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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Cory Anderson

Accountant Advanced/Public Health

2025 total comp

$46,500

Sub-department: Women's Helath
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Cory Anderson works as a Accountant Advanced for Public Health within Women's Helath. Cory earned $46,500 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Frederick Slocombe

Office Assistant/Public Health

2025 total comp

$46,500

Sub-department: Hcr-Long Term Care Monitor/Reciever
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Frederick Slocombe works as a Office Assistant for Public Health within Hcr-Long Term Care Monitor/Reciever. Frederick earned $46,500 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Mickayla Skibinski

Public Health Program Special I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$46,400

Sub-department: Immunization Pan Flu
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Public Health, Mickayla Skibinski serves as a Public Health Program Special I within Immunization Pan Flu. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Taylor Mitchell

Accountant/Public Health

2023 total comp

$45,900

Sub-department: Women's Helath
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Taylor Mitchell holds the role of Accountant at Public Health within Women's Helath. In 2023, their total compensation was $45,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kristin Buhs

Environmental Health Specialist III/Public Health

2025 total comp

$45,900

Sub-department: Envir. Health-Lead Abatement
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Champaign

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Public Health, Kristin Buhs serves as a Environmental Health Specialist III within Envir. Health-Lead Abatement. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Stacey Sutton

Accountant/Public Health

2024 total comp

$45,900

Sub-department: Health Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Stacey Sutton is a Accountant at Public Health within Health Protection. 2024 total compensation came to $45,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Alexander Voigt

Accountant/Public Health

2023 total comp

$45,800

Sub-department: Health Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Alexander Voigt works as a Accountant for Public Health within Health Protection. Alexander earned $45,800 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

William Troman

Environmental Health Specialist I/Public Health

2024 total comp

$45,700

Sub-department: Health Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

William Troman holds the role of Environmental Health Specialist I at Public Health within Health Protection. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sarah Hankins

Clinical Laboratory Technician I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$45,600

Sub-department: Springfield Laboratory
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Sarah Hankins works as a Clinical Laboratory Technician I for Public Health within Springfield Laboratory. Sarah earned $45,600 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Esmeralda Taveras

Administrative Assistant I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$45,200

Sub-department: Health Care Regulation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Esmeralda Taveras is a Administrative Assistant I at Public Health within Health Care Regulation. 2025 total compensation came to $45,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Meredith Caudill

Human Resources Representative/Public Health

2024 total comp

$45,100

Sub-department: Finance and Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,100
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

At Public Health, Meredith Caudill serves as a Human Resources Representative within Finance and Administration. Their 2024 pay totaled $45,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Wesley Bridges

Executive I/Public Health

2023 total comp

$44,900

Sub-department: Director's Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Wesley Bridges holds the role of Executive I at Public Health within Director's Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $44,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Crystal Sweeney

Accountant Advanced/Public Health

2024 total comp

$44,700

Sub-department: Finance and Administration
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Public Health, Crystal Sweeney serves as a Accountant Advanced within Finance and Administration. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Abigail Newhall

Accountant/Public Health

2023 total comp

$44,200

Sub-department: Director's Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Abigail Newhall holds the role of Accountant at Public Health within Director's Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $44,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.