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Veterans Service Officer in Illinois

Illinois Department of Central Management Services lists 1 job class for this work in the Illinois state pay plan: Veterans Service Officer.

$61,524 – $90,852
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$40,900
median pay in IL, all employers
2,750
workers in IL (SOC 21-1099)

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 gradePublished rate
Veterans Service Officer
Class 47800
Grade RC-028-14-B · RC-028 Paraprofessional Human Services Employees
$5,127.00 – $7,135.00 a month
$61,524 – $85,620 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1b: $5,127.00 a month
  • Step 1a: $5,287.00 a month
  • Step 1: $5,354.00 a month
  • Step 2: $5,555.00 a month
  • Step 3: $5,772.00 a month
  • Step 4: $6,025.00 a month
  • Step 5: $6,243.00 a month
  • Step 6: $6,480.00 a month
  • Step 7: $6,861.00 a month
  • Step 8: $7,135.00 a month
Grade RC-028-14-Q · RC-028 Paraprofessional Human Services Employees
$5,342.00 – $7,452.00 a month
$64,104 – $89,424 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1b: $5,342.00 a month
  • Step 1a: $5,510.00 a month
  • Step 1: $5,582.00 a month
  • Step 2: $5,790.00 a month
  • Step 3: $6,030.00 a month
  • Step 4: $6,290.00 a month
  • Step 5: $6,526.00 a month
  • Step 6: $6,776.00 a month
  • Step 7: $7,167.00 a month
  • Step 8: $7,452.00 a month
Grade RC-028-14-S · RC-028 Paraprofessional Human Services Employees
$5,439.00 – $7,571.00 a month
$65,268 – $90,852 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1b: $5,439.00 a month
  • Step 1a: $5,608.00 a month
  • Step 1: $5,684.00 a month
  • Step 2: $5,906.00 a month
  • Step 3: $6,135.00 a month
  • Step 4: $6,403.00 a month
  • Step 5: $6,645.00 a month
  • Step 6: $6,890.00 a month
  • Step 7: $7,282.00 a month
  • Step 8: $7,571.00 a month
Grade MS-11-4 · Merit Compensation System salary ranges (MS)
$5,127.00 – $7,382.00 a month
$61,524 – $88,584 a year

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

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (SOC 21-1099) in Illinois, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureIL
Workers2,750
10th percentile$33,050
Median$40,900
90th percentile$61,360
National median, government employers$62,950

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Veterans Service Officer page.

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