,200

$90,550

$108,200

$127,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Child Welfare Specialist

619 · $86,600

Child Protection Specialist

529 · $95,300

Public Service Administrator

368 · $113,600

Office Associate

189 · $51,600

Child Welfare Advanced Specialist

159 · $93,400

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$204.6M —	2,965 —	$72,300 —
2024	$242.2M ▲ 18.4%	3,032 ▲ 2.3%	$82,300 ▲ 13.8%
2025	$249.1M ▲ 2.8%	2,806 ▼ 7.5%	$90,550 ▲ 10.0%

Record list

Employees

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Nina Davis

Public Service Administrator/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,500

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Nina Davis is a Public Service Administrator at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2025 total compensation came to $111,500. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Sonja Horn

Child Protection Specialist/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,400

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Children and Family Services, Sonja Horn serves as a Child Protection Specialist within Personal Services Bu. Their 2024 pay totaled $111,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jacqueline Adkinson

Child Welfare Advanced Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,400

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Alexander

Source-specific fields

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

Jacqueline Adkinson works as a Child Welfare Advanced Specialist for Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. Jacqueline earned $111,400 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Glynn Green

Public Service Administrator/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,400

Sub-department: Budget, Legal & Compliance
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Children and Family Services, Glynn Green serves as a Public Service Administrator within Budget, Legal & Compliance. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sheila Schwalb

Executive II/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Budget, Legal & Compliance
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Children and Family Services, Sheila Schwalb serves as a Executive II within Budget, Legal & Compliance. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jennifer Pacha

Public Service Administrator/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Jennifer Pacha holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tasia Ellington-Morris

Child Protection Advanced Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, Tasia Ellington-Morris serves as a Child Protection Advanced Specialist within Personal Services Bu. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kimberly Donaldson

Child Welfare Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Kimberly Donaldson is a Child Welfare Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2025 total compensation came to $111,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Robert Shafer

Child Welfare Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, Robert Shafer serves as a Child Welfare Specialist within Personal Services Bu. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Star Menzie

Child Welfare Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Star Menzie works as a Child Welfare Specialist for Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. Star earned $111,300 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Meghan Stevens

Child Protection Advanced Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Stephenson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Meghan Stevens holds the role of Child Protection Advanced Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Chevelle Bailey

Senior Public Service Administr/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Chevelle Bailey is a Senior Public Service Administr at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2024 total compensation came to $111,300. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Stanley Buford

Child Protection Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Children and Family Services, Stanley Buford serves as a Child Protection Specialist within Personal Services Bu. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Evanne Astell

Child Protection Advanced Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Vermilion

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Evanne Astell is a Child Protection Advanced Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2025 total compensation came to $111,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

John Spanley

Child Welfa Staff Devel Coordinator IV/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Foster Care Adop Care Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, John Spanley serves as a Child Welfa Staff Devel Coordinator IV within Foster Care Adop Care Training. Their 2024 pay totaled $111,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Michelle Murillo

Child Protection Specialist/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Michelle Murillo holds the role of Child Protection Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Heather Chizzo

Child Welfare Advanced Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, Heather Chizzo serves as a Child Welfare Advanced Specialist within Personal Services Bu. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Cristal Burrell

Office Coordinator/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Cristal Burrell is a Office Coordinator at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2025 total compensation came to $111,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kelly Herd

Senior Public Service Administr/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Rock Island

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Kelly Herd holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,200. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Enoch Smith

Senior Public Service Administr/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,100

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Children and Family Services, Enoch Smith serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Personal Services Bu. Their 2024 pay totaled $111,100. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Joyeux Womac

Child Protection Specialist/Children and Family Services

2024 total comp

$111,100

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $5,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Joyeux Womac is a Child Protection Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. 2024 total compensation came to $111,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Taniel Scruggs

Child Welfare Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,100

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Madison

Source-specific fields

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

Taniel Scruggs holds the role of Child Welfare Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Brianna Giovanetti

Child Protection Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,000

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Brianna Giovanetti holds the role of Child Protection Specialist at Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kara Hamilton

Public Service Administrator/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,000

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Children and Family Services, Kara Hamilton serves as a Public Service Administrator within Personal Services Bu. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,000. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Alejandro Valdez

Child Protection Specialist/Children and Family Services

2025 total comp

$111,000

Sub-department: Personal Services Bu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Alejandro Valdez works as a Child Protection Specialist for Children and Family Services within Personal Services Bu. Alejandro earned $111,000 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.