Human Resources Specialist (government) in Illinois: Pay Plan

$81,840 – $125,268

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$76,820

median pay in IL, all employers

35,430

workers in IL (SOC 13-1071)

Sources: Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Illinois CMS Alphabetic Index of Position Titles (FY 2027, effective July 1, 2026, corrected edition); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Illinois state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Illinois sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Human Resources Specialist Class 19693 Grade BBR-5 · Broad-Banded Class Rates (BBR)	$6,820.00 – $9,875.00 a month $81,840 – $118,500 a year
Grade RC-062-20-B · RC-062 Technical Employees	$6,820.00 – $9,875.00 a month $81,840 – $118,500 a year 10 steps Step 1b: $6,820.00 a month Step 1a: $7,033.00 a month Step 1: $7,152.00 a month Step 2: $7,513.00 a month Step 3: $7,860.00 a month Step 4: $8,235.00 a month Step 5: $8,595.00 a month Step 6: $8,951.00 a month Step 7: $9,494.00 a month Step 8: $9,875.00 a month
Grade RC-062-20-Q · RC-062 Technical Employees	$7,121.00 – $10,323.00 a month $85,452 – $123,876 a year 10 steps Step 1b: $7,121.00 a month Step 1a: $7,345.00 a month Step 1: $7,474.00 a month Step 2: $7,849.00 a month Step 3: $8,221.00 a month Step 4: $8,611.00 a month Step 5: $8,981.00 a month Step 6: $9,353.00 a month Step 7: $9,925.00 a month Step 8: $10,323.00 a month
Grade RC-062-20-S · RC-062 Technical Employees	$7,236.00 – $10,439.00 a month $86,832 – $125,268 a year 10 steps Step 1b: $7,236.00 a month Step 1a: $7,462.00 a month Step 1: $7,593.00 a month Step 2: $7,966.00 a month Step 3: $8,336.00 a month Step 4: $8,724.00 a month Step 5: $9,096.00 a month Step 6: $9,470.00 a month Step 7: $10,038.00 a month Step 8: $10,439.00 a month

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Illinois CMS Alphabetic Index of Position Titles (FY 2027, effective July 1, 2026, corrected edition). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Illinois, all employers Sourced

Human Resources Specialists (SOC 13-1071) in Illinois, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	IL
Workers	35,430
10th percentile	$48,980
Median	$76,820
90th percentile	$123,940
National median, government employers	$80,330

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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Human Resources Specialist (government) in Illinois

Illinois state pay plan Sourced

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