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

Stacey Agans

Office Associate/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$46,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,700
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, Stacey Agans serves as a Office Associate within General Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $46,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

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.

Nicole Mattsson

Account Technician II/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$45,900

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Nicole Mattsson is a Account Technician II at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $45,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

John Satterlee

Public Service Administrator/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$45,500

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,500
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

John Satterlee works as a Public Service Administrator for State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. John earned $45,500 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Shawna Burris

Office Assistant/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$45,400

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,400
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

Shawna Burris holds the role of Office Assistant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $45,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Valerie Parks

Retirement System Benefits Tech1/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$44,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,700
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

Valerie Parks is a Retirement System Benefits Tech1 at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $44,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Rachel Lang

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$43,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Rachel Lang is a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $43,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

John Varga

Senior Public Service Administr/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$43,100

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,100
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: Rock Island

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Rutan Exempt: Yes

John Varga is a Senior Public Service Administr at State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. 2024 total compensation came to $43,100. Union affiliation: Merit Compensation.

Emily Dugan

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$43,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Emily Dugan works as a Retirement Benefits Represent. for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Emily earned $43,000 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Hayley Cox

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$43,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Hayley Cox works as a Retirement Benefits Represent. for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Hayley earned $43,000 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kendra Elledge

Office Associate/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$42,400

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Kendra Elledge holds the role of Office Associate at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2023, their total compensation was $42,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Katie Leinberger

Account Technician II/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$41,600

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,600
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

Katie Leinberger is a Account Technician II at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $41,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.