Illinois / Environmental Protect Agency / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

16 employees hold this title in Environmental Protect Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $60,400, below the department median of $70,750.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $906.5K
Role median: $60,400
Agency median: $70,750
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8,100$80,820+

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

How total compensation varies among the 16 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Accountant is held in 27 Illinois departments. In Environmental Protect Agency, the median of $60,400 ranks #5 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Juvenile Justice

$69,450 · 4

Council on Developmental Disab

$68,600 · 1

Liquor Control Community

$68,300 · 1

$61,200 · 11

$60,300 · 15

$59,200 · 5

$59,200 · 3

$58,750 · 6

$57,950 · 6

$53,350 · 2

State Employees' Retire System

$53,200 · 18

Human Services

$51,300 · 46

Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $51,400 ranks #30 of 38. See Accountant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Christine Fierro

Accountant/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$68,300

Sub-department: Ust Program
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $68,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Christine Fierro works as a Accountant for Environmental Protect Agency within Ust Program. Christine earned $68,300 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jessica Katava

Accountant/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$67,600

Sub-department: Ust Program
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Jessica Katava is a Accountant at Environmental Protect Agency within Ust Program. 2025 total compensation came to $67,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.