Illinois / Healthcare & Family Services / Office Specialist

Job-title file

Office Specialist

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

190 employees hold this title in Healthcare & Family Services. Median total compensation for the role is $50,050, below the department median of $69,900.

Employees: 190
Total payroll: $7.6M
Role median: $50,050
Agency median: $69,900
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,900$69,886+

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

How total compensation varies among the 190 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

Office Specialist is held in 22 Illinois departments. In Healthcare & Family Services, the median of $50,050 ranks #17 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Innovation and Technology

$70,900 · 1

Natural Resources

$64,400 · 1

Commission on Human Rights

$63,700 · 1

$61,250 · 6

$58,000 · 22

$57,900 · 6

$56,900 · 2

$56,600 · 17

$56,350 · 4

$55,500 · 44

Children and Family Services

$54,800 · 19

Human Services

$53,200 · 12

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

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Office Specialist beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $53,100 ranks #2 of 5. See Office Specialist across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,155 · 33

$44,042 · 370

$31,605 · 1,432

$5,685 · 174

Median total compensation for comparable Office Specialistroles 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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Edward Cross

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2023 total comp

$11,600

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Edward Cross works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Child Support Enforcement * *. Edward earned $11,600 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Alfie Defrates

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2023 total comp

$11,500

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Alfie Defrates serves as a Office Specialist within Medical Administration. Their 2023 pay totaled $11,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Mathew Keehner

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2023 total comp

$11,100

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Mathew Keehner serves as a Office Specialist within Medical Administration. Their 2023 pay totaled $11,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Cynthia Goldsby

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2023 total comp

$11,100

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Cynthia Goldsby holds the role of Office Specialist at Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. In 2023, their total compensation was $11,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jeremy Reeves

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2023 total comp

$10,100

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,100
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

Jeremy Reeves is a Office Specialist at Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. 2023 total compensation came to $10,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Allie Dawson

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2023 total comp

$9,900

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Allie Dawson holds the role of Office Specialist at Healthcare & Family Services within Child Support Enforcement * *. In 2023, their total compensation was $9,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jennie Cooper

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$8,800

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Jennie Cooper is a Office Specialist at Healthcare & Family Services within Child Support Enforcement * *. 2025 total compensation came to $8,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jane Oller

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$8,800

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Jane Oller works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Child Support Enforcement * *. Jane earned $8,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Cynthia Mcenary

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$8,800

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Cynthia Mcenary holds the role of Office Specialist at Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.