| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Berenbaum May Roberta |
|
$301,717.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Valdes Gabriel |
Physician Specialist Option D |
$301,702.84 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Santos Carla A |
|
$301,688.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Daniels James M |
|
$301,647.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Raval Vivek |
|
$301,646.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Ferguson Theresa |
Management Operations Analyst Ii |
$301,598.73 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Garcia Marcelo Horacio |
|
$301,593.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Nicolosi Gina K |
|
$301,561.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Alston Mackenzie Jessica George |
|
$301,534.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wilson Robin Fretwell |
|
$301,482.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Turk Gregory J |
Director |
$301,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sutyak John Peter |
|
$301,384.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Das Somnath |
|
$301,358.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Peterson Emily A |
General Counsel |
$301,354.98 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rauchwerger Laurentiu |
|
$301,309.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lopez Gladys |
|
$301,290.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Abdulhai Mohamad A |
|
$301,273.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Azarmsa Seyedehsan |
|
$301,205.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Trivedi Itishree |
|
$301,142.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Karman Joel F |
|
$301,135.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Otnes Cornelia Crabb |
|
$301,094.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stevens William Smith |
|
$301,092.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wang Jennifer |
|
$301,072.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Richie Beth E |
|
$301,029.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tomar Scott L |
|
$301,003.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Carl Sandburg College |
Reilly Seamus J |
|
$300,987.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Carroll Robert E |
|
$300,962.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Horstman Stacey E |
Physician Specialist Option D |
$300,912.91 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shareef Quadrat |
Physician Spec Option B |
$300,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cahill David Gerard |
|
$300,872.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Smith Rosanna K |
|
$300,867.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
David Odile |
|
$300,807.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Eberhardt Aura M |
Physician Specialist Option D |
$300,792.18 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Abdelzaher Tarek F |
|
$300,762.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Peetz Larry |
Information Systems Analyst Ii |
$300,730.13 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Demyanyk Yuliya S |
|
$300,709.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Northern Illinois University Foundation |
Squires Catherine B |
|
$300,672.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Winship Verity Elizabeth |
|
$300,663.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hutchens Michelle L |
|
$300,659.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Novak Richard M |
|
$300,629.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bhargava Rohit |
|
$300,596.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gallon Lorenzo |
|
$300,583.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cook Judith A |
|
$300,512.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anderson James D |
|
$300,502.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Van Neck Todd G |
|
$300,475.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hoffman Mary |
|
$300,472.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Eniola-Adefeso Omolola |
|
$300,472.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vazquez-Scott Maria |
Physician Spec Option B |
$300,465.18 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Linderer Rena J |
|
$300,464.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bedran Russo Ana Karina Barbieri |
|
$300,450.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nahrstedt Klara |
|
$300,446.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ahmed Azza |
|
$300,371.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Ewald Edward F |
|
$300,345.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schmidt Mary Lou |
|
$300,343.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Akshra Verma |
|
$300,327.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Delgado-Serrano Lourdes Janette |
|
$300,283.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Carlier Paul R |
|
$300,270.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ferreira Placidus Mathew |
|
$300,253.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Abdelzaher Tarek F |
|
$300,237.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kaur Tanjeev |
|
$300,194.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colbert Christopher |
|
$300,160.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Macwan Kamlesh S |
|
$300,134.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tafti Ali |
|
$300,051.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vu Danny |
Physician Specialist Option A |
$300,033.24 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lindahl Larry S |
|
$300,032.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Heller Wendy |
|
$300,017.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Heller Tamar |
|
$300,004.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shareef Quadrat |
Physician Spec Option B |
$300,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kintala Kumar |
|
$299,950.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Smaragdis Paris |
|
$299,903.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shuja Asim |
|
$299,875.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Borden Joel Jeffrey |
|
$299,870.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kale Laxmikant Vasudeo |
|
$299,812.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
Kim Boram |
Senior Master Trooper |
$299,787.28 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schmidt Mary Lou |
|
$299,770.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Beardsley Erik Lewis |
|
$299,742.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mahoney Joseph T |
|
$299,690.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Haney Pamela J |
|
$299,654.57 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ferreira Placidus Mathew |
|
$299,613.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Santos Carla A |
|
$299,456.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Reddy Sekhar Pothireddy |
|
$299,437.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois State University |
Samant Ajay Ashok |
|
$299,364.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ward Wanda E |
|
$299,359.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chval Kathryn B |
|
$299,189.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Barnes Arti |
Medical Administrator Iv |
$299,186.50 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shrestha Niranjan |
Medical Adm Ii Opt D |
$299,178.98 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice |
Maskel Lynn |
Contractual Worker |
$299,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mirocha Nichole Joy |
|
$299,069.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ein Lawrence Man Hou |
|
$299,027.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chriqui Jamie F |
|
$299,016.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavlovsky Stanislav |
Physician Spec Option D |
$299,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yang Donald Luheng |
|
$298,994.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kashima Kathleen J |
|
$298,992.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Persson Martin E |
|
$298,969.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mabokela Reitumetse O |
|
$298,918.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Srikant Rayadurgam |
|
$298,917.61 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hales Dale B |
|
$298,873.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Morton College |
Mclaughlin Keith D |
|
$298,870.46 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hammack William S |
|
$298,861.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
College of Dupage |
Caputo Brian William |
|
$298,821.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |