Agency file

Governor

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

The Governor is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $118,950; the highest distinct record was $189,600.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1M
Employees: 8
Median total: $118,950
Highest record: $189,600

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$86,700$189,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,950) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $130,625 (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

$91,600

$105,400

$118,950

$162,900

$170,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $170,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $91,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

First Assistant to Deputy Governor

2 · $138,150

Deputy General Counsel

1 · $189,600

Director of Agency Communications

1 · $162,900

Deputy Communications Director

1 · $132,400

Legislative Advisor II

1 · $105,500

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	$312.9K —	3 —	$104,200 —
2024	$797.2K ▲ 154.8%	6 ▲ 100.0%	$156,050 ▲ 49.8%
2025	$1M ▲ 31.1%	8 ▲ 33.3%	$118,950 ▼ 23.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jacob Nelson

Legislative Advisor II/Governor

2025 total comp

$105,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $105,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Jacob Nelson is a Legislative Advisor II at Governor within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $105,500. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Amanda Elliott

First Assistant to Deputy Governor/Governor

2025 total comp

$105,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $105,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Governor, Amanda Elliott serves as a First Assistant to Deputy Governor within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,400. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.