Illinois / Office of the State Fire Marsh

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Office of the State Fire Marsh

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

The Office of the State Fire Marsh provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 124 employees with median total compensation of $98,950; the highest distinct record was $169,700.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.3M
Employees: 124
Median total: $98,950
Highest record: $169,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$5,900$160,500+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 124 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($98,950) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $91,320 (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

$32,000

$71,800

$98,950

$112,300

$134,200

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $134,200 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fire Prevention Inspector II

15 · $103,300

Public Service Administrator

13 · $118,600

Boiler Safety Specialist

11 · $98,900

Storage Tank Safety Specialist

11 · $97,900

Senior Public Service Administrative

8 · $133,200

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	$9.7M —	133 —	$78,700 —
2024	$11.1M ▲ 14.1%	129 ▼ 3.0%	$89,400 ▲ 13.6%
2025	$11.3M ▲ 2.1%	124 ▼ 3.9%	$98,950 ▲ 10.7%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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James Werner

Arson Investigator I/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$127,900

Sub-department: Personal Services - Arson Investigation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $127,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,900
Rutan Exempt: No

James Werner holds the role of Arson Investigator I at Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Arson Investigation. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sean Junge

Public Service Administrator/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$127,200

Sub-department: Personal Services - Arson Investigation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $127,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Sean Junge works as a Public Service Administrator for Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Arson Investigation. Sean earned $127,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Lee Buxton

Public Service Administrator/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$126,900

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $126,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Lee Buxton is a Public Service Administrator at Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. 2025 total compensation came to $126,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

James Bentley

Senior Public Service Administr/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2024 total comp

$126,600

Sub-department: Aboveground Storage
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $126,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: No

James Bentley works as a Senior Public Service Administr for Office of the State Fire Marsh within Aboveground Storage. James earned $126,600 in 2024. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Lucas Anderson

Boiler Safety Audit Specialist/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$126,000

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $126,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Lucas Anderson works as a Boiler Safety Audit Specialist for Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. Lucas earned $126,000 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Roberto Lopez

Public Service Administrator/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$125,200

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Roberto Lopez works as a Public Service Administrator for Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. Roberto earned $125,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Robert Sutton

Fire Prevention Inspector II/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$124,400

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $124,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Office of the State Fire Marsh, Robert Sutton serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector II within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Ashley Vincent

Technical Advisor III/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$122,700

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $5,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Ashley Vincent is a Technical Advisor III at Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. 2025 total compensation came to $122,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.