Illinois / Human Rights

Agency file

Human Rights

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 78 employees with median total compensation of $80,200; the highest distinct record was $153,500.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.4M
Employees: 78
Median total: $80,200
Highest record: $153,500

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$6,200$148,900+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 78 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,200) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $81,586 (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

$32,200

$53,700

$80,200

$107,300

$136,100

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $136,100 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office Associate

13 · $50,600

Human Rights Investigator II

11 · $87,200

Senior Public Service Administrative

10 · $140,750

Human Rights Investigator I

9 · $68,800

Public Service Administrator

8 · $113,100

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	$5.8M —	96 —	$52,900 —
2024	$5.9M ▲ 1.5%	79 ▼ 17.7%	$72,600 ▲ 37.2%
2025	$6.4M ▲ 7.9%	78 ▼ 1.3%	$80,200 ▲ 10.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Erika Garcia

Human Rights Investigator Trn/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$32,500

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Erika Garcia holds the role of Human Rights Investigator Trn at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Bridget Barjaktarevic

Office Associate/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$32,200

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $100
Rutan Exempt: No

Bridget Barjaktarevic is a Office Associate at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. 2025 total compensation came to $32,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Margaret Lindenberg

Unknown/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$32,000

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Human Rights, Margaret Lindenberg serves as a Unknown within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Alexandra Aguilar

Human Rights Investigator Trnee/Human Rights

2023 total comp

$31,300

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Alexandra Aguilar works as a Human Rights Investigator Trnee for Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Alexandra earned $31,300 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Hilda Bahena

Senior Public Service Administr/Human Rights

2023 total comp

$31,300

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Human Rights, Hilda Bahena serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Their 2023 pay totaled $31,300. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Diana Calderon-Kuehl

Human Rights Investigator I/Human Rights

2023 total comp

$31,200

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Diana Calderon-Kuehl is a Human Rights Investigator I at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. 2023 total compensation came to $31,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jorge Hernandez

Human Rights Investigator II/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$30,900

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Jorge Hernandez holds the role of Human Rights Investigator II at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Dezmond Mayfield

Unknown/Human Rights

2023 total comp

$30,800

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Dezmond Mayfield works as a Unknown for Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Dezmond earned $30,800 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.