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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Kenneth Cihlar

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$64,400

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $64,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Healthcare & Family Services, Kenneth Cihlar serves as a Office Specialist within Medical Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Maling Kennon

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$63,400

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $63,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Maling Kennon serves as a Office Specialist within Medical Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.