Illinois / Employment Security

Agency file

Employment Security

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

The Employment Security supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 686 employees with median total compensation of $72,400; the highest distinct record was $185,600.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $52M
Employees: 686
Median total: $72,400
Highest record: $185,600

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,600$147,700+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 686 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,400) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $75,802 (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

$43,200

$61,600

$72,400

$89,700

$116,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Employee Secretary Program Representative

265 · $67,200

Employee Secretary Service Representative

66 · $77,650

Public Service Administrator

62 · $110,650

Employee Security Program Representative

38 · $28,000

Unemployment Ins Rev Analyst II

34 · $84,200

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	$46.7M —	718 —	$62,750 —
2024	$52.5M ▲ 12.3%	723 ▲ 0.7%	$71,100 ▲ 13.3%
2025	$52M ▼ 0.9%	686 ▼ 5.1%	$72,400 ▲ 1.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kyle Rockershousen

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$123,400

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $123,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Kyle Rockershousen works as a Hearings Referee for Employment Security within Central Administration. Kyle earned $123,400 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Anthony Siegel

Public Service Administrator/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$123,400

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $123,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Anthony Siegel holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Elizabeth Price

Public Service Administrator/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$123,100

Sub-department: Financial and Management Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $123,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Elizabeth Price serves as a Public Service Administrator within Financial and Management Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,100. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Shonna Spencer

Employee Secretary Field Office Supervisor/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$122,600

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Shonna Spencer serves as a Employee Secretary Field Office Supervisor within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Samuel Nedeau

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$122,600

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Samuel Nedeau holds the role of Hearings Referee at Employment Security within Central Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kala Young

Public Service Administrator/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$122,400

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Kala Young holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Stephen Cassin

Public Service Administrator/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$121,800

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $121,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Stephen Cassin holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Employment Security within Central Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $121,800. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Jennifer Borowitz-Gutzke

Senior Public Service Administr/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$121,000

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $121,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Employment Security, Jennifer Borowitz-Gutzke serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Central Administration. Their 2024 pay totaled $121,000. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Jeffery Shapiro

Public Service Administrator/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$120,100

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeffery Shapiro is a Public Service Administrator at Employment Security within Central Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $120,100. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Mary Kosinski

Senior Public Service Administrative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$119,500

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $119,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Mary Kosinski holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,500. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Cacilia Masover

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$119,400

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $119,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Cacilia Masover holds the role of Hearings Referee at Employment Security within Central Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Ruiz

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$119,400

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $119,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Ruiz holds the role of Hearings Referee at Employment Security within Central Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $119,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Dario Castano-Buitrag

Employee Secretary Field Office Supervisor/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$119,400

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $119,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Dario Castano-Buitrag serves as a Employee Secretary Field Office Supervisor within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jon Stromsta

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$119,400

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $119,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Jon Stromsta is a Hearings Referee at Employment Security within Central Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $119,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tod Parchman

Public Service Administrator/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$118,500

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $118,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Tod Parchman works as a Public Service Administrator for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Tod earned $118,500 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Brian Seckler

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$118,100

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $118,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Brian Seckler is a Hearings Referee at Employment Security within Central Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $118,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Cosgrove

Hearings Referee/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$117,800

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $117,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Thomas Cosgrove serves as a Hearings Referee within Central Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $117,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.