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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Jason Gibbs

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$27,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

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

Jason Gibbs holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $27,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Mauro Garcia

Highway Maintenance Lead Worker/Transportation

2025 total comp

$26,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Dupage

Source-specific fields

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

Mauro Garcia holds the role of Highway Maintenance Lead Worker at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Victoria Quinn

Office Specialist/Transportation

2023 total comp

$26,400

Sub-department: Code Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,100
Rutan Exempt: No

Victoria Quinn is a Office Specialist at Transportation within Code Salaried. 2023 total compensation came to $26,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Marie Portis

Engineering Technician III/Transportation

2023 total comp

$26,400

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY
Employment Status: Full-Time
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Marie Portis works as a Engineering Technician III for Transportation within Personal Services. Marie earned $26,400 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Bradley Constable

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$26,300

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Pike

Source-specific fields

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

Bradley Constable holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Rafael Monjardin

Engineering Technician III/Transportation

2023 total comp

$26,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Edgar

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY
Employment Status: Full-Time
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Rafael Monjardin is a Engineering Technician III at Transportation within Personal Services. 2023 total compensation came to $26,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Brad Mehrkens

Reproduction Service Technician II/Transportation

2023 total comp

$26,000

Sub-department: Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,400
Rutan Exempt: No

Brad Mehrkens is a Reproduction Service Technician II at Transportation within Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried. 2023 total compensation came to $26,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Molly Betters

Executive Secretary I/Transportation

2025 total comp

$26,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Molly Betters serves as a Executive Secretary I within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Charles Moss

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$25,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,700
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

Charles Moss holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Travis Berghold

Clerical Tr/Transportation

2024 total comp

$25,700

Sub-department: Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,600
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Travis Berghold serves as a Clerical Tr within Business Services, Non-Technical Salaried. Their 2024 pay totaled $25,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.