Taking another look at the payroll data by department, I compiled a list of the departments with the highest average total compensation (wages and benefits) for 2009. Who would you expect to be on the list?
To find the data used in the table below on the IllinoisOpenGov site go to "Payroll" and search for all information for 2009. Then download the search results by clicking on the Excel or CSV icon below the results (note: Excel 2007 or higher is necessary to download the full data set due to Excel limitations). Once the data is downloaded, you can use a pivot table to see the data by department. Note that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is excluded from the table because our data for that department is incomplete.
|
Rank |
Department |
Average Total Compensation |
Number of People on Payroll |
|
1 |
Department Of State Police |
$128,864.90 |
3520 |
|
2 |
State Board Of Investment |
$113,898.28 |
12 |
|
3 |
State Officers |
$108,104.01 |
312 |
|
4 |
Emergency Management Agency |
$93,277.78 |
238 |
|
5 |
Department Of Juvenile Justice |
$90,008.36 |
1260 |
|
6 |
Illinois Commerce Commission |
$86,894.61 |
297 |
|
7 |
Educational Labor Relations Board |
$86,878.38 |
14 |
|
8 |
Illinois Labor Relations Board |
$85,602.01 |
20 |
|
9 |
Guardianship And Advocacy Commission |
$84,868.88 |
112 |
|
10 |
Capital Development Board |
$84,020.08 |
132 |
|
11 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
$83,230.74 |
1096 |
|
12 |
Illinois Executive Ethics Commission |
$81,284.57 |
2 |
|
13 |
Department Of Public Health |
$78,852.86 |
1216 |
|
14 |
Department Of Financial And Professional Regulation |
$78,610.75 |
864 |
|
15 |
Office Of The Architect Of The Capitol |
$78,561.17 |
4 |
|
16 |
Civil Service Commission |
$78,162.67 |
4 |
|
17 |
State Toll Highway Authority |
$78,012.27 |
1995 |
|
18 |
Il Planning Council On Developmental Disabilities |
$75,813.34 |
11 |
|
19 |
Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board |
$75,680.14 |
19 |
|
20 |
Property Tax Appeal Board |
$75,433.82 |
26 |
State government or a government watchdog group needs to review the practices within the Illinois state police. Does anyone realize while civilian state employees in non-union positions are required to take furlough days, the non-union sworn staff in the State Police are not required to take furlough days - yes, these are the highest paid staff within the department. Why don't they have to do their part? Since furlough was announced, the state police promoted groups of sworn employees on 5 occassions. in fact, the last promotional ceremony resulted in promotions of over 90 sworn officers to command level positions. State Police sworn salaries and benefits need to be reviewed. When will they have to cut back due to budget shortfalls?