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

Page 1

Zaya Shakro

Stationary Engineer/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$160,300

Sub-department: Iyc St Charles
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $160,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $10,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Zaya Shakro serves as a Stationary Engineer within Iyc St Charles. Their 2025 pay totaled $160,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Terry Beers

Stationary Engineer-Chief/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$160,300

Sub-department: Iyc Harrisburg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $160,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Saline

Source-specific fields

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

Terry Beers is a Stationary Engineer-Chief at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Harrisburg. 2025 total compensation came to $160,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Lindsay England

Senior Public Service Administrative/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$158,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,300
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

Lindsay England is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Juvenile Justice within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $158,300. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Dwight Spikener

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$156,900

Sub-department: Iyc Warrenville
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

Dwight Spikener holds the role of Juvenile Justice Specialist at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Warrenville. In 2025, their total compensation was $156,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kevin Wells

Juvenile Justice Supervisor/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$156,800

Sub-department: Iyc Warrenville
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Kevin Wells works as a Juvenile Justice Supervisor for Juvenile Justice within Iyc Warrenville. Kevin earned $156,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Raymond King

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$156,600

Sub-department: Iyc Warrenville
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Raymond King serves as a Juvenile Justice Specialist within Iyc Warrenville. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Debetta

Senior Public Service Administrative/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$156,000

Sub-department: After Care Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Thomas Debetta works as a Senior Public Service Administrative for Juvenile Justice within After Care Services. Thomas earned $156,000 in 2025. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Bambi Bethel-Leitschuh

Senior Public Service Administrative/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$155,900

Sub-department: Extended Education
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

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

At Juvenile Justice, Bambi Bethel-Leitschuh serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Extended Education. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,900. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Kahyree Najieb

Juvenile Justice Supervisor/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$154,600

Sub-department: Iyc Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $154,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Kahyree Najieb holds the role of Juvenile Justice Supervisor at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Chicago. In 2025, their total compensation was $154,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.