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Environmental Protect Agency

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

The Environmental Protect Agency protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 612 employees with median total compensation of $70,750; the highest distinct record was $187,900.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $44M
Employees: 612
Median total: $70,750
Highest record: $187,900

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$150,800+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 612 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,750) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $71,855 (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

$23,700

$50,800

$70,750

$93,500

$112,400

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,400 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Prot Engineer III

81 · $98,400

Environmental Prot Specialist III

80 · $72,000

Environmental Protection Specialist I

39 · $31,000

Environmental Prot Specialist II

38 · $61,100

Senior Public Service Administrative

37 · $143,800

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	$34.3M —	646 —	$51,750 —
2024	$41.8M ▲ 21.9%	689 ▲ 6.7%	$58,800 ▲ 13.6%
2025	$44M ▲ 5.2%	612 ▼ 11.2%	$70,750 ▲ 20.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sanjay Sofat

Senior Public Service Administr/Environmental Protect Agency

2023 total comp

$143,900

Sub-department: Clean Water
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Sanjay Sofat is a Senior Public Service Administr at Environmental Protect Agency within Clean Water. 2023 total compensation came to $143,900. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Anwar Johnson

Senior Public Service Administr/Environmental Protect Agency

2024 total comp

$143,800

Sub-department: Clean Water
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Anwar Johnson works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Environmental Protect Agency within Clean Water. Anwar earned $143,800 in 2024. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Jeron Schultz

Senior Public Service Administrative/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$143,800

Sub-department: Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund - Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeron Schultz is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Environmental Protect Agency within Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund - Payroll. 2025 total compensation came to $143,800. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Joshua Rhoades

Senior Public Service Administr/Environmental Protect Agency

2024 total comp

$143,800

Sub-department: Land - Permit and Inspection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Joshua Rhoades works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Environmental Protect Agency within Land - Permit and Inspection. Joshua earned $143,800 in 2024. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Anand Rao

Environmental Policy & Program Manager/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$143,700

Sub-department: Pollution Control Board
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY
Employment Status: Full-Time
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Anand Rao is a Environmental Policy & Program Manager at Environmental Protect Agency within Pollution Control Board. 2025 total compensation came to $143,700. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Timothy Fox

Senior Public Service Administrative/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$143,700

Sub-department: Pollution Control Board
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $143,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Environmental Protect Agency, Timothy Fox serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Pollution Control Board. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,700. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Jacob Poeschel

Senior Public Service Administr/Environmental Protect Agency

2024 total comp

$142,900

Sub-department: Loan Program - Administrative
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Environmental Protect Agency, Jacob Poeschel serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Loan Program - Administrative. Their 2024 pay totaled $142,900. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Michael Roubitchek

Senior Public Service Administr/Environmental Protect Agency

2024 total comp

$142,500

Sub-department: Drinking Water Program Support
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Michael Roubitchek is a Senior Public Service Administr at Environmental Protect Agency within Drinking Water Program Support. 2024 total compensation came to $142,500. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Tatum Demay

Senior Public Service Administrative/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$142,400

Sub-department: Drinking Water Program Support
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Tatum Demay holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Environmental Protect Agency within Drinking Water Program Support. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nidhan Singh

Senior Public Service Administrative/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$140,800

Sub-department: Drinking Water Revolving Loan - Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $140,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Environmental Protect Agency, Nidhan Singh serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Drinking Water Revolving Loan - Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,800. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Marie Tipsord

Senior Public Service Administr/Environmental Protect Agency

2024 total comp

$139,300

Sub-department: Pollution Control Board
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $139,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Marie Tipsord is a Senior Public Service Administr at Environmental Protect Agency within Pollution Control Board. 2024 total compensation came to $139,300. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Max Paller

Senior Public Service Administrative/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$138,900

Sub-department: Solid Waste Management Fund
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $138,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Environmental Protect Agency, Max Paller serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Solid Waste Management Fund. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,900. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Sara Terranova

Technical Advisor III/Environmental Protect Agency

2025 total comp

$138,300

Sub-department: Water Pollution Control-Federal
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $138,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Environmental Protect Agency, Sara Terranova serves as a Technical Advisor III within Water Pollution Control-Federal. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.