This is a different Mark.

The data is from 2013.

This is not a repost from last year.

Here is the 2013 post.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2013/11/26/salaries-of-state-employees-living-in-mchenry-county-5

Here is a 2012 post with 2010 data.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2012/02/28/the-2010-state-payroll-in-mchenry-county-part-5

Here is a 2009 post using 2009 data.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2010/11/07/mchenry-county-state-employees%E2%80%99-salaries-%E2%80%93-no-to-sc

There are a few different sources for salaries of Secretary of State employees.

Reed C Ridge

OpenTheBooks.Com
Year – Salary
2013 – $60,858
2012 – $76,593
2011 – $72,379
2010 – $66,473
2009 – $60,361
2008 – $55,500
2007 – $51,763
2006 – $47,490
2005 – $43,270

Better Government Association (BGA)
Salary Database
$76,593
$72,379
Note: “Data Year” in BGA is the year BGA received the data, not the fiscal year (FY) or the year of the data itself.

Pension Database
Reed C Ridge began receiving a State Employment Retirement System (SERS) pension on 8/1/13.
Pension Amount – Years of Service
$25,173 – 20.92.
$25,546 – 21.08.
http://www.bettergov.org

The typical SERS member contributes 4% of their payroll to the SERS pension fund and receives 1.67% credit per year served.

So 30 years of service provides a pension of 50% of final average compensation.

.0167 x 30 = .50 = 50%.

Final average compensation is the 48 highest consecutive months of service, within the last 120 months of service.

http://www.srs.illinois.gov/SERS/home_sers.htm#

Members could retire earlier if the sum of their age plus years of service equaled or exceeded 85.

The typical SERS member also contributes to Social Security.

Thus most Illinois State employees whom contribute to SERS, receive an SERS pension plus Social Security.

Another nuance of Illinois state pensions is there are Tier 1 and Tier II benefits.

Tier II benefits apply to anyone beginning employment after January 1, 2011.

As a reminder there are 5 “state” pension funds in Illinois.

State Employment Retirement System (SERS).

Judges Retirement System (JRS).

General Assembly Retirement System (GARS).

Teachers Retirement System (TRS).

State University Retirement System (SURS).

SERS, JRS, and GARS fall under an umbrella organization called State Retirement Systems (SRS).

SRS itself is not a pension fund, just an organization that provides administrative support to SERS, JRS, & GARS members.

Its self stated goal is to educate members about the retirement, disability and death benefits afforded under each System.

http://www.srs.illinois.gov