Illinois / State Employees' Retire System

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State Employees' Retire System

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

The State Employees' Retire System is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 79 employees with median total compensation of $56,600; the highest distinct record was $197,400.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.1M
Employees: 79
Median total: $56,600
Highest record: $197,400

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$141,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 79 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($56,600) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $64,859 (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

$20,700

$44,700

$56,600

$85,000

$122,900

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,900 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Retrmnt Systm Bnfts Technician II

8 · $81,350

Accountant

8 · $59,150

Information Systems Analyst II

7 · $136,600

Retirement System Benefits Tech1

6 · $55,250

Retirement Benefits Represent.

6 · $45,300

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	$5.6M —	96 —	$56,750 —
2024	$4.8M ▼ 14.8%	87 ▼ 9.4%	$51,200 ▼ 9.8%
2025	$5.1M ▲ 6.8%	79 ▼ 9.2%	$56,600 ▲ 10.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Matthew Armitage

Accountant Supervisor/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$100,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Matthew Armitage is a Accountant Supervisor at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $100,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Benjamin Doerfler

Retrmnt Systm Bnfts Technician II/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$99,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Benjamin Doerfler works as a Retrmnt Systm Bnfts Technician II for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Benjamin earned $99,300 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kathleen Abbott

Senior Public Service Administr/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$98,900

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $98,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,900
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At State Employees' Retire System, Kathleen Abbott serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Sers Refund Account. Their 2023 pay totaled $98,900. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Cheryl Gavin

Corrections Nurse II/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$98,300

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $98,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $8,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Cheryl Gavin serves as a Corrections Nurse II within Sers Refund Account. Their 2023 pay totaled $98,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Barbara Hickey

Retirement Systems Disability Specialist/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$97,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Barbara Hickey is a Retirement Systems Disability Specialist at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $97,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeff Houch

Senior Public Service Administr/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$96,600

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,600
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $5,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Jeff Houch holds the role of Senior Public Service Administr at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $96,600. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Amorfina Arabit

Registered Nurse I/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$95,500

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $600
Rutan Exempt: No

Amorfina Arabit works as a Registered Nurse I for State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. Amorfina earned $95,500 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Todd Roth

Unknown/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$95,400

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At State Employees' Retire System, Todd Roth serves as a Unknown within Sers Refund Account. Their 2023 pay totaled $95,400. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.