Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

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

The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $83,100; the highest distinct record was $133,700.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $584.6K
Employees: 7
Median total: $83,100
Highest record: $133,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$43,800$133,700+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $83,514 (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

$57,100

$65,100

$83,100

$94,900

$106,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $106,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Executive I

2 · $100,900

Public Service Administrator

2 · $74,100

Senior Public Service Administrative

1 · $133,700

Office Assistant

1 · $57,100

Senior Public Service Administr

1 · $43,800

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	$235.3K —	3 —	$76,100 —
2024	$352.7K ▲ 49.9%	4 ▲ 33.3%	$87,450 ▲ 14.9%
2025	$584.6K ▲ 65.7%	7 ▲ 75.0%	$83,100 ▼ 5.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Cary Smith

Public Service Administrator/Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

2025 total comp

$83,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Cary Smith holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.