Illinois / Public Health

Agency file

Public Health

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

The Public Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 899 employees with median total compensation of $102,100; the highest distinct record was $299,200.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $89.1M
Employees: 899
Median total: $102,100
Highest record: $299,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$176,500+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 899 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $99,082 (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

$51,600

$71,600

$102,100

$125,800

$144,600

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,600 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Public Service Administrator

194 · $127,700

Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse

174 · $119,400

Senior Public Service Administrative

57 · $134,900

Executive I

41 · $82,700

Executive II

38 · $87,900

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	$76.8M —	945 —	$83,300 —
2024	$87.4M ▲ 13.8%	954 ▲ 1.0%	$95,650 ▲ 14.8%
2025	$89.1M ▲ 1.9%	899 ▼ 5.8%	$102,100 ▲ 6.7%

Record list

Employees

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Jodi Carter

Registered Nurse II/Public Health

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Metabolic Screening
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Jodi Carter holds the role of Registered Nurse II at Public Health within Metabolic Screening. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Christopher Cochran

Communications Systems Specialist/Public Health

2025 total comp

$111,300

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Christopher Cochran is a Communications Systems Specialist at Public Health within Emergency Medical Services. 2025 total compensation came to $111,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Lakinya Hill

Senior Public Service Administrative/Public Health

2025 total comp

$111,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $111,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kane

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Lakinya Hill serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Health Care Regulation. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Rajeshkumar Jani

Public Service Administrator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$110,900

Sub-department: Medical Cannabis
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $110,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Rajeshkumar Jani holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Public Health within Medical Cannabis. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Allison Nickrent

Senior Public Service Administr/Public Health

2024 total comp

$110,700

Sub-department: Director's Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $110,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,800
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Allison Nickrent holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Public Health within Director's Office. In 2024, their total compensation was $110,700. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Kristy Ruiz

Public Service Administrator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$110,700

Sub-department: Breast & Cervical Cancer
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $110,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Kristy Ruiz holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Public Health within Breast & Cervical Cancer. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,700. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.