Illinois / Transportation

Agency file

Transportation

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 1,937 employees with median total compensation of $105,300; the highest distinct record was $235,900.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $189.5M
Employees: 1,937
Median total: $105,300
Highest record: $235,900

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$154,100+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,937 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($105,300) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $97,814 (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

$56,000

$92,200

$105,300

$111,100

$125,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Highway Maintainer

1,422 · $105,600

Highway Maintenance Lead Worker

105 · $112,500

Executive Secretary I

36 · $61,650

Senior Public Service Administrative

30 · $150,500

Truck Weighing Inspector

28 · $74,150

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	$170.3M —	2,273 —	$80,300 —
2024	$190.9M ▲ 12.1%	2,300 ▲ 1.2%	$101,400 ▲ 26.3%
2025	$189.5M ▼ 0.8%	1,937 ▼ 15.8%	$105,300 ▲ 3.8%

Record list

Employees

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Dale Patton

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Hardin

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Dale Patton is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $96,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jason Minder

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Logan

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Jason Minder is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $96,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Thomas James

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Macon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Thomas James is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $96,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Laura Riley

Transportation Executive I/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,700

Sub-department: Technical Regular
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Laura Riley is a Transportation Executive I at Transportation within Technical Regular. 2025 total compensation came to $96,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jeffrey Rawls

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jackson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Jeffrey Rawls holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

William Thompson

Deck Hand/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

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

William Thompson holds the role of Deck Hand at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Thomas

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Thomas works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. Daniel earned $96,600 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kenneth Roche

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

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

Kenneth Roche holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Elijah Armit

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Madison

Source-specific fields

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

Elijah Armit is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $96,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.