Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

11 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $61,200, below the department median of $105,300.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $587.4K
Role median: $61,200
Agency median: $105,300
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,900$81,740+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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

Accountant is held in 27 Illinois departments. In Transportation, the median of $61,200 ranks #4 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Juvenile Justice

$69,450 · 4

Council on Developmental Disab

$68,600 · 1

Liquor Control Community

$68,300 · 1

Environmental Protect Agency

$60,400 · 16

$60,300 · 15

$59,200 · 3

$59,200 · 5

$58,750 · 6

$57,950 · 6

$53,350 · 2

State Employees' Retire System

$53,200 · 18

Human Services

$51,300 · 46

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

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Accountant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $51,400 ranks #30 of 38. See Accountant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles 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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Urszula Kosk

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$82,300

Sub-department: Code Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $82,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Urszula Kosk holds the role of Accountant at Transportation within Code Salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Shannon Mallaney

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Shannon Mallaney serves as a Accountant within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Beth Antle

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$73,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $73,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Beth Antle is a Accountant at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $73,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Michelle Lunger

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$72,200

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Edgar

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Michelle Lunger is a Accountant at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $72,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Suzanne Balding

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$64,000

Sub-department: Motor Fuel Tax Funds Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $64,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Suzanne Balding serves as a Accountant within Motor Fuel Tax Funds Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ellen Halcomb

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$61,200

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,200
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 Transportation, Ellen Halcomb serves as a Accountant within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Kara Clemons

Accountant/Transportation

2024 total comp

$56,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $56,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Kara Clemons serves as a Accountant within Personal Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $56,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kalie Badman

Accountant/Transportation

2025 total comp

$54,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Montgomery

Source-specific fields

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

Kalie Badman works as a Accountant for Transportation within Personal Services. Kalie earned $54,500 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Savanna Gass

Accountant/Transportation

2024 total comp

$33,500

Sub-department: Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,500
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

Savanna Gass is a Accountant at Transportation within Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried. 2024 total compensation came to $33,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Kane

Accountant/Transportation

2024 total comp

$5,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
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

Timothy Kane is a Accountant at Transportation within Personal Services. 2024 total compensation came to $5,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Crystal Ilsley

Accountant/Transportation

2024 total comp

$4,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
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 Transportation, Crystal Ilsley serves as a Accountant within Personal Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.