Illinois / State Police / Office Specialist

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Office Specialist

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

22 employees hold this title in State Police. Median total compensation for the role is $58,000, below the department median of $78,900.

Employees: 22
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $58,000
Agency median: $78,900
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$26,300$103,992+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 22 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Office Specialist is held in 22 Illinois departments. In State Police, the median of $58,000 ranks #5 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Innovation and Technology

$70,900 · 1

Natural Resources

$64,400 · 1

Commission on Human Rights

$63,700 · 1

$61,250 · 6

$57,900 · 6

$56,900 · 2

$56,600 · 17

$56,350 · 4

$55,500 · 44

Children and Family Services

$54,800 · 19

Human Services

$53,200 · 12

Labor

$53,050 · 4

Median total compensation for the Office Specialist role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Office Specialist beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $53,100 ranks #2 of 5. See Office Specialist across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,155 · 33

$44,042 · 370

$31,605 · 1,432

$5,685 · 174

Median total compensation for comparable Office Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kathleen Schaefer

Office Specialist/State Police

2025 total comp

$52,700

Sub-department: Personal Services - Code
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Tazewell

Source-specific fields

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

Kathleen Schaefer is a Office Specialist at State Police within Personal Services - Code. 2025 total compensation came to $52,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.