Agency file

Labor

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

The Labor supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 84 employees with median total compensation of $82,100; the highest distinct record was $143,700.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.1M
Employees: 84
Median total: $82,100
Highest record: $143,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,200$135,100+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 84 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $84,143 (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

$43,400

$64,400

$82,100

$112,100

$130,100

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,100 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,400. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Public Service Administrative

11 · $130,000

Public Service Administrator

9 · $111,700

Labor Conciliator

9 · $86,200

Administrative Assistant I

8 · $75,750

Compliance Officer

7 · $71,500

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	$5.8M —	93 —	$60,900 —
2024	$7.3M ▲ 24.8%	97 ▲ 4.3%	$72,300 ▲ 18.7%
2025	$7.1M ▼ 2.8%	84 ▼ 13.4%	$82,100 ▲ 13.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Shanquay Schaeffer

Administrative Assistant I/Labor

2024 total comp

$36,100

Sub-department: Dol Paid Leave
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Labor, Shanquay Schaeffer serves as a Administrative Assistant I within Dol Paid Leave. Their 2024 pay totaled $36,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.