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

Joyce Humes

Information Systems Specialist II/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$99,500

Sub-department: Information Tech-Auto-2610
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Joyce Humes is a Information Systems Specialist II at Secretary of State within Information Tech-Auto-2610. 2025 total compensation came to $99,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Vanpelt

Maintenance Electrician/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$93,500

Sub-department: Physical Services-Bu-2807
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Timothy Vanpelt works as a Maintenance Electrician for Secretary of State within Physical Services-Bu-2807. Timothy earned $93,500 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Roman Fleetwood

Capitol Police Investigator/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$83,600

Sub-department: Capitol Security Measure-4570
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Roman Fleetwood is a Capitol Police Investigator at Secretary of State within Capitol Security Measure-4570. 2025 total compensation came to $83,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tamara Bristow

Managerial Assistant II/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$80,700

Sub-department: Driver Services-Ds-4203
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $80,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Tamara Bristow works as a Managerial Assistant II for Secretary of State within Driver Services-Ds-4203. Tamara earned $80,700 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Tolleyne Ray

Intermittent Public Service Representative/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$75,700

Sub-department: Driver Services-Ds-Eh-4203
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clinton

Source-specific fields

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

Tolleyne Ray works as a Intermittent Public Service Representative for Secretary of State within Driver Services-Ds-Eh-4203. Tolleyne earned $75,700 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Leo Peterson

Capitol Police Investigator/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$75,500

Sub-department: Capitol Security Measure-4570
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Leo Peterson holds the role of Capitol Police Investigator at Secretary of State within Capitol Security Measure-4570. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

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.

Steven Ward

Records Archivist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$58,700

Sub-department: Archives & Records-Nbu-2508
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Secretary of State, Steven Ward serves as a Records Archivist within Archives & Records-Nbu-2508. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michelle Miller

Records Archivist/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$58,400

Sub-department: Archives & Records-Nbu-2508
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Secretary of State, Michelle Miller serves as a Records Archivist within Archives & Records-Nbu-2508. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Megan Oros

Executive III/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$57,400

Sub-department: Budget and Fiscal Mgmt-Nbu-0208
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Megan Oros works as a Executive III for Secretary of State within Budget and Fiscal Mgmt-Nbu-0208. Megan earned $57,400 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Michael Walton

Security Guard/Secretary of State

2025 total comp

$54,000

Sub-department: Capitol Security Measure-4570
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Michael Walton is a Security Guard at Secretary of State within Capitol Security Measure-4570. 2025 total compensation came to $54,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.