Commission on Human Rights

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

The Commission on Human Rights is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $98,700; the highest distinct record was $149,400.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.8M
Employees: 18
Median total: $98,700
Highest record: $149,400

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$45,900$149,400+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($98,700) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $100,444 (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

$63,700

$70,700

$98,700

$129,800

$142,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $142,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Public Service Administrator

7 · $97,300

Senior Public Service Administrative

3 · $142,500

Technical Advisor II

2 · $100,100

Administrative Law Judge

1 · $129,800

Senior Public Service Administr

1 · $85,300

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	$1.5M —	20 —	$79,000 —
2024	$2M ▲ 34.2%	25 ▲ 25.0%	$93,500 ▲ 18.4%
2025	$1.8M ▼ 11.0%	18 ▼ 28.0%	$98,700 ▲ 5.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Claudia Ortega

Senior Public Service Administrative/Commission on Human Rights

2025 total comp

$142,500

Sub-department: Personal Services Non Bargaining Unit
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Claudia Ortega holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Commission on Human Rights within Personal Services Non Bargaining Unit. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,500. They are represented by Merit Compensation.