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

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Ricardo Dubois

Unemployment Ins Adjudicator III/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$2,700

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Ricardo Dubois serves as a Unemployment Ins Adjudicator III within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jessica Berardi

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$2,700

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Jessica Berardi serves as a Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee within Wia - Job Training. Their 2024 pay totaled $2,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Scott Webb

Employee Secur Service Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$2,700

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

Scott Webb works as a Employee Secur Service Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Scott earned $2,700 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Terry Joy

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$2,600

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jefferson

Source-specific fields

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

Terry Joy works as a Employee Security Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Terry earned $2,600 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jorge Jr

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2025 total comp

$2,600

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Jorge Jr serves as a Employee Security Program Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Dana Ellis

Employment Security Specialist I/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$2,300

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Dana Ellis serves as a Employment Security Specialist I within Wia - Job Training. Their 2023 pay totaled $2,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Naomi Sykes

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Naomi Sykes serves as a Employee Security Program Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2023 pay totaled $2,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Charitta Crawford

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Charitta Crawford is a Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2024 total compensation came to $2,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Carmen Newman

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$2,000

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Carmen Newman holds the role of Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Joanna Toth

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$1,500

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Effingham

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Employment Security, Joanna Toth serves as a Employee Security Program Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Monica Robins

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$1,400

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Monica Robins works as a Employee Security Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Monica earned $1,400 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Denise Rogers

Employee Secur Service Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$1,200

Sub-department: Wia - Job Training
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Denise Rogers is a Employee Secur Service Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. 2023 total compensation came to $1,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Bruce Hubbell

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$900

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

Source-specific fields

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

At Employment Security, Bruce Hubbell serves as a Employee Security Program Representative within Wia - Job Training. Their 2023 pay totaled $900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Patrick Thompson

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2023 total comp

$800

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

Source-specific fields

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

Patrick Thompson holds the role of Employee Security Program Representative at Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. In 2023, their total compensation was $800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Erica Osgood

Employee Security Program Representative/Employment Security

2024 total comp

$100

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

Source-specific fields

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

Erica Osgood works as a Employee Security Program Representative for Employment Security within Wia - Job Training. Erica earned $100 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.