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Il Emergency Management Agency

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

The Il Emergency Management Agency provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 93 employees with median total compensation of $82,100; the highest distinct record was $190,900.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 93
Median total: $82,100
Highest record: $190,900

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,300$166,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 93 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $82,481 (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

$13,100

$68,900

$82,100

$105,800

$136,600

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $136,600 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Public Service Administrator

20 · $105,450

Executive II

11 · $89,700

Senior Public Service Administrative

10 · $143,900

Disaster Services Planner

10 · $74,850

Executive I

10 · $72,000

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	$7.7M —	110 —	$69,000 —
2024	$8.6M ▲ 11.2%	106 ▼ 3.6%	$80,200 ▲ 16.2%
2025	$7.7M ▼ 10.5%	93 ▼ 12.3%	$82,100 ▲ 2.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Steven Builta

Staff Development Specialist I/Il Emergency Management Agency

2025 total comp

$117,200

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $117,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

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

Steven Builta works as a Staff Development Specialist I for Il Emergency Management Agency within Administration - Grf. Steven earned $117,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Samantha Hall

Public Service Administrator/Il Emergency Management Agency

2025 total comp

$116,200

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Samantha Hall works as a Public Service Administrator for Il Emergency Management Agency within Administration - Grf. Samantha earned $116,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

James Clark

Public Service Administrator/Il Emergency Management Agency

2025 total comp

$116,000

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Ogle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: No

James Clark works as a Public Service Administrator for Il Emergency Management Agency within Administration - Grf. James earned $116,000 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Brandon Hendrix

Public Service Administrator/Il Emergency Management Agency

2025 total comp

$115,000

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $115,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Williamson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Il Emergency Management Agency, Brandon Hendrix serves as a Public Service Administrator within Administration - Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Joseph Gibbs

Terrorism Research Specialist 2/Il Emergency Management Agency

2024 total comp

$113,200

Sub-department: Ffy14 Stic
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $113,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Joseph Gibbs works as a Terrorism Research Specialist 2 for Il Emergency Management Agency within Ffy14 Stic. Joseph earned $113,200 in 2024. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.