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

Sara Eyman

Accountant Advanced/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$5,100

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,100
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

Sara Eyman is a Accountant Advanced at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $5,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Logan Waggoner

Retirement System Benefits Tech1/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$5,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,000
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

Logan Waggoner works as a Retirement System Benefits Tech1 for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Logan earned $5,000 in 2024. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Chloe Watts

Accountant Advanced/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$4,900

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,900
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

At State Employees' Retire System, Chloe Watts serves as a Accountant Advanced within General Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kevin Switzer

Retirement Refund/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$4,700

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,700
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, Kevin Switzer serves as a Retirement Refund within Sers Refund Account. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kevin Mclaughlin

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$4,500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,500
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

Kevin Mclaughlin is a Accountant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $4,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Joel Bunch

Data Processing Technician/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$4,200

Sub-department: Electronic Data Processing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,200
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

At State Employees' Retire System, Joel Bunch serves as a Data Processing Technician within Electronic Data Processing. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Amber Matulis

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$4,100

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Amber Matulis holds the role of Retirement Benefits Represent. at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Nicole Mattsson

Account Clerk II/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$4,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicole Mattsson holds the role of Account Clerk II at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Justin Perry

Data Processing Technician/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$3,800

Sub-department: Electronic Data Processing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,800
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

Justin Perry holds the role of Data Processing Technician at State Employees' Retire System within Electronic Data Processing. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kristal Holcomb

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$3,800

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Kristal Holcomb is a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2024 total compensation came to $3,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Munah Jallah

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$3,800

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Munah Jallah holds the role of Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Kennedy

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$3,800

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Thomas Kennedy works as a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Thomas earned $3,800 in 2024. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Rebecca Kremitzki

Office Associate/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$3,500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Rebecca Kremitzki serves as a Office Associate within General Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $3,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Tyler Schroeder

Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$2,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Tyler Schroeder is a Accountant Fiscal Administrative Career Trainee at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $2,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Nicholas Lee

Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$1,800

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Nicholas Lee serves as a Retirement Benefits Representative Trainee within General Office. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Robert Sollberger

Arson Investigator I/State Employees' Retire System

2023 total comp

$1,400

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Robert Sollberger works as a Arson Investigator I for State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. Robert earned $1,400 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Brown Ehis

Registered Nurse I/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$800

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At State Employees' Retire System, Brown Ehis serves as a Registered Nurse I within Sers Refund Account. Their 2024 pay totaled $800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kimberly Curry

Retirement System Benefits Tech1/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At State Employees' Retire System, Kimberly Curry serves as a Retirement System Benefits Tech1 within General Office. Their 2025 pay totaled $500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

April Bruce

Administrative Assistant I/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$100

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

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $100
Rutan Exempt: No

April Bruce holds the role of Administrative Assistant I at State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. In 2025, their total compensation was $100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Russ Kemple

Senior Public Service Administr/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$100

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100
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, Russ Kemple serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Sers Refund Account. Their 2025 pay totaled $100. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Christina Kelly

Senior Public Service Administr/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

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

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Rutan Exempt: No

At State Employees' Retire System, Christina Kelly serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Sers Refund Account. Their 2025 pay totaled $0. Their bargaining unit is Merit Compensation.