Illinois / State Employees' Retire System / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

18 employees hold this title in State Employees' Retire System. Median total compensation for the role is $53,200, below the department median of $56,600.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $798.3K
Role median: $53,200
Agency median: $56,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,500$81,728+

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

How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Accountant is held in 27 Illinois departments. In State Employees' Retire System, the median of $53,200 ranks #12 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Juvenile Justice

$69,450 · 4

Council on Developmental Disab

$68,600 · 1

Liquor Control Community

$68,300 · 1

Transportation

$61,200 · 11

Environmental Protect Agency

$60,400 · 16

$60,300 · 15

$59,200 · 3

$59,200 · 5

$58,750 · 6

$57,950 · 6

$53,350 · 2

$51,300 · 46

Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $51,400 ranks #30 of 38. See Accountant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Molly Schaefer

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$46,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Molly Schaefer holds the role of Accountant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $46,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.