Illinois / Human Services

Agency file

Human Services

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

The Human Services delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 10,805 employees with median total compensation of $74,500; the highest distinct record was $366,600.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $830.3M
Employees: 10,805
Median total: $74,500
Highest record: $366,600

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$157,000+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 10,805 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,500) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $76,844 (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

$31,100

$59,000

$74,500

$94,400

$118,700

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,700 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Services Caseworker

2,750 · $73,000

Mental Health Technician II

1,091 · $76,800

Security Therapy Aide I

556 · $83,550

Mental Health Technician I

483 · $60,000

Public Service Administrator

371 · $116,500

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	$735.1M —	12,323 —	$60,600 —
2024	$817.1M ▲ 11.2%	11,981 ▼ 2.8%	$67,800 ▲ 11.9%
2025	$830.3M ▲ 1.6%	10,805 ▼ 9.8%	$74,500 ▲ 9.9%

Record list

Employees

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Emonie Ayers

Public Aid Eligibility Assistant/Human Services

2025 total comp

$33,000

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Madison

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Human Services, Emonie Ayers serves as a Public Aid Eligibility Assistant within Family and Community Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $33,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Andrea Alexander-Hullmann

Account Technician I/Human Services

2024 total comp

$33,000

Sub-department: Il School Visually Imp
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Human Services, Andrea Alexander-Hullmann serves as a Account Technician I within Il School Visually Imp. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Danielle Barnes

Office Assistant/Human Services

2024 total comp

$33,000

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Danielle Barnes works as a Office Assistant for Human Services within Family and Community Services. Danielle earned $33,000 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Samantha Heggy

Disability Claims Adjudicator 2/Human Services

2025 total comp

$33,000

Sub-department: Bureau of Disability Determination
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Samantha Heggy holds the role of Disability Claims Adjudicator 2 at Human Services within Bureau of Disability Determination. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tina Bhaga

Senior Public Service Administr/Human Services

2023 total comp

$33,000

Sub-department: Administrative & Program Supp (Dmh Grf)
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Human Services, Tina Bhaga serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Administrative & Program Supp (Dmh Grf). Their 2023 pay totaled $33,000. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Deanna Altidor

Office Associate/Human Services

2024 total comp

$33,000

Sub-department: Alton Mental Health Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Human Services, Deanna Altidor serves as a Office Associate within Alton Mental Health Center. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Harshit Shukla

Account Technician I/Human Services

2024 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Child Care Services - Early Childhood
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Harshit Shukla works as a Account Technician I for Human Services within Child Care Services - Early Childhood. Harshit earned $32,900 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Erin Smith

Human Services Caseworker/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Erin Smith works as a Human Services Caseworker for Human Services within Family and Community Services. Erin earned $32,900 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jessica Martinez

Human Services Caseworker/Human Services

2023 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Jessica Martinez works as a Human Services Caseworker for Human Services within Family and Community Services. Jessica earned $32,900 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Devin Sims

Mental Health Technician Trainee/Human Services

2023 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Kiley Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Devin Sims is a Mental Health Technician Trainee at Human Services within Kiley Development Center. 2023 total compensation came to $32,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sarah Miller

Secretary Therapy Aide I/Human Services

2024 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Sexually Violent Persons Program
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Schuyler

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Sarah Miller is a Secretary Therapy Aide I at Human Services within Sexually Violent Persons Program. 2024 total compensation came to $32,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Justin Franklin

Support Service Worker/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Kiley Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Justin Franklin is a Support Service Worker at Human Services within Kiley Development Center. 2025 total compensation came to $32,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ivonne Avitia

Public Service Administrator/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Chicago Read Mental Health Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: INTERIM ASSIGNMENT
Period Pay Rate: $100
Rutan Exempt: No

Ivonne Avitia holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Human Services within Chicago Read Mental Health Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,900. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Precious Browning

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Shapiro Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Precious Browning works as a Mental Health Technician I for Human Services within Shapiro Development Center. Precious earned $32,900 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Lola Onanusi

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,900

Sub-department: Shapiro Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Lola Onanusi holds the role of Mental Health Technician I at Human Services within Shapiro Development Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Lauren Williams

Mental Health Technician III/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Choate Dd Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Union

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Services, Lauren Williams serves as a Mental Health Technician III within Choate Dd Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Carmen Knight

Public Aid Eligibility Assistant/Human Services

2024 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $500
Rutan Exempt: No

Carmen Knight works as a Public Aid Eligibility Assistant for Human Services within Family and Community Services. Carmen earned $32,800 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michael Sconyers

Public Aid Eligibility Assistant/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Sconyers works as a Public Aid Eligibility Assistant for Human Services within Family and Community Services. Michael earned $32,800 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brandon Streitmatter

Social Services Career Trainee/Human Services

2024 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Mclean

Source-specific fields

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

Brandon Streitmatter is a Social Services Career Trainee at Human Services within Family and Community Services. 2024 total compensation came to $32,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Primitivo Cruz

Social Services Career Trainee/Human Services

2024 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Human Services, Primitivo Cruz serves as a Social Services Career Trainee within Family and Community Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $32,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Derraka Bruce

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Ludeman Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Derraka Bruce is a Mental Health Technician I at Human Services within Ludeman Development Center. 2025 total compensation came to $32,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Shara Ibalio

Public Aid Eligibility Assistant/Human Services

2024 total comp

$32,800

Sub-department: Family and Community Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Stephenson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Human Services, Shara Ibalio serves as a Public Aid Eligibility Assistant within Family and Community Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $32,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.