| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bartlett Stephen Thomas |
|
$329,999.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Freeman Lisa C |
|
$329,999.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kramer William T |
|
$329,972.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Waubonsee Community College |
Knetl Brian |
|
$329,886.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Li Yue |
|
$329,864.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rubinstein Paul |
|
$329,850.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kaur Tanjeev |
|
$329,822.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Jonathan Ben |
|
$329,760.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Weine Stevan M |
|
$329,716.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Campbell Roy Harold |
|
$329,596.98 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Papoff Louis D |
|
$329,456.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Dixon William H |
|
$329,404.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Delgado-Serrano Lourdes Janette |
|
$329,399.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gahvari Firouz |
|
$329,398.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Weine Stevan M |
|
$329,378.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Verzal Rhonda Renee |
|
$329,321.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Employment Security |
Voityna Lioubov |
Public Service Administrator |
$329,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shamim Ejaz |
|
$329,151.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hajek Bruce Edward |
|
$329,039.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kumar Vinny |
|
$328,991.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Malis Richard W |
Physician Specialist Option D |
$328,985.46 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Minardi Brendan D |
|
$328,980.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Esfahani Hadi Salehi |
|
$328,935.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois State University |
Hensleigh Ani |
|
$328,926.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wynn Kelvin Earl |
|
$328,904.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Doorenbos Ardith |
|
$328,902.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Kim Boram |
Senior Master Trooper |
$328,843.79 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shareef Quadrat |
Physician Spec Option B |
$328,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ma Jun |
|
$328,796.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Campbell Stephen D |
|
$328,782.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shamma Jeff S |
|
$328,698.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Moore Jeffrey S |
|
$328,581.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ferns Sunita J |
|
$328,449.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Starnes Taylor W |
|
$328,425.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ganschow Pamela Sue |
|
$328,313.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mcdaniel Archie |
|
$328,167.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Khan Seema |
Physician Spec Option B |
$328,147.33 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Novak Richard M |
|
$328,139.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gunter Carl |
|
$328,125.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Campbell Stephen D |
|
$328,124.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Changyaleket Benjarat |
|
$328,062.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cho Wonhwa |
|
$327,920.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ybarra Oscar Jose |
|
$327,897.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zeume Stefan |
|
$327,742.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shroff Adhir Ramesh |
|
$327,704.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chen Ciao-Wei |
|
$327,701.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Jenkins Sylvia M |
|
$327,649.07 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Spadoni Barboza Joaquim |
|
$327,608.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Stewart Pablo |
Contractual Worker |
$327,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Patrick Paige |
|
$327,598.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Joe Stephanie A |
|
$327,471.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Horvat John F |
|
$327,469.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rubinstein Paul |
|
$327,422.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavate Rita K |
Physician Spec Option B |
$327,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Minhas Ali |
Physician Spec Option B |
$327,394.71 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zeume Stefan |
|
$327,394.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Papacharisi Zozo-Angeliki |
|
$327,312.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Constable Peter D |
|
$327,302.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hassan Randa M |
|
$327,284.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Das Somnath |
|
$327,254.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Van Harlingen Dale J |
|
$327,227.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tantillo Astrida O |
|
$327,219.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hairston Creasie Finney |
|
$327,216.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jacobi Anthony M |
|
$327,206.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saboor Abdul |
Physician Spec Option B |
$327,200.57 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Adve Vikram Sadanand |
|
$327,082.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Joe Stephanie A |
|
$327,053.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jayaram Aswathi |
|
$327,041.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Brezinsky Kenneth |
|
$327,040.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Coronado John |
|
$327,020.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sharpe Jamelle C |
|
$326,868.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ananthanarayanan Vija |
|
$326,842.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Gac John |
Public Service Administrator |
$326,740.98 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gal David |
|
$326,666.96 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Stewart Mary C |
|
$326,627.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Patel Mahesh C |
|
$326,626.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
Kuzmiak Eugene |
Sergeant-State Police |
$326,552.45 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Loyd Denise |
|
$326,552.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Governors State University |
Green Cheryl F |
|
$326,400.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anderson James D |
|
$326,301.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Klie Robert F |
|
$326,271.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zervakis-Brent Mary Ann |
|
$326,198.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tantillo Astrida O |
|
$326,146.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Feuerstein Tatiana Katharina |
|
$326,029.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sulkin Tracy Elizabeth |
|
$326,019.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shanley Mark Thomas |
|
$325,945.69 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Elish-Piper Laurie A |
|
$325,869.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Garcia Marcelo Horacio |
|
$325,835.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brubaker Ralph E |
|
$325,832.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Turk Gregory J |
Director |
$325,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Maki Pauline |
|
$325,772.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Godsell David |
|
$325,608.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hasnain Memoona |
|
$325,561.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Mcgee Jermaine |
Master Trooper |
$325,491.63 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Clark Stephen Brent |
|
$325,463.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois State University |
Vickerman Donald Patrick |
|
$325,458.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Serafini Anna |
|
$325,447.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Velis Effrossyni V |
|
$325,447.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Srikant Rayadurgam |
|
$325,427.07 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Singleton Crystal M |
|
$325,318.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |