Which Departments Spent the Most on Wages in 2008?
As 2010 begins, it’s a great time to look back at state spending. Using our new transparency site, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I was able to compile the list below of the departments with the 10 largest expenditures on payroll for 2008. Does the list look as you expected it to? Are there any surprises? Feel free to comment in the section below.
To find the data used in the table on the IllinoisOpenGov site go to “Payroll” and search for all the data for 2008. Then download the search results by clicking on the Excel or CSV icon below the results (note: Excel 2007 or higher is necessary to download the full results due to Excel limitations). Make sure to exclude retirees. You can then sort the data into a pivot table by department to see the results.
|
Department |
Sum of Wages |
|
Department Of Human Services |
$804,098,260.24 |
|
Department Of Corrections |
$743,646,501.55 |
|
Department Of Transportation |
$374,411,898.52 |
|
Department Of State Police |
$266,671,218.67 |
|
Department Of Children And Family Services |
$203,040,898.95 |
|
Secretary Of State |
$188,801,079.39 |
|
Department Of Healthcare And Family Services |
$145,599,958.06 |
|
Circuit Court Judges |
$143,594,370.79 |
|
Department Of Revenue |
$134,509,025.67 |
|
Department Of Central Management Services |
$112,497,727.60 |
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