| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Franzblau Scott Gary |
|
$295,738.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Martin Mairead |
|
$295,666.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wayne Sandra J |
|
$295,645.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Buhimschi Irina A |
|
$295,620.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sofronis Petros |
|
$295,583.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mackey Joseph R |
|
$295,570.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Arguelles Cesar S |
|
$295,473.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Raiser Douglas K |
Sergeant-State Police |
$295,458.52 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ferreira Placidus Mathew |
|
$295,453.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colley Karen J |
|
$295,428.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice |
Maskel Lynn |
Contractual Worker |
$295,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kang Ian Konrad |
|
$295,393.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Darabi Houshang |
|
$295,320.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schmidt Mary Lou |
|
$295,280.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rynn Kevin O |
|
$295,263.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Parkland College |
Ramage Thomas R |
|
$295,249.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bakke Tor Erik |
|
$295,227.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mccarty Ryan D |
|
$295,208.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hammack William S |
|
$295,180.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cahill David Gerard |
|
$295,175.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pookote Suseelan |
|
$295,154.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Watkins Ronald Steven |
|
$295,147.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Balcazar Fabricio Ernesto |
|
$295,147.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Carroll Robert E |
|
$295,108.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rowan Susan Ann |
|
$295,107.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tuninetti Daniela |
|
$295,102.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Lewis and Clark Community College |
Trzaska Kenneth John |
|
$295,101.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Leahy Jason E |
|
$295,092.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Finkel Leah R |
|
$295,057.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Liang Zhi Pei |
|
$295,027.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Ayala Carmen I |
|
$295,003.58 |
Illinois Teachers' Retirement System |
| 2022 |
Illinois State Board of Investment |
Farhadieh Johara |
Dir State Board Of Investments |
$295,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Towns John W |
|
$294,990.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mazumder Sudip |
|
$294,947.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ji Heng |
|
$294,924.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kreppel Andrew Joseph |
|
$294,918.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
State Police of Illinois |
Sniady Lucas J |
Sergeant-State Police |
$294,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jacobi Anthony M |
|
$294,890.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Tucker Sheryl Ann |
|
$294,869.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hairston Creasie Finney |
|
$294,868.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nofsinger Andrea J |
|
$294,772.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Scott Quincy O |
|
$294,744.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Johnson Bradford R |
|
$294,704.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
College of Dupage |
Caputo Brian William |
|
$294,701.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Ewald Edward F |
|
$294,700.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Ewald Edward F |
|
$294,700.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavlovsky Stanislav |
Physician Spec Option D |
$294,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nickols Sharon M |
|
$294,620.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lin Yi E |
|
$294,562.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hood Warren Peter |
|
$294,559.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sundareshan Vidya |
|
$294,552.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Siddiqi Siraj U |
|
$294,510.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bamberger Brian C |
|
$294,504.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ahsen Mehmet E |
|
$294,448.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Finkel Leah R |
|
$294,384.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bernhardt Daniel M |
|
$294,362.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kunnathu Puthanveedu Nitin |
|
$294,320.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Katz Sheldon H |
|
$294,305.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kargar Mahyar |
|
$294,279.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Drasgow Fritz |
|
$294,267.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shavitt Sharon |
|
$294,220.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Veeravalli Venugopal V |
|
$294,203.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cross Adam R |
|
$294,197.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chamberlain Stacey L |
|
$294,111.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Maghirang Ronaldo G |
|
$294,055.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Turk Gregory J |
Director |
$294,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Berenbaum May Roberta |
|
$293,997.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Carroll Robert E |
|
$293,990.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
City Colleges of Chicago |
Taha Jack |
|
$293,966.36 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Foray Nathalie E |
|
$293,965.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Foray Nathalie E |
|
$293,955.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hergenrother Paul Joseph |
|
$293,935.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sloan Robert Hal |
|
$293,899.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bain Michelle Bene' |
|
$293,885.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brubaker Ralph E |
|
$293,866.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Alfil Amira A |
|
$293,820.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Marinas Benito Jose |
|
$293,808.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tomar Scott L |
|
$293,806.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Mitchell Charlotte |
Physician Spec Option A |
$293,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lash James P |
|
$293,781.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Carroll Robert E |
|
$293,729.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hanley Luke |
|
$293,697.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Johnson Harley Thomas |
|
$293,641.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cronan John E |
|
$293,635.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ricardo Ana C |
|
$293,627.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gorski Paul A |
|
$293,591.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Maurice Joseph Michael |
|
$293,541.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Prins Gail Susan |
|
$293,536.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Bin-Walid Khalid A |
Sergeant-State Police |
$293,522.72 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Devar William Marc |
|
$293,459.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Almoujahed Mohammad O |
|
$293,453.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ein Lawrence Man Hou |
|
$293,434.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shanbhag Naresh Ramnath |
|
$293,429.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cronan John E |
|
$293,414.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Rull Gary M |
|
$293,410.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Di Girolamo Larry |
|
$293,388.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Guo Re Jin J |
|
$293,378.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mehrotra Mili |
|
$293,247.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sutton Brad Philip |
|
$293,236.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jayaram Aswathi |
|
$293,235.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |