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

Shelby Small

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$58,900

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

Shelby Small is a Accountant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $58,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Rachel Lang

Retirement System Benefits Tech1/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$57,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At State Employees' Retire System, Rachel Lang serves as a Retirement System Benefits Tech1 within General Office. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Jennifer Stout

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$57,100

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Jennifer Stout holds the role of Accountant at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jennifer Potts

Sex Offender Therapist I/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$56,600

Sub-department: Sers Refund Account
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $56,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Christian

Source-specific fields

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

Jennifer Potts holds the role of Sex Offender Therapist I at State Employees' Retire System within Sers Refund Account. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Terra Mccarty

Account Technician II/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$56,400

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $56,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,400
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

At State Employees' Retire System, Terra Mccarty serves as a Account Technician II within General Office. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Justin Perry

Information Services Specialist I/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$56,100

Sub-department: Electronic Data Processing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $56,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Justin Perry works as a Information Services Specialist I for State Employees' Retire System within Electronic Data Processing. Justin earned $56,100 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Kennedy

Retirement System Benefits Tech1/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$55,500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Thomas Kennedy holds the role of Retirement System Benefits Tech1 at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Hayley Cox

Retirement Benefits Representative Spvsr/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$55,400

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Hayley Cox is a Retirement Benefits Representative Spvsr at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $55,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Stacey Bettis

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$55,300

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,300
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

At State Employees' Retire System, Stacey Bettis serves as a Accountant within General Office. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kristine Elliott

Retirement Benefits Representative/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$55,200

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Kristine Elliott is a Retirement Benefits Representative at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. 2025 total compensation came to $55,200. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Anna Phillips

Accountant/State Employees' Retire System

2024 total comp

$55,100

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Anna Phillips works as a Accountant for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Anna earned $55,100 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kristal Holcomb

Retirement System Benefits Tech1/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$55,000

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Kristal Holcomb holds the role of Retirement System Benefits Tech1 at State Employees' Retire System within General Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Laurel Castleman

Office Associate/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$54,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Laurel Castleman works as a Office Associate for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Laurel earned $54,700 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Rebecca Pitchford

Account Technician II/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$54,700

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Rebecca Pitchford works as a Account Technician II for State Employees' Retire System within General Office. Rebecca earned $54,700 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Bradley Cain

Retirement Benefits Represent./State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$54,500

Sub-department: General Office
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,500
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

At State Employees' Retire System, Bradley Cain serves as a Retirement Benefits Represent. within General Office. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Justin Perry

Data Processing Specialist/State Employees' Retire System

2025 total comp

$53,200

Sub-department: Electronic Data Processing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $53,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,200
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

Justin Perry works as a Data Processing Specialist for State Employees' Retire System within Electronic Data Processing. Justin earned $53,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.