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

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Mark Setzer

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$63,000

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $63,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clark

Source-specific fields

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

Mark Setzer holds the role of Site Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jared Trickey

Natural Resources Specialist/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$63,000

Sub-department: Regular - W & F
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $63,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

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

Jared Trickey is a Natural Resources Specialist at Natural Resources within Regular - W & F. 2025 total compensation came to $63,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Cheryl Watson

Administrative Assistant I/Natural Resources

2024 total comp

$62,900

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,900
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

Cheryl Watson holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $62,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Teresa Ray-Guile

Account Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$62,900

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Hancock

Source-specific fields

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

Teresa Ray-Guile is a Account Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $62,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Hutton

Environmental Prot Legal Investigator II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$62,900

Sub-department: Oil & Gas - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,900
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

Daniel Hutton is a Environmental Prot Legal Investigator II at Natural Resources within Oil & Gas - Regular Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $62,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Mark Travelstead

Natural Resource Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$62,800

Sub-department: Regular - W & F
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Williamson

Source-specific fields

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

Mark Travelstead holds the role of Natural Resource Technician II at Natural Resources within Regular - W & F. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jason Stewart

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$62,700

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,700
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

At Natural Resources, Jason Stewart serves as a Site Technician II within Land Management - Regular Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

James Stevens

Land Reclamation Specialist II/Natural Resources

2024 total comp

$62,700

Sub-department: Regular - Fsmc
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Franklin

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Natural Resources, James Stevens serves as a Land Reclamation Specialist II within Regular - Fsmc. Their 2024 pay totaled $62,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

John Barnhill

Site Technician II/Natural Resources

2025 total comp

$62,600

Sub-department: Land Management - Regular Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,600
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

John Barnhill is a Site Technician II at Natural Resources within Land Management - Regular Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $62,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.