Illinois / Transportation

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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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Bradley Evans

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$94,200

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $94,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Morgan

Source-specific fields

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

Bradley Evans holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Eric White

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$94,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $94,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Montgomery

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, Eric White serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,100. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Donald Jalovec

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Donald Jalovec is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $93,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Oscar Mcelroy

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Hancock

Source-specific fields

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

Oscar Mcelroy works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. Oscar earned $93,900 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Riley Cowman

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,700
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

At Transportation, Riley Cowman serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Gary Simpson

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Jersey

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, Gary Simpson serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Robert Myers

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Johnson

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Robert Myers is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $93,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Chad Seliga

Bridge Tender/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Chad Seliga serves as a Bridge Tender within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Laura Riley

Technical Manager III/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,400

Sub-department: Technical Regular
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Laura Riley works as a Technical Manager III for Transportation within Technical Regular. Laura earned $93,400 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Garrett Roye

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Williamson

Source-specific fields

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

Garrett Roye holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michael Runk

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Runk holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Hawkins

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,200

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Scott

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, Timothy Hawkins serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nicole Fehr

Telecommunicator Specialist/Transportation

2024 total comp

$93,200

Sub-department: Shep - Code Overtime
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Livingston

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicole Fehr is a Telecommunicator Specialist at Transportation within Shep - Code Overtime. 2024 total compensation came to $93,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

John Stewart

Highway Maintenance Lead Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $6,600
Rutan Exempt: No

John Stewart is a Highway Maintenance Lead Worker at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $93,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

David Perdew

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, David Perdew serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

James Contes

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Union

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,800
Rutan Exempt: No

James Contes is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $92,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Scott Shehorn

Laborer (Maintenance)/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,800

Sub-department: Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Scott Shehorn serves as a Laborer (Maintenance) within Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Peter Larsen

Accountant Advanced/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,700

Sub-department: Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,800
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Peter Larsen serves as a Accountant Advanced within Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Joyce Baggett

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,500
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Joyce Baggett serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Patrick Maher

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: St Clair

Source-specific fields

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

Patrick Maher holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Paul Vanmetre

Civil Engineering IV/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,700

Sub-department: Technical - Regular
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Paul Vanmetre serves as a Civil Engineering IV within Technical - Regular. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Ronald Croy

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Edgar

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $21,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Ronald Croy holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Robert Staley

Vehicle Compliance Inspector/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,600

Sub-department: Code Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Effingham

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Robert Staley works as a Vehicle Compliance Inspector for Transportation within Code Salaried. Robert earned $92,600 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Brian Antonacci

Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Brian Antonacci is a Maintenance Worker at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $92,400. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Robin Meredith

Maintenance Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Robin Meredith holds the role of Maintenance Worker at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Steven Rakers

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clinton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Steven Rakers is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $92,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Tyler Johnson

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Woodford

Source-specific fields

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

Tyler Johnson is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $92,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

David Hourigan

Vehicle Compliance Inspector/Transportation

2025 total comp

$92,200

Sub-department: Code Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $92,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,900
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, David Hourigan serves as a Vehicle Compliance Inspector within Code Salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.