Illinois / Natural Resources

Agency file

Natural Resources

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

The Natural Resources protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 854 employees with median total compensation of $77,000; the highest distinct record was $197,100.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $68.2M
Employees: 854
Median total: $77,000
Highest record: $197,100

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$100$150,100+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 854 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $79,902 (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

$45,700

$59,200

$77,000

$100,300

$121,600

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,600 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Site Technician II

168 · $61,350

Conservation Police Officer I

105 · $95,000

Natural Resources Specialist

52 · $90,900

Public Service Administrator

45 · $108,400

Office Coordinator

37 · $56,800

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	$57.6M —	908 —	$62,800 —
2024	$64.6M ▲ 12.2%	879 ▼ 3.2%	$70,500 ▲ 12.3%
2025	$68.2M ▲ 5.6%	854 ▼ 2.8%	$77,000 ▲ 9.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 13

Eric Schreiber

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$60,400

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Eric Schreiber works as a Site Technician II for Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. Eric earned $60,400 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Trey Hopkins

Environmental Protection Specialist III/Natural Resources

2024 total comp

$60,400

Sub-department: Oil & Gas - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Trey Hopkins holds the role of Environmental Protection Specialist III at Natural Resources within Oil & Gas - Regular Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $60,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Adam Smith

Site Assistant Superintendent I/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$60,300

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Adam Smith holds the role of Site Assistant Superintendent I at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Hutton

Environmental Protect Legal Invest II/Natural Resources

2024 total comp

$60,300

Sub-department: Oil & Gas - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Hutton works as a Environmental Protect Legal Invest II for Natural Resources within Oil & Gas - Regular Grf. Daniel earned $60,300 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kaelah Banks

Accountant/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$60,300

Sub-department: General Office - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Kaelah Banks is a Accountant at Natural Resources within General Office - Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $60,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jack Miner

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$60,300

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Jack Miner holds the role of Site Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Patrick Yates

Site Assistant Superintendent I/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$60,300

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Wabash

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Natural Resources, Patrick Yates serves as a Site Assistant Superintendent I within Land Management - Regular Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Shane Little

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$60,000

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Pope

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Shane Little holds the role of Site Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Eric Riemer

Account Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,900

Sub-department: General Office - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Natural Resources, Eric Riemer serves as a Account Technician II within General Office - Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kevin Ondreka

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,900

Sub-department: Regular - Pc
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Kevin Ondreka works as a Site Technician II for Natural Resources within Regular - Pc. Kevin earned $59,900 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

William Robertson

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,900

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

William Robertson is a Site Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $59,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Anthony Recio

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,900

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Natural Resources, Anthony Recio serves as a Site Technician II within Land Management - Regular Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Justin Ramey

Natural Resources Specialist/Natural Resources

2023 total comp

$59,800

Sub-department: Orc - Conserve 2000 Program
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Natural Resources, Justin Ramey serves as a Natural Resources Specialist within Orc - Conserve 2000 Program. Their 2023 pay totaled $59,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Aric Myrick

Executive Secretary II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,800

Sub-department: Urban Forestry-Fd
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Aric Myrick works as a Executive Secretary II for Natural Resources within Urban Forestry-Fd. Aric earned $59,800 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brett Jett

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,700

Sub-department: Land Management - Grf Lump - Coded
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Brett Jett works as a Site Technician II for Natural Resources within Land Management - Grf Lump - Coded. Brett earned $59,700 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

James Mckinney

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,600

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Henderson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

James Mckinney works as a Site Technician II for Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. James earned $59,600 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Isabella Newingham

Resources Planner I/Natural Resources

2024 total comp

$59,500

Sub-department: Office of Realty & Cap Planning - Partners
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Isabella Newingham holds the role of Resources Planner I at Natural Resources within Office of Realty & Cap Planning - Partners. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Albert Bertram

Office Associate/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,300

Sub-department: Strategic Services - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Albert Bertram holds the role of Office Associate at Natural Resources within Strategic Services - Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Keith Walker

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,300

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Keith Walker holds the role of Site Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

David Hug

Site Assistant Superintendent I/Natural Resources

2024 total comp

$59,200

Sub-department: Regular - Pc
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Johnson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

David Hug holds the role of Site Assistant Superintendent I at Natural Resources within Regular - Pc. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ronda Carl

Ranger/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$59,200

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Ronda Carl works as a Ranger for Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. Ronda earned $59,200 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.