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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Jennifer Roos

Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse/Public Health

2024 total comp

$8,800

Sub-department: Hcr-Long Term Care Monitor/Reciever
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

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

Jennifer Roos works as a Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse for Public Health within Hcr-Long Term Care Monitor/Reciever. Jennifer earned $8,800 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Samantha Yoder

Public Service Administrator/Public Health

2024 total comp

$8,800

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Samantha Yoder works as a Public Service Administrator for Public Health within Health Care Regulation. Samantha earned $8,800 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kristin Rzeczkowski

Senior Public Service Administr/Public Health

2023 total comp

$8,700

Sub-department: Director's Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,700
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $4,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Kristin Rzeczkowski is a Senior Public Service Administr at Public Health within Director's Office. 2023 total compensation came to $8,700. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Rubiya Devasiachen

Public Service Administrator/Public Health

2024 total comp

$8,600

Sub-department: Director's Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Rubiya Devasiachen is a Public Service Administrator at Public Health within Director's Office. 2024 total compensation came to $8,600. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Laura Walker

Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse/Public Health

2024 total comp

$8,500

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Williamson

Source-specific fields

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

Laura Walker holds the role of Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse at Public Health within Health Care Regulation. In 2024, their total compensation was $8,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Laura Sirtout

Public Health Program Special I/Public Health

2023 total comp

$8,500

Sub-department: Medical Cannabis
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Laura Sirtout serves as a Public Health Program Special I within Medical Cannabis. Their 2023 pay totaled $8,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Elizabeth Pope

Health Facilities Surveyor II/Public Health

2024 total comp

$8,200

Sub-department: Hcr-Long Term Care Monitor/Reciever
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

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

Elizabeth Pope is a Health Facilities Surveyor II at Public Health within Hcr-Long Term Care Monitor/Reciever. 2024 total compensation came to $8,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sarah Schafer

Office Assistant/Public Health

2023 total comp

$8,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation - Medicare
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Sarah Schafer is a Office Assistant at Public Health within Health Care Regulation - Medicare. 2023 total compensation came to $8,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sergio Aragon

Public Health Program Special I/Public Health

2024 total comp

$8,200

Sub-department: Medical Cannabis
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Sergio Aragon works as a Public Health Program Special I for Public Health within Medical Cannabis. Sergio earned $8,200 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Sherri Foran

Oral Health Consultant/Public Health

2024 total comp

$7,800

Sub-department: Healthy Smiles
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Sherri Foran holds the role of Oral Health Consultant at Public Health within Healthy Smiles. In 2024, their total compensation was $7,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Deeanne Burton

Office Associate/Public Health

2025 total comp

$7,600

Sub-department: Epidemiology & Health Systems Development
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Deeanne Burton serves as a Office Associate within Epidemiology & Health Systems Development. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jamila Akil

Executive I/Public Health

2024 total comp

$7,500

Sub-department: CDC Crisis Coag
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Jamila Akil holds the role of Executive I at Public Health within CDC Crisis Coag. In 2024, their total compensation was $7,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.