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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
Total payroll
$2M
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

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$1.8M
—
13
—
$163,900
—
2024
$1.5M
▼ 14.7%
20
▲ 53.8%
$82,050
▼ 49.9%
2025
$2M
▲ 28.3%
16
▼ 20.0%
$142,700
▲ 73.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

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.