Illinois / Veterans' Affairs

Agency file

Veterans' Affairs

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

The Veterans' Affairs serves military veterans — benefits, healthcare, and support programs.

In 2025, this agency had 860 employees with median total compensation of $66,500; the highest distinct record was $249,100.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $65.7M
Employees: 860
Median total: $66,500
Highest record: $249,100

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,100$164,500+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 860 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,500) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $76,393 (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

$34,700

$52,100

$66,500

$101,300

$131,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,700. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Veterans Nursing Assistant - Cert

201 · $63,300

Registered Nurse II

143 · $127,000

Support Service Worker

112 · $48,350

Veterans Service Officer

34 · $65,900

Public Service Administrator

33 · $103,500

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	$58.6M —	980 —	$55,250 —
2024	$64.4M ▲ 9.9%	945 ▼ 3.6%	$60,800 ▲ 10.0%
2025	$65.7M ▲ 2.0%	860 ▼ 9.0%	$66,500 ▲ 9.4%

Record list

Employees

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Jamyra Moore

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,700

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,000
Rutan Exempt: No

At Veterans' Affairs, Jamyra Moore serves as a Vets Nursing Assistant Certified within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. Their 2024 pay totaled $3,700. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Nicholas Paquette

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,700

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Nicholas Paquette holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Ciara Pedraza

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,700

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Ciara Pedraza holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Stephany Palomino

Office Assistant/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,600

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Stephany Palomino is a Office Assistant at Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. 2024 total compensation came to $3,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Shalonda Grant

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,600

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Shalonda Grant holds the role of Vets Nursing Assistant Certified at Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Latonya Hill

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,500

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Latonya Hill holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Steven Bradley

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,500

Sub-department: Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Steven Bradley is a Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf. 2024 total compensation came to $3,500. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Sierra Spreitzer

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,500

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Sierra Spreitzer is a Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. 2024 total compensation came to $3,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Sonia Segarra

Office Assistant/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,500

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Sonia Segarra is a Office Assistant at Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. 2024 total compensation came to $3,500. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Srijana Bhatta

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2023 total comp

$3,500

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Veterans' Affairs, Srijana Bhatta serves as a Support Service Worker within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. Their 2023 pay totaled $3,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Indocin Murray

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,400

Sub-department: Anna Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Union

Source-specific fields

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

Indocin Murray is a Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Anna Veterans Home - Grf. 2024 total compensation came to $3,400. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Ashish Philip

Registered Nurse I/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,300

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $3,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Ashish Philip works as a Registered Nurse I for Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. Ashish earned $3,300 in 2024. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Nicole Clark

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2025 total comp

$3,300

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Nicole Clark holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,300. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jordan Krow

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,300

Sub-department: Quincy Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,300
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Jordan Krow is a Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Quincy Veterans Home - Grf. 2024 total compensation came to $3,300. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Morgan Pridemore

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2023 total comp

$3,100

Sub-department: Quincy Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Morgan Pridemore is a Vets Nursing Assistant Certified at Veterans' Affairs within Quincy Veterans Home - Grf. 2023 total compensation came to $3,100. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Amari Stevenson

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$3,100

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,700
Rutan Exempt: No

Amari Stevenson holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,100. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Krystal Hernandez

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$2,900

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

Krystal Hernandez is a Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. 2024 total compensation came to $2,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Travis Kutemeier

Accountant/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$2,800

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Travis Kutemeier holds the role of Accountant at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,800. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Bing Enriquez

Registered Nurse II/Veterans' Affairs

2025 total comp

$2,700

Sub-department: Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

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

Bing Enriquez holds the role of Registered Nurse II at Veterans' Affairs within Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,700. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Amy Shoemaker

Licensed Practical Nurse II/Veterans' Affairs

2025 total comp

$2,700

Sub-department: Quincy Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

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

Amy Shoemaker holds the role of Licensed Practical Nurse II at Veterans' Affairs within Quincy Veterans Home - Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Sydney Mayfield

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$2,700

Sub-department: Anna Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,700
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Union

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $1,900
Rutan Exempt: No

Sydney Mayfield holds the role of Vets Nursing Assistant Certified at Veterans' Affairs within Anna Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,700. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Lana Crum

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2025 total comp

$2,600

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

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

Lana Crum holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Bryant Melton

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$2,600

Sub-department: Quincy Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Adams

Source-specific fields

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

Bryant Melton holds the role of Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Quincy Veterans Home - Grf. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Michelle Horton

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$2,600

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Veterans' Affairs, Michelle Horton serves as a Vets Nursing Assistant Certified within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. Their 2024 pay totaled $2,600. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Alexis Repsel

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2024 total comp

$2,500

Sub-department: Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,500
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Alexis Repsel is a Support Service Worker at Veterans' Affairs within Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf. 2024 total compensation came to $2,500. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Alexa Shaw

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2023 total comp

$2,400

Sub-department: Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,400
Union / bargaining unit: Merit Compensation
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: EMERGENCY
Period Pay Rate: $300
Rutan Exempt: No

Alexa Shaw works as a Vets Nursing Assistant Certified for Veterans' Affairs within Lasalle Veterans Home - Grf. Alexa earned $2,400 in 2023. They are represented by Merit Compensation.

Christwean Hunt

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2025 total comp

$2,200

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 6 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $2,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Christwean Hunt holds the role of Vets Nursing Assistant Certified at Veterans' Affairs within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,200. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Wendy Moore

Support Service Worker/Veterans' Affairs

2023 total comp

$2,200

Sub-department: Chicago Veterans Home Payroll
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,200
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

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

At Veterans' Affairs, Wendy Moore serves as a Support Service Worker within Chicago Veterans Home Payroll. Their 2023 pay totaled $2,200. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Keiombra Riley-Love

Vets Nursing Assistant Certified/Veterans' Affairs

2025 total comp

$2,100

Sub-department: Manteno Veterans Home - Grf
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Kankakee

Source-specific fields

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

Keiombra Riley-Love works as a Vets Nursing Assistant Certified for Veterans' Affairs within Manteno Veterans Home - Grf. Keiombra earned $2,100 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.