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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

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Stacey Niemann

Formal Hearing Officer/Secretary of State

2025 total comp
$71,300
Sub-department
Administrative Hearings-4703
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,300
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,300
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Stacey Niemann holds the role of Formal Hearing Officer at Secretary of State within Administrative Hearings-4703. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Shawn Galloway

Janitor/Secretary of State

2025 total comp
$70,700
Sub-department
Physical Services-Bu-2807
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,700
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,700
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Shawn Galloway works as a Janitor for Secretary of State within Physical Services-Bu-2807. Shawn earned $70,700 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.