Illinois / Innovation and Technology

Agency file

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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Emma Kesselring

Procurement Representative/Innovation and Technology

2024 total comp

$48,600

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Emma Kesselring holds the role of Procurement Representative at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. In 2024, their total compensation was $48,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sarah Alzahrani

Data Processing Technician/Innovation and Technology

2023 total comp

$48,500

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,500
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

At Innovation and Technology, Sarah Alzahrani serves as a Data Processing Technician within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2023 pay totaled $48,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sandy Tsao

Information Technology Trainee/Innovation and Technology

2024 total comp

$48,500

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $300
Rutan Exempt: No

Sandy Tsao holds the role of Information Technology Trainee at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. In 2024, their total compensation was $48,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sherri White

Executive I/Innovation and Technology

2023 total comp

$48,300

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Sherri White works as a Executive I for Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. Sherri earned $48,300 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Joshua Harmening

Information Service Specialist I/Innovation and Technology

2024 total comp

$48,300

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Innovation and Technology, Joshua Harmening serves as a Information Service Specialist I within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2024 pay totaled $48,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Devon Weems

Information Service Specialist I/Innovation and Technology

2023 total comp

$47,400

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt: No

Devon Weems holds the role of Information Service Specialist I at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. In 2023, their total compensation was $47,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sara Ganiere

Accountant Advanced/Innovation and Technology

2023 total comp

$47,300

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
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: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Innovation and Technology, Sara Ganiere serves as a Accountant Advanced within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2023 pay totaled $47,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brittany Vespa

Human Resources Specialist/Innovation and Technology

2025 total comp

$46,900

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Innovation and Technology, Brittany Vespa serves as a Human Resources Specialist within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,900. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Daniel Massie

Information Service Specialist I/Innovation and Technology

2024 total comp

$46,800

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Innovation and Technology, Daniel Massie serves as a Information Service Specialist I within Doit - Tmrf. Their 2024 pay totaled $46,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Patrick Mccormack

Information Service Specialist I/Innovation and Technology

2023 total comp

$46,700

Sub-department: Doit - Tmrf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Patrick Mccormack holds the role of Information Service Specialist I at Innovation and Technology within Doit - Tmrf. In 2023, their total compensation was $46,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.