Military Affairs

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

The Military Affairs is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 103 employees with median total compensation of $69,800; the highest distinct record was $141,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.3M
Employees: 103
Median total: $69,800
Highest record: $141,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,400$128,800+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 103 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,800) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $70,814 (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

$45,600

$60,100

$69,800

$86,200

$99,100

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $99,100 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Building/Grounds Maintenance Worker

37 · $64,800

Building/Grounds Laborer

19 · $60,100

Plumber

6 · $95,450

Steamfitter

4 · $96,700

Electrician

3 · $93,200

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	$7M —	119 —	$58,800 —
2024	$8.2M ▲ 17.0%	128 ▲ 7.6%	$65,100 ▲ 10.7%
2025	$7.3M ▼ 11.4%	103 ▼ 19.5%	$69,800 ▲ 7.2%

Record list

Employees

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Benjamin Kasper

Electrician/Military Affairs

2025 total comp

$104,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $104,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

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

Benjamin Kasper is a Electrician at Military Affairs within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $104,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.