Illinois / Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

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Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

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

The Il Criminal Justice Information Auth handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 70 employees with median total compensation of $85,100; the highest distinct record was $163,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.2M
Employees: 70
Median total: $85,100
Highest record: $163,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$11,000$162,900+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 70 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $88,534 (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

$64,300

$68,900

$85,100

$103,900

$141,100

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $141,100 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,300. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Criminal Justice Specialist I

22 · $69,100

Senior Public Service Administrative

11 · $141,100

Public Service Administrator

9 · $97,300

Research Scientist II

4 · $85,250

Criminal Justice Specialist II

3 · $92,000

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	$6.2M —	94 —	$63,450 —
2024	$6.1M ▼ 0.8%	79 ▼ 16.0%	$74,500 ▲ 17.4%
2025	$6.2M ▲ 1.3%	70 ▼ 11.4%	$85,100 ▲ 14.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Carrie Wiekerson

Criminal Justice Specialist I/Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

2025 total comp

$15,400

Sub-department: Grants Management Unit
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Carrie Wiekerson holds the role of Criminal Justice Specialist I at Il Criminal Justice Information Auth within Grants Management Unit. In 2025, their total compensation was $15,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Franklin Williams

Criminal Justice Spec/Trainee/Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

2023 total comp

$12,500

Sub-department: Safe From the Start Program
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Franklin Williams holds the role of Criminal Justice Spec/Trainee at Il Criminal Justice Information Auth within Safe From the Start Program. In 2023, their total compensation was $12,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Sierra Wilson

Criminal Justice Spec/Trainee/Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

2023 total comp

$12,000

Sub-department: Community Based Violence Prevention Program
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Sierra Wilson works as a Criminal Justice Spec/Trainee for Il Criminal Justice Information Auth within Community Based Violence Prevention Program. Sierra earned $12,000 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jazzlyn Martinez

Criminal Justice Spec/Trainee/Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

2023 total comp

$12,000

Sub-department: Arpa Violence Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Jazzlyn Martinez is a Criminal Justice Spec/Trainee at Il Criminal Justice Information Auth within Arpa Violence Prevention. 2023 total compensation came to $12,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Zina Smith

Senior Public Service Administr/Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

2025 total comp

$11,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $11,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Il Criminal Justice Information Auth, Zina Smith serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $11,400. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Karl Gruschow

Public Service Administrator/Il Criminal Justice Information Auth

2025 total comp

$11,000

Sub-department: Sleaa
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Karl Gruschow is a Public Service Administrator at Il Criminal Justice Information Auth within Sleaa. 2025 total compensation came to $11,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.