Il Commerce Commission

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

The Il Commerce Commission regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2025, this agency had 37 employees with median total compensation of $109,300; the highest distinct record was $157,900.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.8M
Employees: 37
Median total: $109,300
Highest record: $157,900

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,900$154,100+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 37 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($109,300) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $103,703 (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

$62,500

$76,300

$109,300

$134,600

$137,600

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,600 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,500. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Railroad Safety Specialist III

10 · $134,600

Commerce Cmsn Police Officer II

8 · $95,700

Manager

3 · $135,600

Railroad Safety Specialist IV

2 · $154,100

Human Resources Specialist

2 · $85,750

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	$3.2M —	33 —	$100,600 —
2024	$3.4M ▲ 8.4%	37 ▲ 12.1%	$102,700 ▲ 2.1%
2025	$3.8M ▲ 11.9%	37 ±0%	$109,300 ▲ 6.4%

Record list

Employees

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Joy Heldebrandt

Manager/Il Commerce Commission

2025 total comp

$34,100

Sub-department: Puf - Energy Transition Act
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Montgomery

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Joy Heldebrandt is a Manager at Il Commerce Commission within Puf - Energy Transition Act. 2025 total compensation came to $34,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.