| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Flippen Carol D |
Medical Administrator Ii Opt D |
$287,317.60 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Alexander Tamika Andria |
|
$287,292.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Reid John Franklin |
|
$287,270.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Superfine Alison May |
|
$287,235.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shrestha Niranjan |
Medical Adm Ii Opt D |
$287,163.30 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brubaker Ralph E |
|
$287,124.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Morton College |
Mclaughlin Keith D |
|
$287,124.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Doorenbos Ardith |
|
$287,121.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Johnson Shelby L |
Corrections Treatment Off'r Supv |
$287,110.19 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rynn Kevin O |
|
$287,110.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cook Judith A |
|
$287,086.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Springfield |
Karri Ranjan V |
|
$287,083.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Goba Gelila |
|
$287,057.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anand Vikrant V |
|
$287,011.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Parker Justin David |
|
$287,005.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Dalton Jacob N |
Correctional Lieutenant |
$287,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hunter-Reach Pamela K |
|
$286,940.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mabokela Reitumetse O |
|
$286,906.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bamberger Brian C |
|
$286,888.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lora Claudia Mercedes |
|
$286,867.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gorski Paul A |
|
$286,861.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Singleton Crystal M |
|
$286,813.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wolfson Ouri E |
|
$286,804.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Phan Peter-Trung D |
|
$286,792.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Rull Gary M |
|
$286,744.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
State Police of Illinois |
Kuzmiak Eugene |
Sergeant-State Police |
$286,717.42 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Richland Community College |
Valdez Cristobal O |
|
$286,704.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sims Thomas L |
|
$286,694.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cai Ximing |
|
$286,686.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Graham Louis K |
|
$286,648.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mackrides Paula S |
|
$286,627.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Vazquez-Melendez Elsa L |
|
$286,603.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Hughes Brad S |
Medical Adm Iv |
$286,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Robinson Elisabeth C |
|
$286,587.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Parker Jeffrey |
|
$286,541.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kasper Douglas |
|
$286,531.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anderson Steven G |
|
$286,524.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ardati Amer Kasim |
|
$286,496.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Jialan |
|
$286,490.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hennum Laura |
|
$286,472.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ji Heng |
|
$286,461.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Patrick Paige |
|
$286,432.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bernhardt Daniel M |
|
$286,403.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Smith Laura E |
|
$286,382.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ardati Amer Kasim |
|
$286,367.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Jensen Sol David |
|
$286,338.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mikolajczyk Adam Edward |
|
$286,334.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Schweizer Kenneth Steven |
|
$286,310.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Mocarski Richard Anthony |
|
$286,284.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bhattacharyya Siddhar |
|
$286,272.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Richland Community College |
Valdez Cristobal O |
|
$286,271.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Clougherty Joseph |
|
$286,222.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jasenof Ian G |
|
$286,200.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kar Robin B |
|
$286,191.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Palmer Stewart Sidney |
|
$286,183.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mclaughlin Julia |
|
$286,182.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Potts Lisa A |
|
$286,179.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
State Universities Retirement System |
Mayer Suzanne M |
|
$286,167.20 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois State University |
Stephens Daniel J |
|
$286,165.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ward Wanda E |
|
$286,153.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Liden Robert C |
|
$286,139.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sutton Brad Philip |
|
$286,138.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Heinzl Jason J |
Senior Master Trooper |
$286,116.31 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Singh Manmeet B |
|
$286,113.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lopez Luis A |
|
$286,081.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Du Xiaoping |
|
$286,079.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jacobi Anthony M |
|
$286,073.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ruzic David Neil |
|
$286,053.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Thurston Deborah L |
|
$286,049.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kadkol Shrihari Shrinivas |
|
$286,044.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Di Girolamo Larry |
|
$286,039.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Joliet Junior College |
Namuo Clyne Gill |
|
$286,002.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wagenecht Kraig Alan |
|
$285,971.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Woods Amelia Mays |
|
$285,948.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Guzman-Hartman Grace |
|
$285,935.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois State University |
Johnson Levester |
|
$285,933.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Korr Wynne Sandra |
|
$285,929.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Banerjee Arindam |
|
$285,868.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gleason Christopher L |
|
$285,858.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kang Ian Konrad |
|
$285,836.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tekian Ara Sarkis |
|
$285,806.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Bloch Arthur |
Physician Spec Option D |
$285,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Dancer Brad Douglas |
|
$285,766.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mehta Dolly |
|
$285,745.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ahmad Sharjeel |
|
$285,733.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Art Jonathan James |
|
$285,701.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gleason Christopher L |
|
$285,695.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pendleton Darryl |
|
$285,678.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Parks Matthew M |
|
$285,603.37 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Junker Jessie Ann |
|
$285,587.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zaer Adeeb |
|
$285,528.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Johnson Bradford R |
|
$285,493.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhai Chengxiang |
|
$285,490.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Subramanyam Ramanath |
|
$285,426.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Abdelzaher Tarek F |
|
$285,424.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bernhard Jennifer T |
|
$285,410.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois State University |
Gillespie Kristen Marie |
|
$285,382.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hoffman Mary |
|
$285,379.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hoffman Mary |
|
$285,379.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chval Kathryn B |
|
$285,369.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |