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Il Arts Council

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

The Il Arts Council supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $102,000; the highest distinct record was $134,300.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.2M
Employees: 12
Median total: $102,000
Highest record: $134,300

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$60,100$134,300+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $97,658 (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

$70,500

$72,000

$102,000

$114,500

$121,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,500. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Arts Council Program Coordinator

4 · $71,600

Senior Public Service Administrative

3 · $121,900

Public Service Administrator

2 · $109,350

Executive II

1 · $112,100

Accountant Supervisor

1 · $94,800

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	$1.3M —	20 —	$59,500 —
2024	$1.2M ▼ 4.9%	15 ▼ 25.0%	$86,200 ▲ 44.9%
2025	$1.2M ▼ 2.5%	12 ▼ 20.0%	$102,000 ▲ 18.3%

Record list

Employees

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Sandra Velazquez

Senior Public Service Administr/Il Arts Council

2024 total comp

$116,600

Sub-department: Supplemental Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Sandra Velazquez holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Il Arts Council within Supplemental Payroll. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,600. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Encarnacion Teruel

Senior Public Service Administrative/Il Arts Council

2025 total comp

$116,500

Sub-department: Supplemental Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Il Arts Council, Encarnacion Teruel serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Supplemental Payroll. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,500. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.