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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Cameron Damico

Juvenile Justice Special Intern/Juvenile Justice

2024 total comp

$52,700

Sub-department: Iyc Harrisburg
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Saline

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $600
Rutan Exempt: No

Cameron Damico is a Juvenile Justice Special Intern at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Harrisburg. 2024 total compensation came to $52,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Paula Carrera

Corrections Nurse II/Juvenile Justice

2023 total comp

$52,500

Sub-department: Iyc St Charles
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

Paula Carrera is a Corrections Nurse II at Juvenile Justice within Iyc St Charles. 2023 total compensation came to $52,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Waynikia Holloway

Juvenile Justice Special Intern/Juvenile Justice

2023 total comp

$52,500

Sub-department: Iyc Chicago
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Juvenile Justice, Waynikia Holloway serves as a Juvenile Justice Special Intern within Iyc Chicago. Their 2023 pay totaled $52,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Katelyn Brangenberg

Office Coordinator/Juvenile Justice

2025 total comp

$52,100

Sub-department: School District
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Katelyn Brangenberg works as a Office Coordinator for Juvenile Justice within School District. Katelyn earned $52,100 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Javier Rivera

Juvenile Justice Specialist/Juvenile Justice

2023 total comp

$51,900

Sub-department: Iyc St Charles
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

At Juvenile Justice, Javier Rivera serves as a Juvenile Justice Specialist within Iyc St Charles. Their 2023 pay totaled $51,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Adam Meza

Juvenile Jus Youth & Fam Specialist I/Juvenile Justice

2024 total comp

$51,700

Sub-department: Iyc Warrenville
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

Adam Meza is a Juvenile Jus Youth & Fam Specialist I at Juvenile Justice within Iyc Warrenville. 2024 total compensation came to $51,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.