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Deputy General Counsel

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1 employees hold this title in Governor. Median total compensation for the role is $189,600, above the department median of $118,950.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$189.6K
Role median
$189,600
Agency median
$118,950
Comparison
Above

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Deputy General Counsel beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. See Deputy General Counsel across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$192,070 · 7
Tennessee
$176,667 · 37
District of Columbia
$175,000 · 23
New York Public Authorities
$165,386 · 33
Florida
$125,556 · 16
Missouri
$33,731 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy General Counselroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Karen Sheley

Deputy General Counsel/Governor

2025 total comp
$189,600
Sub-department
Personal Services
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$189,600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$189,600
Union / bargaining unit
Merit Compensation
Work county
Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate
$8,100
Rutan Exempt
Yes

Karen Sheley is a Deputy General Counsel at Governor within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $189,600. They are represented by Merit Compensation.