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

Page 1

Sheryl Friedrich

Public Service Administrator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$169,100

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $169,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Sheryl Friedrich holds the role of Public Service Administrator at Public Health within Health Care Regulation. In 2025, their total compensation was $169,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Charles Williams

Senior Public Service Administrative/Public Health

2025 total comp

$168,300

Sub-department: Health Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $168,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,300
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Charles Williams holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Public Health within Health Protection. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,300. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Sheila Driver

Senior Public Service Administrative/Public Health

2025 total comp

$168,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $168,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Sheila Driver is a Senior Public Service Administrative at Public Health within Health Care Regulation. 2025 total compensation came to $168,200. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Muhammad Amjad

Senior Public Service Administr/Public Health

2024 total comp

$167,000

Sub-department: Springfield Laboratory
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $167,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,000
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Muhammad Amjad holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at Public Health within Springfield Laboratory. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,000. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Heather Whetsell

Senior Public Service Administrative/Public Health

2025 total comp

$165,900

Sub-department: Director's Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Heather Whetsell holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Public Health within Director's Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $165,900. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Deneene Bradford

Public Service Administrator/Public Health

2025 total comp

$165,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation - Medicare
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $8,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Deneene Bradford works as a Public Service Administrator for Public Health within Health Care Regulation - Medicare. Deneene earned $165,200 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Gertrude Kilpatrick

Senior Public Service Administrative/Public Health

2025 total comp

$164,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation - Medicare
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,200
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $7,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Gertrude Kilpatrick holds the role of Senior Public Service Administrative at Public Health within Health Care Regulation - Medicare. In 2025, their total compensation was $164,200. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.

Aileen Garvida

Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse/Public Health

2025 total comp

$162,600

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $162,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Winnebago

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $8,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Public Health, Aileen Garvida serves as a Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse within Health Care Regulation. Their 2025 pay totaled $162,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Gertrude Kilpatrick

Senior Public Service Administr/Public Health

2024 total comp

$161,900

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation - Medicare
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $161,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Gertrude Kilpatrick serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Health Care Regulation - Medicare. Their 2024 pay totaled $161,900. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.