| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Dixon William H |
|
$279,355.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Zhou Lei |
|
$279,355.34 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Schweizer Kenneth Steven |
|
$279,354.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mikolajczyk Adam Edward |
|
$279,330.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dudeja Pradeep K |
|
$279,294.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois State University |
Murphy Jan Marie |
|
$279,273.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schonert-Reichi Kimberly Anne |
|
$279,256.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Houston Lillian Joy |
|
$279,222.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pagano Michael A |
|
$279,215.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Rahman Shahnaz |
Physician Spec Option D |
$279,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zenku Ilir |
|
$279,181.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Singer Andrew Carl |
|
$279,171.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Goncalo Jack |
|
$279,154.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Patterson Janet L |
|
$279,124.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Patterson Janet L |
|
$279,124.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kang Ian Konrad |
|
$279,106.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Meseguer Jose G |
|
$279,105.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Liu Yunchuan |
|
$279,090.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Heller Tamar |
|
$279,081.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Brinkmann Robert |
|
$279,081.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gleason Christopher L |
|
$279,079.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Schonewolf Scott Kenneth |
|
$279,057.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois State University |
Vickerman Donald Patrick |
|
$279,033.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lawless Robert M |
|
$279,032.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Leak Lonna D |
Public Service Administrator |
$279,015.02 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Ayala Carmen I |
State Superintendent Of Educ |
$279,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Paulson Nicholas David |
|
$278,965.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Abdelzaher Tarek F |
|
$278,964.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hammel Joy M |
|
$278,932.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Sands John L |
|
$278,923.21 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Marai Georgeta Elisab |
|
$278,906.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Brady Scott Thomas |
|
$278,906.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice |
Maskel Lynn |
Contractual Worker |
$278,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hankin Benjamin L |
|
$278,891.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shanbhag Naresh Ramnath |
|
$278,852.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Slater Janet S |
|
$278,841.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Jialan |
|
$278,831.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Leman Jeffrey S |
|
$278,830.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ulla Jennifer Wang |
|
$278,805.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pyslar Anatoliy |
Physician Spec Option D |
$278,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mehta Ravi P |
|
$278,800.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Raval Vivek |
|
$278,784.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mongold Cassie A |
|
$278,783.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Duong Myto |
|
$278,770.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Giampietro Philip Francis |
|
$278,746.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice |
Loveless David M |
Juvenile Justice Specialist |
$278,742.74 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Stubbins James F |
|
$278,720.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hutchens Michelle L |
|
$278,708.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Mohammed Tahseen |
Physician Spec Option D |
$278,706.03 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Liu Xiaoqing |
|
$278,672.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Gaming Board |
Caho Eric |
Senior Master Trooper |
$278,665.71 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hoffmann Axel F |
|
$278,659.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ansari Sajid Q |
|
$278,648.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gillette Martha L U |
|
$278,623.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hood Warren Peter |
|
$278,618.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rodos Adam Justin |
|
$278,617.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum |
Shutt Christina |
Director Alplm |
$278,611.32 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Northern Illinois University |
Peterson Donald Russell |
|
$278,607.32 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Forst Linda Susan |
|
$278,571.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Banerjee Arindam |
|
$278,476.19 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dudeja Pradeep K |
|
$278,459.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lambros John |
|
$278,449.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rosburg Kristopher C |
|
$278,439.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Restubog Simon L |
|
$278,423.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lee Susan E |
|
$278,415.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Praveen |
|
$278,400.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pal Avantika |
|
$278,371.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Deltas George M |
|
$278,369.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Khanna Pradeep Kumar |
|
$278,364.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Reach Brian J |
|
$278,357.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wheeler Peggy J |
|
$278,311.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nickols Sharon M |
|
$278,302.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Leahy Jason E |
|
$278,290.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cook Judith A |
|
$278,277.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Cruz Randy M |
Registered Nurse I |
$278,236.14 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Buhimschi Irina A |
|
$278,218.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bagchi Milan K |
|
$278,208.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Northern Illinois University |
Chaterji Swapan |
|
$278,207.49 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Eison Julian Q |
Master Trooper |
$278,182.01 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brubaker Ralph E |
|
$278,166.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
College of Dupage |
Curtis Mark Anthony |
|
$278,143.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ward Wanda E |
|
$278,128.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nares Salvador |
|
$278,121.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tekian Ara Sarkis |
|
$278,114.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Brezinsky Kenneth |
|
$278,105.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Dixon William H |
|
$278,088.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gunter Carl |
|
$278,077.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chaplin Lan Nguyen |
|
$278,064.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Verzal Rhonda Renee |
|
$278,060.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Makri Nancy |
|
$278,050.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dorevitch Samuel |
|
$278,019.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Torry Donald Silvio |
|
$278,017.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Malhotra Madhurita |
Physician Spec Option C |
$278,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Jensen Sol David |
|
$277,995.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Burdette Joanna Elizabeth |
|
$277,990.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Forsyth David Alexand |
|
$277,973.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nicholas Martin K |
|
$277,959.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Drasgow Fritz |
|
$277,949.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Dulaca Maria Luz |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$277,900.28 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Fernandes Hubert N |
Physician Spec Option B |
$277,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |