Illinois / Commerce and Economic Opportun

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Commerce and Economic Opportun

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

The Commerce and Economic Opportun regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2025, this agency had 278 employees with median total compensation of $91,000; the highest distinct record was $172,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $25.2M
Employees: 278
Median total: $91,000
Highest record: $172,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,400$155,100+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 278 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $90,500 (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

$37,700

$77,100

$91,000

$112,100

$131,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Executive II

73 · $84,500

Senior Public Service Administrative

53 · $127,900

Public Service Administrator

42 · $108,300

Manpower Planner III

12 · $88,750

Administrative Assistant II

10 · $84,250

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	$20.7M —	293 —	$69,700 —
2024	$24.9M ▲ 20.0%	292 ▼ 0.3%	$85,650 ▲ 22.9%
2025	$25.2M ▲ 1.1%	278 ▼ 4.8%	$91,000 ▲ 6.2%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Community on Equity & Inclusion Illinois79% match
Mayor's Office City of Seattle40% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Daniel Gruber

Public Service Administrator/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2025 total comp

$13,400

Sub-department: Cannabis Business Development Administrative
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Commerce and Economic Opportun, Daniel Gruber serves as a Public Service Administrator within Cannabis Business Development Administrative. Their 2025 pay totaled $13,400. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Matthew Schmit

Senior Public Service Administr/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2024 total comp

$13,100

Sub-department: Broadband Program Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,600
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Matthew Schmit is a Senior Public Service Administr at Commerce and Economic Opportun within Broadband Program Administration. 2024 total compensation came to $13,100. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Jackie Striker

Weatherization Specialist 1/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2025 total comp

$13,100

Sub-department: State Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Jackie Striker is a Weatherization Specialist 1 at Commerce and Economic Opportun within State Liheap. 2025 total compensation came to $13,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Miguel Alcocer

Office Coordinator/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2025 total comp

$11,600

Sub-department: General Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Miguel Alcocer holds the role of Office Coordinator at Commerce and Economic Opportun within General Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Duran Simmons

Human Service Grant Coordinator Trainee/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$11,500

Sub-department: Federal Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Duran Simmons holds the role of Human Service Grant Coordinator Trainee at Commerce and Economic Opportun within Federal Liheap. In 2023, their total compensation was $11,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Marty Suits

Weatherization Specialist 1/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$11,000

Sub-department: Federal Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Commerce and Economic Opportun, Marty Suits serves as a Weatherization Specialist 1 within Federal Liheap. Their 2023 pay totaled $11,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Lucy Tankoua

Accountant/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2025 total comp

$10,700

Sub-department: General Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Commerce and Economic Opportun, Lucy Tankoua serves as a Accountant within General Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $10,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Nicole Wiessing

Ind & Com Devlpmt Representative II/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$10,600

Sub-department: Bibf Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicole Wiessing holds the role of Ind & Com Devlpmt Representative II at Commerce and Economic Opportun within Bibf Administration. In 2023, their total compensation was $10,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jasmyne Lee

Manpower Planner I/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$10,400

Sub-department: Federal Workforce Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Jasmyne Lee is a Manpower Planner I at Commerce and Economic Opportun within Federal Workforce Training. 2023 total compensation came to $10,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Gabriel Rosa

Weatherization Specialist Traine/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$10,200

Sub-department: State Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Gabriel Rosa is a Weatherization Specialist Traine at Commerce and Economic Opportun within State Liheap. 2023 total compensation came to $10,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kyle Kukorola

Weatherization Specialist 1/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2025 total comp

$9,800

Sub-department: State Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Kyle Kukorola is a Weatherization Specialist 1 at Commerce and Economic Opportun within State Liheap. 2025 total compensation came to $9,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Arturo Rangel-Aguirre

Weatherization Specialist 1/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$9,500

Sub-department: Federal Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Arturo Rangel-Aguirre works as a Weatherization Specialist 1 for Commerce and Economic Opportun within Federal Liheap. Arturo earned $9,500 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Alina Archibald

Senior Public Service Administr/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2024 total comp

$9,500

Sub-department: General Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Alina Archibald works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Commerce and Economic Opportun within General Administration. Alina earned $9,500 in 2024. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Carley Rich

Senior Public Service Administr/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2024 total comp

$9,200

Sub-department: Agency Wide Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,200
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

Carley Rich works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Commerce and Economic Opportun within Agency Wide Administration. Carley earned $9,200 in 2024. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Randolph Bateman

Weatherization Specialist 1/Commerce and Economic Opportun

2023 total comp

$9,100

Sub-department: State Liheap
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Randolph Bateman works as a Weatherization Specialist 1 for Commerce and Economic Opportun within State Liheap. Randolph earned $9,100 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.