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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

Elizabeth Findley

Public Service Administrator/Il Emergency Management Agency

2023 total comp

$50,100

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Elizabeth Findley holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Il Emergency Management Agency within Administration - Grf. In 2023, their total compensation was $50,100. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Matthew Jensen

Disaster Services Planner/Il Emergency Management Agency

2023 total comp

$49,200

Sub-department: Disaster Assistance & Preparedness - Public Assistance
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Il Emergency Management Agency, Matthew Jensen serves as a Disaster Services Planner within Disaster Assistance & Preparedness - Public Assistance. Their 2023 pay totaled $49,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jason Sanford

Senior Public Service Administr/Il Emergency Management Agency

2023 total comp

$48,300

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Il Emergency Management Agency, Jason Sanford serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Administration - Grf. Their 2023 pay totaled $48,300. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Kate Miller

Account Technician I/Il Emergency Management Agency

2023 total comp

$47,500

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Kate Miller holds the role of Account Technician I at Il Emergency Management Agency within Administration - Grf. In 2023, their total compensation was $47,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Angela Turasky

Human Resources Specialist/Il Emergency Management Agency

2023 total comp

$47,300

Sub-department: Administration - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Il Emergency Management Agency, Angela Turasky serves as a Human Resources Specialist within Administration - Grf. Their 2023 pay totaled $47,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Heather Schroeder

Terrorism Research Specialist I/Il Emergency Management Agency

2024 total comp

$43,400

Sub-department: Ffy14 Stic
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Heather Schroeder is a Terrorism Research Specialist I at Il Emergency Management Agency within Ffy14 Stic. 2024 total compensation came to $43,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.