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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Austin Friedmeyer

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$83,700

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Austin Friedmeyer works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. Austin earned $83,700 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brandi Willing

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$75,100

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Brandi Willing is a Office Specialist at Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $75,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kennedy Gideon

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$71,700

Sub-department: Part F - Medical
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $71,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Christian

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Kennedy Gideon serves as a Office Specialist within Part F - Medical. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Bret Bailey

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$70,900

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $70,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Bret Bailey serves as a Office Specialist within Medical Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kaylee Linderman

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$69,600

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Kaylee Linderman works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Child Support Enforcement * *. Kaylee earned $69,600 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Alisha Howard

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$69,100

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Alisha Howard works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. Alisha earned $69,100 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Juan Pieraccini

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$67,800

Sub-department: Medical Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Juan Pieraccini works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. Juan earned $67,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Matthew Scott

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$67,400

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Matthew Scott works as a Office Specialist for Healthcare & Family Services within Child Support Enforcement * *. Matthew earned $67,400 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Melinda Ballard

Office Specialist/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp

$66,600

Sub-department: Child Support Enforcement * *
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $66,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Melinda Ballard serves as a Office Specialist within Child Support Enforcement * *. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.