| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lim Jennifer I |
|
$588,802.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$586,872.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robinson Gene E |
|
$586,075.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pygon Bernard H |
|
$584,792.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$584,292.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pygon Bernard H |
|
$583,052.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$579,433.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robinson Gene E |
|
$577,353.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$570,508.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$568,733.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pygon Bernard H |
|
$568,636.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cohen Mimis |
|
$568,137.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$567,427.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pygon Bernard H |
|
$560,652.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Rupnik Robert S |
Executive Director |
$559,962.27 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Borhani Martin |
|
$559,121.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Chami Youssef G |
|
$556,106.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$554,624.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nelson Peter C |
|
$552,711.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robinson Gene E |
|
$551,326.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Niederberger Craig S |
|
$547,414.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lim Jennifer I |
|
$547,361.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cohen Mimis |
|
$545,785.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$540,462.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cohen Mimis |
|
$535,878.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robinson Gene E |
|
$533,148.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Davis Jon S |
|
$532,857.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Chami Youssef G |
|
$531,291.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kondos George T |
|
$525,074.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$524,950.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Warso Michael A |
|
$522,493.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Chami Youssef G |
|
$521,318.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Moren Amanda |
Child Protection Spec |
$521,119.85 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robinson Gene E |
|
$519,929.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nelson Peter C |
|
$517,453.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Rupnik Robert S |
Executive Director |
$516,907.79 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hutchinson Mark Robert |
|
$516,627.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colley Karen J |
|
$515,306.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kondos George T |
|
$514,674.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kondos George T |
|
$513,161.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$510,104.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$509,515.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$508,972.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$508,602.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hodgson Kim John |
|
$507,783.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bunney E Bradshaw |
|
$506,888.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$506,856.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hodgson Kim John |
|
$506,096.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hodgson Kim John |
|
$505,377.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Bauer Carol Ann |
|
$504,512.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colley Karen J |
|
$504,052.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malik Asrar B |
|
$502,505.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pygon Bernard H |
|
$495,225.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcmillen Daniel P |
|
$494,486.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pygon Bernard H |
|
$494,213.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hocker James R |
|
$492,468.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Lewis and Clark Community College |
Chapman Dale T |
|
$491,975.11 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kondos George T |
|
$491,736.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hazelrigg Stephen R |
|
$490,383.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Arruda Jose Al |
|
$485,849.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bunney E Bradshaw |
|
$485,143.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Lewis and Clark Community College |
Chapman Dale T |
|
$484,751.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Davis Jon S |
|
$484,258.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hartleb Dan Steven |
|
$484,029.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gibson Jack Michael |
|
$483,109.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mueller John C |
|
$482,584.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hutchinson Mark Robert |
|
$482,335.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Berger Barbara Ellen |
|
$481,793.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Iyer Ravishankar K |
|
$479,452.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mueller John C |
|
$479,079.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nelson Peter C |
|
$477,354.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$476,458.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bunney E Bradshaw |
|
$476,373.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Warso Michael A |
|
$475,828.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Warso Michael A |
|
$474,792.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pearson Neil D |
|
$472,971.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Bauer Carol Ann |
|
$472,054.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mermelstein Robin J |
|
$470,661.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lash James P |
|
$469,799.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Rupnik Robert |
Chief Investment Officer |
$468,573.28 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Iyer Ravishankar K |
|
$466,869.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Lewis and Clark Community College |
Chapman Dale T |
|
$466,840.49 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Warso Michael A |
|
$466,792.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bunney E Bradshaw |
|
$466,615.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mermelstein Robin J |
|
$466,149.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chan Louis Kuo Chi |
|
$463,923.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hocker James R |
|
$463,642.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chan Louis Kuo Chi |
|
$463,386.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Davis Jon S |
|
$458,562.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nelson Peter C |
|
$457,730.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Scoccia Humberto C |
|
$457,573.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Arruda Jose Al |
|
$454,094.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Davis Jon S |
|
$453,942.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bunney E Bradshaw |
|
$451,982.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mermelstein Robin J |
|
$451,017.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Rupnik Robert S |
Chief Investment Officer |
$450,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Xie Karen L |
|
$449,689.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ellinger Paul Norman |
|
$449,376.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Iyer Ravishankar K |
|
$448,201.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sottos Nancy R |
|
$446,145.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |