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

Jose Alvarado

Public Service Administrator/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$94,900

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $94,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Jose Alvarado is a Public Service Administrator at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. 2025 total compensation came to $94,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

William Phelps

Human Rights Investigator II/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$94,400

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $94,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Rights, William Phelps serves as a Human Rights Investigator II within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Terri Sikorski

Human Rights Mediator/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$90,800

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Rights, Terri Sikorski serves as a Human Rights Mediator within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Pamela Wagner

Human Rights Investigator II/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$90,100

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Pamela Wagner is a Human Rights Investigator II at Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. 2025 total compensation came to $90,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Laura Barnett

Human Rights Investigator I/Human Rights

2025 total comp

$89,700

Sub-department: D.H.R. Administration - Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Laura Barnett works as a Human Rights Investigator I for Human Rights within D.H.R. Administration - Chicago. Laura earned $89,700 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.