Illinois / Comptroller

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Comptroller

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

The Comptroller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $142,700; the highest distinct record was $202,500.

Year: 2025
Employees: 16
Median total: $142,700
Highest record: $202,500

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$9,400$202,500+

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($142,700) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $123,388 (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

$21,400

$86,200

$142,700

$184,700

$202,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $202,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,400. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Public Service Administrator

2 · $80,750

Dir-Environmental Prot Agency

1 · $202,500

Secretary of the Superinten of Lottery

1 · $202,500

Secretary of Innovation & Technology

1 · $195,400

Director Juvenile Justice

1 · $185,600

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

Harold Mays

Secretary of the Superinten of Lottery/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$202,500

Sub-department: LOTTERY
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $202,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,500
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $17,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Harold Mays is a Secretary of the Superinten of Lottery at Comptroller within Lottery. 2025 total compensation came to $202,500. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

James Jennings

Dir-Environmental Prot Agency/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$202,500

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $202,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,500
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $17,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

James Jennings is a Dir-Environmental Prot Agency at Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. 2025 total compensation came to $202,500. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Christopher Britten

Secretary of Innovation & Technology/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$195,400

Sub-department: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $195,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,400
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $16,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Christopher Britten works as a Secretary of Innovation & Technology for Comptroller within Innovation and Technology. Christopher earned $195,400 in 2025. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Robert Vickery

Director Juvenile Justice/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$185,600

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $185,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,600
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $15,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Robert Vickery is a Director Juvenile Justice at Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. 2025 total compensation came to $185,600. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

John Schomberg

Assistant Secretary of Human Services/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$184,700

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $184,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,700
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $16,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

John Schomberg works as a Assistant Secretary of Human Services for Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. John earned $184,700 in 2025. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Todd Strole

Assistant Director of Natural Resources/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$176,200

Sub-department: NATURAL RESOURCES
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $176,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,200
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $15,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Comptroller, Todd Strole serves as a Assistant Director of Natural Resources within Natural Resources. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,200. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Selma D'Souza

Member of Human Rights Community/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$151,100

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $151,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,100
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $12,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Selma D'Souza is a Member of Human Rights Community at Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. 2025 total compensation came to $151,100. Their bargaining unit is MERIT COMPENSATION.

Van Austin

Mbr of Equity & Inclusion Community/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$143,900

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,900
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $12,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Van Austin is a Mbr of Equity & Inclusion Community at Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. 2025 total compensation came to $143,900. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Michael Mankowski

Members Pollution Control Board/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$141,500

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $141,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,500
Union / bargaining unit: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $12,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Comptroller, Michael Mankowski serves as a Members Pollution Control Board within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,500. Union affiliation: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Melissa Saettler

Assistant Comptroller/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$101,200

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $101,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,200
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

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

Melissa Saettler works as a Assistant Comptroller for Comptroller within Comptroller Operations. Melissa earned $101,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Kelly Clark

Public Service Administrator/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$89,500

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,500
Union / bargaining unit: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Comptroller, Kelly Clark serves as a Public Service Administrator within Comptroller Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,500. They are represented by COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Bruce Bennett

Public Service Administrator Senior/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$87,000

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,000
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $1,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Comptroller, Bruce Bennett serves as a Public Service Administrator Senior within Comptroller Operations. Their 2024 pay totaled $87,000. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Matthew Gohlinghorst

Auditor III (C)/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$86,200

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,200
Union / bargaining unit: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Work county: KNOX

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Matthew Gohlinghorst holds the role of Auditor III (C) at Comptroller within Comptroller Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,200. Their bargaining unit is COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Debjani Desai

Chief Legal Counsel/Comptroller

2023 total comp

$79,600

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,600
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Debjani Desai works as a Chief Legal Counsel for Comptroller within Comptroller Operations. Debjani earned $79,600 in 2023. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Charles Wilkins

Public Service Administrator/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$72,000

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,000
Union / bargaining unit: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Charles Wilkins holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Comptroller within Comptroller Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,000. Union affiliation: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Mark Mahoney

Assistant Director Central Management Services/Comptroller

2023 total comp

$70,300

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $70,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,300
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Mark Mahoney works as a Assistant Director Central Management Services for Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. Mark earned $70,300 in 2023. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Matthew Phelps

Contractual Worker/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$21,400

Sub-department: CONTRACTUAL
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,400
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Matthew Phelps holds the role of Contractual Worker at Comptroller within Contractual. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,400. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Latoya Hughes

Director of Department of Correction/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$17,500

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,500
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $17,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Latoya Hughes holds the role of Director of Department of Correction at Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. In 2024, their total compensation was $17,500. Their bargaining unit is MERIT COMPENSATION.

Raymond Marchiori

Director of Employment Security/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$17,100

Sub-department: DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,100
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $17,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Raymond Marchiori works as a Director of Employment Security for Comptroller within Director of Employment Security. Raymond earned $17,100 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is MERIT COMPENSATION.

Natalie Finnie

Director of Natural Resources/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$15,800

Sub-department: NATURAL RESOURCES
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,800
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $15,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Natalie Finnie is a Director of Natural Resources at Comptroller within Natural Resources. 2024 total compensation came to $15,800. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Susana Soriano

Director of Banking for Professional Reg/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$15,800

Sub-department: COMMISSIONER OF BANKS & TRUST COMPANIES
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,800
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $15,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Susana Soriano is a Director of Banking for Professional Reg at Comptroller within Commissioner of Banks & Trust Companies. 2024 total compensation came to $15,800. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Alyssa Williams-Schafer

Unknown/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$14,900

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,900
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $14,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Alyssa Williams-Schafer works as a Unknown for Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. Alyssa earned $14,900 in 2024. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Jenny Aguirre

Unknown/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$14,500

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,500
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $14,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Jenny Aguirre holds the role of Unknown at Comptroller within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. In 2024, their total compensation was $14,500. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Aundra Williams

Unknown/Comptroller

2024 total comp

$14,500

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,500
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $14,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Comptroller, Aundra Williams serves as a Unknown within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. Their 2024 pay totaled $14,500. They are represented by MERIT COMPENSATION.

Amalia Rioja

Member of Executive Ethics Community/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$11,100

Sub-department: CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,100
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: COOK

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY

At Comptroller, Amalia Rioja serves as a Member of Executive Ethics Community within Constitutional Executive and Miscellaneous. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,100. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.

Eric Austin

Office Associate/Comptroller

2025 total comp

$9,400

Sub-department: COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,400
Union / bargaining unit: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $400
Rutan Exempt: No

Eric Austin works as a Office Associate for Comptroller within Comptroller Operations. Eric earned $9,400 in 2025. Union affiliation: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.