| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Patel Bindu N |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Patel Pravin K |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Patton Venetria K |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Sanders Anthony V |
|
$345,000.00 |
Illinois Teachers' Retirement System |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Acharya Jayant N |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Albers Janet Regine |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Amin Devin V |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Anderson Richard C |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Antigua Orlando |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Barish Robert A |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Boulay Brian Robert |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bresler Michael E |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brown Jeffrey R |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chegondi Madhuradhar |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chen Deming |
|
$345,000.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chodzko-Zajko W J |
|
$345,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Han Jiawei |
|
$344,999.94 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Demartini Tony J |
|
$344,999.94 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Oakton Community College |
Smith Joianne L |
|
$344,999.94 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Lane Austin A |
|
$344,999.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Hammock Thomas L |
|
$344,999.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Freeman Lisa C |
|
$344,999.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Minhas Ali A |
Physician Spec Option B |
$344,993.47 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stevens William Smith |
|
$344,887.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kasper Douglas |
|
$344,316.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Delgado-Serrano Lourdes Janette |
|
$344,273.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Liang Jie |
|
$344,242.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Governors State University |
Green Cheryl F |
|
$344,148.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Badoer Dominique |
|
$344,125.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cohen Neal Jay |
|
$343,989.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Campbell Stephen D |
|
$343,931.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Novak Richard M |
|
$343,865.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Crockett David |
|
$343,824.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Siddique Momin S |
|
$343,720.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anderson James D |
|
$343,683.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cunningham Brian T |
|
$343,646.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Papacharissi Zozo-Angeliki |
|
$343,395.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gerlt John Alan |
|
$343,206.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Clark Stephen Brent |
|
$343,203.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cohen Neal Jay |
|
$343,128.60 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Birch Noah W |
|
$343,030.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Torrellas Josep |
|
$343,017.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sauer Peter William |
|
$342,722.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Parker Justin David |
|
$342,696.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Setty Suman |
|
$342,694.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Valyi-Nagy Tibor G |
|
$342,620.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Clark Stephen Brent |
|
$342,538.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lou Lily Joan |
|
$342,513.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hutchinson Mark Robert |
|
$342,363.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Bowman Steven H |
Medical Adm Iv |
$342,276.14 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Scoccia Humberto C |
|
$341,970.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kadkol Shrihari Shrinivas |
|
$341,791.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Gaming Board |
Caho Eric Scott |
Senior Master Trooper |
$341,629.58 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Delucia Evan Hugo |
|
$341,502.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dorsey Kevin A |
|
$341,241.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavlovsky Stanislav |
Physician Spec Option D |
$341,239.24 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mueller John C |
|
$341,160.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
State Universities Retirement System |
Mayer Suzanne M |
|
$341,085.94 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kumar Vinny |
|
$341,076.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gahvari Firouz |
|
$341,050.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Goldenfeld Nigel David |
|
$340,843.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Maitar Michael |
|
$340,768.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bucheli Marcelo |
|
$340,377.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hairston Creasie Finney |
|
$340,354.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Kelliher Kevin |
Sergeant-State Police |
$340,067.15 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Klamen Debra L |
|
$340,064.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mackey Joseph R |
|
$340,047.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ringwala Sukit M |
|
$340,005.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gahvari Firouz |
|
$339,914.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Espinosa Jose |
|
$339,507.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pfanner Stephan Peter |
|
$339,438.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Eddington David Thoma |
|
$339,291.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Miller Thomas Harold |
|
$339,241.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhu Wei |
|
$339,153.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Mcgee Jermaine M |
Master Trooper |
$339,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
Parkland College |
Ramage Thomas Robert |
|
$339,000.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saiyed Humaira F |
Physician Spec Option D |
$338,923.62 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Jenkins Sylvia M |
|
$338,830.07 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sehitoglu Huseyin |
|
$338,788.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Viswanathan Madhubalan |
|
$338,782.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hanson Keith A |
|
$338,764.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Billhymer Audrey C |
|
$338,672.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cho Wonhwa |
|
$338,532.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ennis William J |
|
$338,428.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Dekoker Kristie Dawn |
|
$338,195.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Sullivan Jade L |
Corrections Nurse Ii |
$338,192.14 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pedraza Gustavo A |
Physician |
$338,171.59 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shan Tanveer |
Physician Spec Option D |
$338,156.44 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Geubelle Philippe H |
|
$338,153.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tantillo Astrida O |
|
$338,128.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Chami Youssef G |
|
$337,980.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Johnson Yetunde O |
Medical Administrator Iv |
$337,979.50 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saeed Faisal |
Medical Administrator Ii Opt D |
$337,753.15 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Xu Qiping |
|
$337,482.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ybarra Oscar Jose |
|
$337,419.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Van Harlingen Dale J |
|
$337,352.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kraatz Matthew S |
|
$337,248.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Morris Marc Everette |
|
$337,163.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$337,013.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sweedler Jonathan V |
|
$336,883.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |