Illinois / Human Services / Business Manager

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Business Manager

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

9 employees hold this title in Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $53,300, below the department median of $74,500.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $459.5K
Role median: $53,300
Agency median: $74,500
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6,200$99,252+

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

How total compensation varies among the 9 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

Business Manager is held in 4 Illinois departments. In Human Services, the median of $53,300 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans' Affairs

$157,600 · 1

Corrections

$75,500 · 27

Juvenile Justice

$34,250 · 2

Median total compensation for the Business Manager role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Business Manager beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $74,300 ranks #5 of 8. See Business Manager across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$105,431 · 9

$94,326 · 27

$87,534 · 6

$84,289 · 23

$57,992 · 30

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$53,130 · 9

Cook County, Illinois

$19,678 · 64

Median total compensation for comparable Business Managerroles 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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Fileisha Wilson

Business Manager/Human Services

2025 total comp

$53,300

Sub-department: Madden Mh Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $53,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Services, Fileisha Wilson serves as a Business Manager within Madden Mh Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nicholas Mcmahan

Business Manager/Human Services

2025 total comp

$53,100

Sub-department: Chester Mental Health Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $53,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Services, Nicholas Mcmahan serves as a Business Manager within Chester Mental Health Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.