Illinois / Innovation and Technology

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Innovation and Technology

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

The Innovation and Technology provides technology and information-systems services that support other government operations.

In 2025, this agency had 791 employees with median total compensation of $103,200; the highest distinct record was $238,800.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $82M
Employees: 791
Median total: $103,200
Highest record: $238,800

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,000$176,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 791 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,200) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $103,725 (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

$53,900

$79,800

$103,200

$134,700

$149,100

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,100 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,900. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Information Systems Analyst II

168 · $128,700

Information Systems Analyst I

124 · $94,600

Public Service Administrator

115 · $127,000

Information Services Specialist II

101 · $81,900

Senior Public Service Administrative

100 · $144,350

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	$62.5M —	741 —	$84,800 —
2024	$82M ▲ 31.2%	899 ▲ 21.3%	$91,500 ▲ 7.9%
2025	$82M ▲ 0.1%	791 ▼ 12.0%	$103,200 ▲ 12.8%

Record list

Employees

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Christopher Spencer

Information Systems Analyst II/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$169,300

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $169,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

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

At Innovation and Technology, Christopher Spencer serves as a Information Systems Analyst II within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Rachel Pevey

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$169,100

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $169,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Rachel Pevey works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. Rachel earned $169,100 in 2025. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Sultan Raziuddin

Senior Public Service Administr/Innovation and Technology

2024 total comp

$169,100

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $169,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Sultan Raziuddin works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. Sultan earned $169,100 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Mary Feagans

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$168,500

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $168,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Mary Feagans is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. 2025 total compensation came to $168,500. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Carl Try

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$166,700

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $166,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,700
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Carl Try works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Grf. Carl earned $166,700 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Diana Shanks

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$166,400

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $166,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Diana Shanks is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $166,400. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

John Valtierra

Chief Internal Auditor/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$166,100

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $166,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY
Employment Status: Full-Time
Period Pay Rate: $7,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

John Valtierra works as a Chief Internal Auditor for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. John earned $166,100 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Kelly Turner

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$165,900

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Kelly Turner is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $165,900. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Cheryl Kulavic-Knope

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$165,800

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,700
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At Innovation and Technology, Cheryl Kulavic-Knope serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2025 pay totaled $165,800. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Amy Walter

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$165,700

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Amy Walter works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Grf. Amy earned $165,700 in 2025. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Mark Dean

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$165,400

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Mark Dean works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. Mark earned $165,400 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Andrew Webb

Public Service Administrator/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$164,700

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Innovation and Technology, Andrew Webb serves as a Public Service Administrator within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2025 pay totaled $164,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Joseph Lau

Information Systems Analyst III/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$164,400

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Innovation and Technology, Joseph Lau serves as a Information Systems Analyst III within Doit - Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $164,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Sreedharan Nair

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$163,800

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,800
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Sreedharan Nair holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,800. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Philip Buche

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$163,500

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Philip Buche holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,500. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Jason Barth

Senior Public Service Administr/Innovation and Technology

2024 total comp

$163,000

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,000
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Jason Barth is a Senior Public Service Administr at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. 2024 total compensation came to $163,000. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Ricky Robinson

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$162,600

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $162,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $6,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Innovation and Technology, Ricky Robinson serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Doit - Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $162,600. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Craig Williams

Senior Public Service Administrative/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$162,300

Sub-department: Doit - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $162,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Craig Williams holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $162,300. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.