| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sreedhar Rajagopal Vaijayanthi |
|
$283,804.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Donenberg Geri Rachel |
|
$283,771.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kyprianou Petros |
|
$283,766.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gillette Martha L U |
|
$283,757.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pitts Kevin T |
|
$283,750.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Krawczyk Susan M |
|
$283,722.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hanson Andrew R |
|
$283,717.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hart Daphne |
|
$283,695.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Blackwell Robert H |
|
$283,585.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Norris-Stojak Doreen |
|
$283,567.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Clougherty Joseph |
|
$283,525.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Miller Thomas Harold |
|
$283,516.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Lake Land College |
Bullock Jonathan |
|
$283,463.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pauli Guido F |
|
$283,440.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Srivastava Anand |
|
$283,407.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Towns John W |
|
$283,392.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Saif Muhammed Taher A |
|
$283,358.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Rakesh |
|
$283,346.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Almeida Heitor V |
|
$283,333.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sun Jimeng |
|
$283,311.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nie Shuming |
|
$283,301.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robbennolt Jennifer K |
|
$283,301.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Albaro Cecilia A |
|
$283,225.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hutchens Michelle L |
|
$283,212.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Olenek Timothy |
Physician Spec Option D |
$283,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ellinger Paul Norman |
|
$283,177.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Gaming Board |
Curry Willie L |
Gaming Unit Supervisor |
$283,173.65 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rong Lijun |
|
$283,171.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Guo Re Jin J |
|
$283,168.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Praveen |
|
$283,167.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Schneiderbauer Michaela Maria |
|
$283,161.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anand Vikrant V |
|
$283,131.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shroff Adhir Ramesh |
|
$283,074.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chaudhuri Santanu |
|
$283,040.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zuck Lenore D |
|
$283,038.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mendoza Kimberly |
|
$283,014.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zervakis-Brent Mary Ann |
|
$283,011.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pajak Malgorzata Anna |
|
$282,973.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Woods Jeffrey A |
|
$282,942.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Woods Amelia Mays |
|
$282,942.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Meis Marcia M |
Administrative Director |
$282,937.44 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Vamenta Mary S |
|
$282,925.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Brady Scott Thomas |
|
$282,905.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saiyed Humaira F |
Physician Spec Option D |
$282,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Stubbins James F |
|
$282,886.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rogers Wendy |
|
$282,873.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Savoy Steven J |
|
$282,790.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Forman Tyrone A |
|
$282,782.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Berger Reed A |
|
$282,747.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chatterjee Tulika |
|
$282,737.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Giampietro Philip Francis |
|
$282,718.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wu Yichao |
|
$282,710.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Savor Stephanie S |
|
$282,677.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Choy So Yeoun |
|
$282,660.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Srivastava Akanksha |
|
$282,654.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Molony Laura J |
|
$282,651.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Murphy Catherine |
|
$282,644.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Vandenberg Alex |
|
$282,644.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hwu Wen-Mei William |
|
$282,634.44 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Forst Linda Susan |
|
$282,613.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Royston Thomas J |
|
$282,577.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nahrstedt Klara |
|
$282,543.19 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zuck Lenore D |
|
$282,542.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Morris Marc Everette |
|
$282,539.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jeffries Delisa Renee |
|
$282,530.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Conway Lamenta S |
Medical Adm Iii |
$282,500.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Charnicky Brian J |
Senior Master Trooper |
$282,500.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Tracy Rebecca Seeger |
|
$282,487.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Macintosh Peter William |
|
$282,461.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Khan Asra R |
|
$282,458.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Rahman Shahnaz |
Physician Spec Option D |
$282,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Reddy Sekhar Pothireddy |
|
$282,389.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zimmerman Steven C |
|
$282,359.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rauchwerger Laurentiu |
|
$282,333.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Sharp Barton Miles |
|
$282,311.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Genung Scott Alan |
|
$282,240.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Da Fonseca Marcio A |
|
$282,205.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Judd Joshua S |
|
$282,189.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gehm Lisa |
|
$282,171.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fleisher Jonah D |
|
$282,169.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Stubbins James F |
|
$282,164.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Patel Tushar |
|
$282,157.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Keppler Douglas R |
Corr Sergeant |
$282,097.62 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Rivas Mabel D |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$282,079.82 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Varney Andrew J |
|
$282,073.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Junker Jessie Ann |
|
$282,051.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Prins Gail Susan |
|
$282,047.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chirinko Robert S |
|
$282,035.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fleisher Jonah D |
|
$282,031.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Goncalo Jack |
|
$282,021.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sottos Nancy R |
|
$282,013.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Davis Jaime N |
|
$281,991.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kar Robin B |
|
$281,990.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Belmont Andrew Steven |
|
$281,947.07 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Komarraju Meera |
|
$281,934.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kaler Robin Lynn |
|
$281,928.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Graber Kim Colette |
|
$281,917.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Ahmed Azazuddin |
Physician Spec Option B |
$281,916.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chen Jason V |
|
$281,878.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ansari Farhad |
|
$281,844.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |