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

Page 3

Grant Keele

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Effingham

Source-specific fields

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

Grant Keele works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. Grant earned $90,800 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Chase Goleash

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,800

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,400
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Chase Goleash serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,800. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Billy Fuller

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,700

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $7,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Billy Fuller holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Johnson

Telecommunicator Specialist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,700

Sub-department: Duie - Code Overtime
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Perry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $200
Rutan Exempt: No

Timothy Johnson works as a Telecommunicator Specialist for Transportation within Duie - Code Overtime. Timothy earned $90,700 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Derric Hendon

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,600

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Peoria

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Derric Hendon holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,600. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Michael Huesing

Highway Construction Sup I/Transportation

2024 total comp

$90,300

Sub-department: Day Labor Funds Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,700
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Michael Huesing serves as a Highway Construction Sup I within Day Labor Funds Personal Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $90,300. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

William Gard

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,200

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clark

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

William Gard works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. William earned $90,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jason Barrow

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Marshall

Source-specific fields

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

Jason Barrow holds the role of Highway Maintainer at Transportation within Personal Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

James Zellers

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,100

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Fulton

Source-specific fields

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

James Zellers works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. James earned $90,100 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Aaron Bunnell

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,000

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,000
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $8,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Transportation, Aaron Bunnell serves as a Highway Maintainer within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,000. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Benjamin Dobereiner

Highway Maintainer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$89,900

Sub-department: Personal Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Henry

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Benjamin Dobereiner works as a Highway Maintainer for Transportation within Personal Services. Benjamin earned $89,900 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.