Illinois / Illinois Gaming Board

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Illinois Gaming Board

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

The Illinois Gaming Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 152 employees with median total compensation of $112,650; the highest distinct record was $245,300.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $17.4M
Employees: 152
Median total: $112,650
Highest record: $245,300

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$7,700$222,800+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 152 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,650) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $114,414 (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

$57,100

$81,500

$112,650

$144,900

$171,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $171,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,100. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Gaming Senior Special Agent

46 · $136,900

Gaming Special Agent

26 · $106,000

Public Service Administrator

18 · $115,050

Gaming Special Agent Trainee

15 · $81,100

Senior Public Service Administrative

12 · $159,250

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	$13.8M —	132 —	$106,750 —
2024	$16.1M ▲ 16.4%	150 ▲ 13.6%	$107,000 ▲ 0.2%
2025	$17.4M ▲ 7.9%	152 ▲ 1.3%	$112,650 ▲ 5.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Timothy Mcvey

Gaming Shift Supervisor/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$159,000

Sub-department: Enforcement - Rb
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $159,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Williamson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Timothy Mcvey is a Gaming Shift Supervisor at Illinois Gaming Board within Enforcement - Rb. 2025 total compensation came to $159,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Derrick Dale

Gaming Senior Special Agent/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$158,500

Sub-department: Enforcement - Rb
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

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

Derrick Dale is a Gaming Senior Special Agent at Illinois Gaming Board within Enforcement - Rb. 2025 total compensation came to $158,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Richard Montcalm

Gaming Shift Supervisor/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$157,300

Sub-department: Enforcement - Vg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $157,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Richard Montcalm is a Gaming Shift Supervisor at Illinois Gaming Board within Enforcement - Vg. 2025 total compensation came to $157,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Gerber

Senior Public Service Administrative/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$156,400

Sub-department: Legal - Rb
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Daniel Gerber is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Illinois Gaming Board within Legal - Rb. 2025 total compensation came to $156,400. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Christopher Banks

Gaming Special Agent Trainee/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$155,600

Sub-department: Enforcement - Rb
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $7,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Christopher Banks holds the role of Gaming Special Agent Trainee at Illinois Gaming Board within Enforcement - Rb. In 2025, their total compensation was $155,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Eric Lundt

Gaming Senior Special Agent/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$155,300

Sub-department: Enforcement - Vg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $7,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Eric Lundt works as a Gaming Senior Special Agent for Illinois Gaming Board within Enforcement - Vg. Eric earned $155,300 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jared Smith

Senior Public Service Administrative/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$153,200

Sub-department: Oversight - Regulation of Gaming
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Jared Smith works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Illinois Gaming Board within Oversight - Regulation of Gaming. Jared earned $153,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Kevin High

Senior Public Service Administr/Illinois Gaming Board

2024 total comp

$152,800

Sub-department: Fiscal/Admin - Rb
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Kevin High holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Illinois Gaming Board within Fiscal/Admin - Rb. In 2024, their total compensation was $152,800. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Brian Obremski

Gaming Senior Special Agent/Illinois Gaming Board

2025 total comp

$152,300

Sub-department: Enforcement - Vg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Brian Obremski works as a Gaming Senior Special Agent for Illinois Gaming Board within Enforcement - Vg. Brian earned $152,300 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Richard Montcalm

Gaming Senior Special Agent/Illinois Gaming Board

2024 total comp

$151,200

Sub-department: Investigations - Vg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $151,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $8,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Richard Montcalm holds the role of Gaming Senior Special Agent at Illinois Gaming Board within Investigations - Vg. In 2024, their total compensation was $151,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.