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State Board of Education

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

The State Board of Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $79,100; the highest distinct record was $139,900.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$377.8K
Employees
5
Median total
$79,100
Highest record
$139,900

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 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $0 (0%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $75,560 (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
$36,600
$41,900
$79,100
$80,300
$139,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $139,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Director of Funding and Disbursements
1 · $139,900
Senior Systems Administrator
1 · $80,300
Principal Consultant
1 · $79,100
Fiscal Specialist II
1 · $41,900
Program Specialist II
1 · $36,600

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
$516.8K
—
6
—
$73,950
—
2024
$344.7K
▼ 33.3%
7
▲ 16.7%
$42,600
▼ 42.4%
2025
$377.8K
▲ 9.6%
5
▼ 28.6%
$79,100
▲ 85.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Marileen Cunningham

Principal Consultant/State Board of Education

2024 total comp
$42,600
Sub-department
Fiscal Support Services - Federal
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$42,600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,600
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate
$5,300
Rutan Exempt
No

At State Board of Education, Marileen Cunningham serves as a Principal Consultant within Fiscal Support Services - Federal. Their 2024 pay totaled $42,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Zoe Barnhart

Fiscal Specialist II/State Board of Education

2025 total comp
$41,900
Sub-department
Grf Administration
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$41,900
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,900
Union / bargaining unit
Collective Bargaining
Work county
Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt
No
Employment Status
CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate
$1,800
Rutan Exempt
No

At State Board of Education, Zoe Barnhart serves as a Fiscal Specialist II within Grf Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.