Over $12 Million for Senate Staffers
by Mark Cavers In 2008, the Illinois State Senate employed a workforce of 436 employees in addition to the state’s 58 senators. These 436 employees made a combined total of $12,148,006.38 in wages and seven of them made over $100,000 in their roles as staff assistants, secretaries, consultants and chiefs of staff. State senators used taxpayer money...
by Mark Cavers
In 2008, the Illinois State Senate employed a workforce of 436 employees in addition to the state’s 58 senators. These 436 employees made a combined total of $12,148,006.38 in wages and seven of them made over $100,000 in their roles as staff assistants, secretaries, consultants and chiefs of staff.
State senators used taxpayer money to employ 46 staff consultants, 55 staff assistants, 77 secretaries, and 31 legislative aides in 2008.
The majority of these employees filled the role of assistant to individual legislators, who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the General Assembly. These include: $1.4 Million in wages at the Legislative Printing Unit, the Legislative Audit Commission, and the Legislative Information System, to name just a few.
You can find this information by going to IllinoisOpenGov.org clicking on “Payroll” and searching for “Senate” under the “Department” heading.