Il Workers' Compensation Commi

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

The Il Workers' Compensation Commi supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 52 employees with median total compensation of $97,850; the highest distinct record was $170,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.3M
Employees: 52
Median total: $97,850
Highest record: $170,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$18,500$170,000+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 52 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,850) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $101,550 (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

$54,000

$72,200

$97,850

$133,400

$136,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $136,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Technical Advisor III

13 · $134,600

Senior Public Service Administrative

10 · $131,800

Court Reporter

8 · $80,400

Public Service Administrator

3 · $98,000

Administrative Assistant I

3 · $70,300

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	$5.2M —	70 —	$67,600 —
2024	$5.4M ▲ 3.8%	61 ▼ 12.9%	$79,700 ▲ 17.9%
2025	$5.3M ▼ 2.5%	52 ▼ 14.8%	$97,850 ▲ 22.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paul Fichtner

Senior Public Service Administr/Il Workers' Compensation Commi

2024 total comp

$162,200

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $162,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,900
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Paul Fichtner works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Il Workers' Compensation Commi within Management. Paul earned $162,200 in 2024. They are represented by Merit Compensation.