Illinois / Human Rights

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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

Christie Burks

Human Rights Investigator I/Human Rights

2024 total comp

$46,800

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Rights, Christie Burks serves as a Human Rights Investigator I within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Their 2024 pay totaled $46,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Patricia Joiner

Office Associate/Human Rights

2024 total comp

$45,600

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Patricia Joiner holds the role of Office Associate at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Podczerwinski

Human Rights Investigator II/Human Rights

2023 total comp

$45,200

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Thomas Podczerwinski is a Human Rights Investigator II at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. 2023 total compensation came to $45,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kalin Myers

Office Associate/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$44,000

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Kalin Myers holds the role of Office Associate at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Cristal Magdaleno

Human Rights Mediator/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$42,000

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,000
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

Cristal Magdaleno holds the role of Human Rights Mediator at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.