Illinois / Secretary of State

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Secretary of State

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

The Secretary of State administers elections and maintains official state records and registrations.

In 2025, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $73,400; the highest distinct record was $156,600.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.9M
Employees: 24
Median total: $73,400
Highest record: $156,600

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,900$156,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,400) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $77,929 (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

$9,400

$54,000

$73,400

$99,500

$138,400

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $138,400 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,400. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Data Systems Manager

2 · $146,150

Capitol Police Investigator

2 · $79,550

Contractual Worker

2 · $67,300

Records Archivist

2 · $58,550

Intermittent Public Service Representative

2 · $39,800

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	$856.7K —	14 —	$55,000 —
2024	$956.1K ▲ 11.6%	22 ▲ 57.1%	$25,250 ▼ 54.1%
2025	$1.9M ▲ 95.6%	24 ▲ 9.1%	$73,400 ▲ 190.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Meghan Harmon

Library Program Specialist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$9,400

Sub-department: Library-Nbu-2208
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,400
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

Meghan Harmon is a Library Program Specialist at Secretary of State within Library-Nbu-2208. 2025 total compensation came to $9,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Dollisha Benion

Investigator/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$6,800

Sub-department: Police-Bu-4507
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Secretary of State, Dollisha Benion serves as a Investigator within Police-Bu-4507. Their 2024 pay totaled $6,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Harold Cobo

Public Service Representative/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$5,900

Sub-department: Driver Services-Ds-4203
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Winnebago

Source-specific fields

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

Harold Cobo is a Public Service Representative at Secretary of State within Driver Services-Ds-4203. 2024 total compensation came to $5,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Shawn Mccoy

Security Guard/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$5,500

Sub-department: Police Security-4503
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,500
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

Shawn Mccoy holds the role of Security Guard at Secretary of State within Police Security-4503. In 2024, their total compensation was $5,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michael Maxwell

Security Guard/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$5,500

Sub-department: Capitol Security Measure-4570
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,500
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

Michael Maxwell is a Security Guard at Secretary of State within Capitol Security Measure-4570. 2024 total compensation came to $5,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Megan Klintworth

Records Archivist/Secretary of State

2024 total comp

$4,700

Sub-department: Archives & Records-Nbu-2508
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Megan Klintworth holds the role of Records Archivist at Secretary of State within Archives & Records-Nbu-2508. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Cole Street

Contractual Worker/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$4,100

Sub-department: Cont/Mtr Vehicle Grp/General Rev
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Secretary of State, Cole Street serves as a Contractual Worker within Cont/Mtr Vehicle Grp/General Rev. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kurt Baker

Intermittent Public Service Representative/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$3,900

Sub-department: Driver Services-Ds-Eh-4203
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lee

Source-specific fields

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

Kurt Baker works as a Intermittent Public Service Representative for Secretary of State within Driver Services-Ds-Eh-4203. Kurt earned $3,900 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.