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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Jeremy Minder

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$85,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, Jeremy Minder serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,000. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Kevin Richardson

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$85,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, Kevin Richardson serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Daniel Olech

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2023 total comp

$84,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Mchenry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Olech works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. Daniel earned $84,500 in 2023. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Vittorio Ciocchetti

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2023 total comp

$84,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

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

Vittorio Ciocchetti is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2023 total compensation came to $84,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Don Pence

Bridge Tender/Transportation

2025 total comp

$84,400

Sub-department: Extra Help
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Calhoun

Source-specific fields

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

Don Pence holds the role of Bridge Tender at Transportation within Extra Help. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,400. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Kenneth Parnell

Telecommunicator Specialist/Transportation

2024 total comp

$84,400

Sub-department: Highway Safety - Code Overtime
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

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

At Transportation, Kenneth Parnell serves as a Telecommunicator Specialist within Highway Safety - Code Overtime. Their 2024 pay totaled $84,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Judy Vollmar

Technical Manager VI/Transportation

2024 total comp

$84,200

Sub-department: Business Services, Technical Salaried
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: DOES NOT APPLY
Employment Status: Full-Time
Period Pay Rate: $5,100
Rutan Exempt: Yes

Judy Vollmar works as a Technical Manager VI for Transportation within Business Services, Technical Salaried. Judy earned $84,200 in 2024. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Eva Hutton

Telecommunicator Specialist/Transportation

2024 total comp

$84,000

Sub-department: Highway Safety - Code Overtime
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

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

Eva Hutton is a Telecommunicator Specialist at Transportation within Highway Safety - Code Overtime. 2024 total compensation came to $84,000. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Dallas Garrison

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$83,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Madison

Source-specific fields

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

Dallas Garrison holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Rickey Shouse

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$83,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Grundy

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Rickey Shouse serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Chizmar

Highway Construction Sup I/Transportation

2024 total comp

$83,700

Sub-department: Day Labor Funds Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

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

Thomas Chizmar holds the role of Highway Construction Sup I at Transportation within Day Labor Funds Personal Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Chad Seliga

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2023 total comp

$83,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kendall

Source-specific fields

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

Chad Seliga is a Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. 2023 total compensation came to $83,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Jerad Pollock

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$83,500

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Douglas

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,100
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Jerad Pollock serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.