Illinois / Juvenile Justice

Agency file

Juvenile Justice

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

The Juvenile Justice handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 525 employees with median total compensation of $101,300; the highest distinct record was $278,700.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $51M
Employees: 525
Median total: $101,300
Highest record: $278,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$600$175,800+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 525 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($101,300) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $97,114 (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

$44,200

$75,800

$101,300

$120,100

$143,200

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,200 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Juvenile Justice Specialist

188 · $96,600

Senior Public Service Administrative

33 · $146,800

Juvenile Justice Supervisor

33 · $127,400

Juvenile Justice Youth & Fam Specialist Opt 1

27 · $105,400

Public Service Administrator

23 · $123,200

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	$47.3M —	589 —	$84,500 —
2024	$51.2M ▲ 8.3%	593 ▲ 0.7%	$88,400 ▲ 4.6%
2025	$51M ▼ 0.5%	525 ▼ 11.5%	$101,300 ▲ 14.6%

Record list

Employees

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Alicia Elimon

Juvenile Justice Supervisor/Juvenile Justice

2023 total comp

$77,100

Sub-department: Iyc Pere Marquette
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

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

At Juvenile Justice, Alicia Elimon serves as a Juvenile Justice Supervisor within Iyc Pere Marquette. Their 2023 pay totaled $77,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sara Colon

Administrative Assistant I/Juvenile Justice

2024 total comp

$77,100

Sub-department: After Care Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Sara Colon serves as a Administrative Assistant I within After Care Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Toni Zirkelbach

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$77,000

Sub-department: Iyc Pere Marquette
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Toni Zirkelbach holds the role of Juvenile Justice Specialist at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Pere Marquette. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kenneth Harris

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$77,000

Sub-department: Iyc Pere Marquette
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Kenneth Harris serves as a Juvenile Justice Specialist within Iyc Pere Marquette. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jahnee Hillen

Juvenile Justice School Counselor/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$76,900

Sub-department: School District
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Jahnee Hillen holds the role of Juvenile Justice School Counselor at Juvenile Justice within School District. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Douglas Dlouhy

Juvenile Justice Special Intern/Juvenile Justice

2024 total comp

$76,900

Sub-department: Iyc Harrisburg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Saline

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Douglas Dlouhy serves as a Juvenile Justice Special Intern within Iyc Harrisburg. Their 2024 pay totaled $76,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jamie Vanzant

Executive Secretary III/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$76,700

Sub-department: Iyc Harrisburg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Saline

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Jamie Vanzant serves as a Executive Secretary III within Iyc Harrisburg. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Roanna Motley

Corrections Food Service Supervisor II/Juvenile Justice

2024 total comp

$76,600

Sub-department: Iyc Pere Marquette
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

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

Roanna Motley holds the role of Corrections Food Service Supervisor II at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Pere Marquette. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jacob Miller

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2023 total comp

$76,500

Sub-department: Iyc Harrisburg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Saline

Source-specific fields

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

Jacob Miller works as a Juvenile Justice Specialist for Juvenile Justice within Iyc Harrisburg. Jacob earned $76,500 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Peter Wessel

Executive II/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$76,500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,500
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $1,600
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Peter Wessel holds the role of Executive II at Juvenile Justice within General Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,500. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Myra Edwards

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2024 total comp

$76,200

Sub-department: Iyc Pere Marquette
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

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

Myra Edwards is a Juvenile Justice Specialist at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Pere Marquette. 2024 total compensation came to $76,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeron Farley

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$75,800

Sub-department: Iyc Harrisburg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Saline

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeron Farley is a Juvenile Justice Specialist at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Harrisburg. 2025 total compensation came to $75,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.