The Illinois Answers salary database has been archived

The salary database is no longer being updated and has been taken offline as we focus our resources on new reporting and investigations.

This database was created to help the public review, explore, and compare compensation for public employees across Illinois from 2017 to 2020. We published it because we believe transparency about how taxpayer dollars are spent serves the public interest.

While the interactive database is no longer available, the reporting powered by this data continues. You can explore investigations and projects that relied on public records and accountability reporting below.

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