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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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.