Agency file

Revenue

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

The Revenue manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 965 employees with median total compensation of $65,900; the highest distinct record was $174,600.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $68.8M
Employees: 965
Median total: $65,900
Highest record: $174,600

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$148,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 965 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,900) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $71,299 (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

$33,600

$54,400

$65,900

$89,400

$116,300

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,300 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Revenue Tax Specialist II

226 · $65,250

Revenue Tax Specialist I

154 · $55,500

Revenue Auditor III

103 · $109,000

Public Service Administrator

73 · $98,300

Revenue Auditor I

61 · $64,500

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	$63.1M —	1,082 —	$55,700 —
2024	$67.9M ▲ 7.7%	1,103 ▲ 1.9%	$58,700 ▲ 5.4%
2025	$68.8M ▲ 1.3%	965 ▼ 12.5%	$65,900 ▲ 12.3%

Record list

Employees

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Paul Spencer

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2023 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Revenue, Paul Spencer serves as a Revenue Tax Specialist I within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf. Their 2023 pay totaled $2,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Suzanne Balding

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2024 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Suzanne Balding is a Revenue Tax Specialist I at Revenue within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf. 2024 total compensation came to $2,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Ward

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2023 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Timothy Ward holds the role of Revenue Tax Specialist I at Revenue within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf. In 2023, their total compensation was $2,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tracy Lootens-Jensen

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2023 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Revenue, Tracy Lootens-Jensen serves as a Revenue Tax Specialist I within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf. Their 2023 pay totaled $2,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Laura Sorensen

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2023 total comp

$2,000

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Laura Sorensen holds the role of Revenue Tax Specialist I at Revenue within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Tcaf. In 2023, their total compensation was $2,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Danilo Terzic

Office Assistant/Revenue

2025 total comp

$1,900

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Danilo Terzic holds the role of Office Assistant at Revenue within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Drevonte Hill

Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee/Revenue

2023 total comp

$1,800

Sub-department: Collections - Permanent - Tcaf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Drevonte Hill holds the role of Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee at Revenue within Collections - Permanent - Tcaf. In 2023, their total compensation was $1,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Juddson Perkins

Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee/Revenue

2023 total comp

$1,800

Sub-department: Customer Services-Central Registration-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Juddson Perkins holds the role of Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee at Revenue within Customer Services-Central Registration-Permanent-Grf. In 2023, their total compensation was $1,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jamira Owokoniran

Revenue Auditor III/Revenue

2025 total comp

$1,100

Sub-department: Audit-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Revenue, Jamira Owokoniran serves as a Revenue Auditor III within Audit-Permanent-Grf. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Adam Hoffman

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2025 total comp

$400

Sub-department: Collections-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Adam Hoffman is a Revenue Tax Specialist I at Revenue within Collections-Permanent-Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Donald Mitchell

Revenue Tax Specialist I/Revenue

2024 total comp

$400

Sub-department: Collections-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Donald Mitchell is a Revenue Tax Specialist I at Revenue within Collections-Permanent-Grf. 2024 total compensation came to $400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Alexandra Merz

Data Processing Assistant/Revenue

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt: No

Alexandra Merz is a Data Processing Assistant at Revenue within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $0. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Diane Howard

Revenue Tax Specialist II/Revenue

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Customer Services-Taypayer Identification Div-Perm-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt: No

Diane Howard is a Revenue Tax Specialist II at Revenue within Customer Services-Taypayer Identification Div-Perm-Grf. 2025 total compensation came to $0. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Christy Holdman

Office Assistant/Revenue

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt: No

Christy Holdman holds the role of Office Assistant at Revenue within Account Processing-Miscellaneous Taxes-Permanent-Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $0. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.