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

Hayley Cox

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$35,400

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Hayley Cox works as a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Hayley earned $35,400 in 2024. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Michelle Raval

Microbiologist I/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$34,700

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Michelle Raval is a Microbiologist I at State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. 2023 total compensation came to $34,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Nicholas Lee

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$34,100

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At State Employees' Retire System, Nicholas Lee serves as a Retirement Benefits Represent. within General Office. Their 2023 pay totaled $34,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kristen Lane

Human Resources Representative/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$33,800

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Kristen Lane serves as a Human Resources Representative within General Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Krystal Day

Retrmnt Systm Bnfts Technician II/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$33,200

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Krystal Day holds the role of Retrmnt Systm Bnfts Technician II at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Andrea Paoni

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$32,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Andrea Paoni works as a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Andrea earned $32,700 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Blake Mcgill

Correctional Officer/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$31,900

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Montgomery

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Rutan Exempt: No

Blake Mcgill works as a Correctional Officer for State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. Blake earned $31,900 in 2024. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Joel Bunch

Data Processing Specialist/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$31,800

Sub-department: Electronic Data Processing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Joel Bunch works as a Data Processing Specialist for State Employees' Retire System within Electronic Data Processing. Joel earned $31,800 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Amy Paoni

Accountant Advanced/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$31,600

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Amy Paoni works as a Accountant Advanced for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Amy earned $31,600 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jennifer Crespo

Public Service Administrator/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$31,400

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Jennifer Crespo serves as a Public Service Administrator within Sers Refund Account. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,400. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Shelby Small

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$31,200

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Shelby Small is a Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $31,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

James Jr.

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$31,100

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

James Jr. is a Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $31,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Derek Miller

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$30,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Derek Miller works as a Retirement Benefits Represent. for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Derek earned $30,700 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Rachel Lang

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$29,600

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Rachel Lang holds the role of Retirement Benefits Represent. at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.