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Healthcare & Family Services

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

The Healthcare & Family Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,339 employees with median total compensation of $69,900; the highest distinct record was $221,800.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$99.3M
Employees
1,339
Median total
$69,900
Highest record
$221,800

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,339 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,900) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $0 (0%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $74,143 (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
$42,300
$55,100
$69,900
$89,100
$114,100

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,100 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $42,300. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Services Caseworker
182 · $69,450
Child Support Specialist I
174 · $65,700
Office Coordinator
125 · $52,800
Office Specialist
115 · $53,700
Public Service Administrator
98 · $110,200

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$90.4M
—
1,528
—
$57,850
—
2024
$96.9M
▲ 7.2%
1,453
▼ 4.9%
$63,300
▲ 9.4%
2025
$99.3M
▲ 2.4%
1,339
▼ 7.8%
$69,900
▲ 10.4%

Compare

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Geannette Wittendorf

Public Service Administrator/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp
$114,900
Sub-department
Medical Administration
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$114,900
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,900
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
Yes
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$4,300
Rutan Exempt
No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Geannette Wittendorf serves as a Public Service Administrator within Medical Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jenna Lechuga-Knight

Management Operations Analyst II/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp
$114,800
Sub-department
Medical Administration
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$114,800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,800
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Jenna Lechuga-Knight works as a Management Operations Analyst II for Healthcare & Family Services within Medical Administration. Jenna earned $114,800 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Leah Thomas

Senior Public Service Administrative/Healthcare & Family Services

2025 total comp
$114,600
Sub-department
Central Level Operations
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$114,600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,600
Union / bargaining unit
Merit Compensation
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate
$5,400
Rutan Exempt
No

At Healthcare & Family Services, Leah Thomas serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Central Level Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,600. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.