| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Rotter Bruce E |
|
$289,535.84 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ciconte William |
|
$289,503.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavate Rita |
Physician Spec Option B |
$289,500.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lunney Barry Lee |
|
$289,485.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mahoney Joseph T |
|
$289,470.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fettiplace Michael R |
|
$289,461.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kashima Kathleen J |
|
$289,438.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pitts Barbara |
|
$289,388.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois State University |
Mcevoy Chad Dowrick |
|
$289,380.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Slater Janet S |
|
$289,377.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Inboriboon Pholaphat |
|
$289,332.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Triton Community College |
Sullivan Sean O'brien |
|
$289,325.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Makri Nancy |
|
$289,322.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Varga Peter |
|
$289,321.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Olson Luke N |
|
$289,304.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Stemmerman Jill M |
|
$289,302.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Delgado-Serrano Lourdes Janette |
|
$289,276.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Ranjit Eukesh |
|
$289,239.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Oshea Richard M |
Stationary Engineer |
$289,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Garcia Marcelo Horacio |
|
$289,163.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs |
Win Maung |
Physician Spec Option B |
$289,145.74 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Osta Amanda Demet |
|
$289,134.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Elgin Community College |
Heinrich Peggy Lynn |
|
$289,072.44 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hairston Creasie Finney |
|
$289,061.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Westbrook Kyle Patrick Allen |
|
$289,059.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Karahalios Kyratso G |
|
$289,041.35 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
Lee Andre J |
Sergeant-State Police |
$288,992.29 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Forst Linda Susan |
|
$288,945.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Buhimschi Irina A |
|
$288,901.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavlovsky Stanislav |
Physician Spec Option D |
$288,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Charnicky Brian J |
Senior Master Trooper |
$288,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Ewald Edward F |
|
$288,900.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
State Police of Illinois |
Rajski Carl E |
Senior Master Trooper |
$288,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Carl Sandburg College |
Reilly Seamus J |
|
$288,830.87 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Conavay Laurie Michele |
|
$288,826.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Rodriguez Maribel |
Public Service Administrator |
$288,813.59 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hovakimyan Naira |
|
$288,813.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Van Neck Todd G |
|
$288,806.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcfarland Nicole L |
|
$288,781.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kalantzis Mary |
|
$288,772.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Heller Tamar |
|
$288,739.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Trapp Robert |
|
$288,739.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vazzalwar Indira |
Medical Adm Ii Opt D |
$288,732.79 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Donenberg Geri Rachel |
|
$288,684.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bednar Michael K |
|
$288,657.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Love E Geoffrey |
|
$288,656.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Jonathan Ben |
|
$288,610.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Monn Maria Francesca |
|
$288,590.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Linninger Andreas A |
|
$288,545.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Francisco Denise Marie |
|
$288,536.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sloan Robert Hal |
|
$288,529.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Naylor Keith B |
|
$288,529.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Padua David A |
|
$288,521.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kukreja Subhash C |
|
$288,514.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
White Scott Ray |
|
$288,503.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Klein Jonathan D |
|
$288,492.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sandiford Penelope Alexandria |
|
$288,451.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Naylor Keith B |
|
$288,429.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Sheikh Jehanzeb |
Physician Spec Option B |
$288,426.98 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gillette Martha L U |
|
$288,419.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nwachukwu Nkechi E |
|
$288,364.45 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Huang Can |
|
$288,321.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nickols Sharon M |
|
$288,287.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Varelas Nikos |
|
$288,256.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chen Yuchen |
|
$288,251.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Megaridis Constantine M |
|
$288,238.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Northern Illinois University Foundation |
Squires Catherine B |
|
$288,218.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Valdes Gabriel |
Physician Spec Option D |
$288,213.65 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Inboriboon Pholaphat |
|
$288,212.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Serafini Anna |
|
$288,209.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Green Danielle H |
|
$288,199.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Crudup Dominique |
Corr Treatment Sr Security Spvsr |
$288,198.21 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Moore Lynda |
Child Welfare Adm Case Reviewer |
$288,021.75 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Caceres Carla Eva |
|
$288,013.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tan Xiaodi |
|
$287,937.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Martinez Edmundo A |
|
$287,903.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hanson Keith A |
|
$287,903.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Judd Joshua S |
|
$287,873.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Boyd Thomas M |
|
$287,873.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mason Nadya |
|
$287,863.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jin Jianming |
|
$287,832.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colla Joseph |
|
$287,829.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Barkan Christopher P L |
|
$287,811.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ballard-Thrower Rhea |
|
$287,768.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cahill David Gerard |
|
$287,754.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Lewis-Perry Rita M |
Physician Specialist Option D |
$287,751.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Liden Robert C |
|
$287,737.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schonert-Reichi Kimberly Anne |
|
$287,696.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Holmes Lindia |
Public Service Administrator |
$287,622.10 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Davis Vera R |
Physician Spec Option A |
$287,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pant Gautam |
|
$287,587.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Tadros Nicholas Nasry |
|
$287,569.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Richland Community College |
Valdez Cristobal O |
|
$287,477.69 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shanbhag Naresh Ramnath |
|
$287,472.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Barnes Arti |
Medical Adm Iv |
$287,458.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Losik Stefanie J |
|
$287,445.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cortez Maria Sandra |
|
$287,436.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Adve Sarita V |
|
$287,435.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nares Salvador |
|
$287,366.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gillette Martha L U |
|
$287,334.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |