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

Elvin Gonzalez

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Elvin Gonzalez serves as a Employee Security Program Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Monique Washington

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$32,700

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Monique Washington works as a Employee Security Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Monique earned $32,700 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Bertha Huerta

Employment Security Specialist I/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$32,500

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Bertha Huerta serves as a Employment Security Specialist I within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Hudah Ibrahim

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$32,200

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

Hudah Ibrahim holds the role of Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2024, their total compensation was $32,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Allison Bergman

Employee Secretary Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$32,000

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Allison Bergman works as a Employee Secretary Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Allison earned $32,000 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Leibole Navas

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$30,400

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Leibole Navas holds the role of Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jennifer Borowitz-Gutzke

Senior Public Service Administrative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$30,300

Sub-department: Central Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $1,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Jennifer Borowitz-Gutzke is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Employment Security within Central Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $30,300. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Rhea Lara-Cruz

Stat Research Specialist I/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$30,300

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Rhea Lara-Cruz works as a Stat Research Specialist I for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Rhea earned $30,300 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Daquesha Carter

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$30,300

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Daquesha Carter is a Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2024 total compensation came to $30,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Angela Mahaffey

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$30,200

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Effingham

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Angela Mahaffey works as a Employee Security Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Angela earned $30,200 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Anand Shastri

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$29,800

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Anand Shastri holds the role of Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Elizabeth Grace

Employee Secur Service Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$29,500

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Elizabeth Grace is a Employee Secur Service Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2023 total compensation came to $29,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Emmanuel Raguay

Stat Research Specialist I/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$29,200

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Emmanuel Raguay is a Stat Research Specialist I at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2025 total compensation came to $29,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sierra Paine

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$29,000

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Sierra Paine is a Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2024 total compensation came to $29,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Cunnigham

Unemplymnt Ins Rev Specialist/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$28,800

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Thomas Cunnigham serves as a Unemplymnt Ins Rev Specialist within Wia - Job Training. Their 2023 pay totaled $28,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Michael Ottens

Employee Secur Service Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$28,700

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Whiteside

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Michael Ottens serves as a Employee Secur Service Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Lawrence Chaney

Unemployment Ins Adjudicator II/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$28,600

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Lawrence Chaney works as a Unemployment Ins Adjudicator II for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Lawrence earned $28,600 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Latoya Griffin

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$28,600

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $500
Rutan Exempt: No

Latoya Griffin holds the role of Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2023, their total compensation was $28,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Douglas Smagur

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$28,200

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Douglas Smagur serves as a Employee Security Program Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2024 pay totaled $28,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Marilyn Hudson

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$28,100

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Marilyn Hudson serves as a Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee within Wia - Job Training. Their 2024 pay totaled $28,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Javon Ware

Employee Secretary Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$27,200

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Javon Ware holds the role of Employee Secretary Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2025, their total compensation was $27,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Shawn Oszfolk

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$26,900

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Whiteside

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Shawn Oszfolk works as a Employee Security Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Shawn earned $26,900 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.