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

Amber Matulis

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$39,900

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Amber Matulis works as a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Amber earned $39,900 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Nina Tomany

Data Processing Specialist/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$38,700

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,700
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

Nina Tomany is a Data Processing Specialist at State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. 2025 total compensation came to $38,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Joel Bunch

Data Processing Specialist/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$38,000

Sub-department: Electronic Data Processing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Joel Bunch is a Data Processing Specialist at State Employees' Retire System within Electronic Data Processing. 2025 total compensation came to $38,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeffery Phillips

Automotive Parts Warehouser/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$37,100

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Edgar

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $15,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeffery Phillips works as a Automotive Parts Warehouser for State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. Jeffery earned $37,100 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Valerie Parks

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$36,900

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,900
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

Valerie Parks holds the role of Accountant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2024, their total compensation was $36,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Cydney Wofford

Security Officer/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$36,700

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Cydney Wofford works as a Security Officer for State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. Cydney earned $36,700 in 2023. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Rebecca Pitchford

Account Clerk II/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$36,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Rebecca Pitchford is a Account Clerk II at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $36,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

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.