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%

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Record list

Employees

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Lawrence Christensen

Public Service Administrator/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$153,500

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Office of the State Fire Marsh, Lawrence Christensen serves as a Public Service Administrator within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Gregory Whalen

Public Service Administrator/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$152,600

Sub-department: Personal Services - Arson Investigation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Gregory Whalen is a Public Service Administrator at Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Arson Investigation. 2025 total compensation came to $152,600. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Matthew Taksin

Senior Public Service Administrative/Office of the State Fire Marsh

2025 total comp

$152,400

Sub-department: Personal Services - Fire Prevention
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $152,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $6,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Matthew Taksin holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Office of the State Fire Marsh within Personal Services - Fire Prevention. In 2025, their total compensation was $152,400. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.