| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kapoor Shiv Gopal |
|
$277,895.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Parker Justin David |
|
$277,875.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhou Yuepin |
|
$277,821.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Roach Michael Wayne |
|
$277,820.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Godsell David |
|
$277,810.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Puga William F |
Medical Adm Iii |
$277,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wuebbles Donald J |
|
$277,785.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fortman Jeffrey D |
|
$277,774.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Devroye Natasha |
|
$277,773.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Christy Jeffrey Paul |
|
$277,743.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Flores Jose M |
Sergeant-State Police |
$277,722.94 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Quigley John |
|
$277,704.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rodos Adam Justin |
|
$277,703.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois State University |
Samant Ajay Ashok |
|
$277,669.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hanley Luke |
|
$277,659.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Donnelly Andrew James |
|
$277,647.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Central College |
Quirk Bailey Sheila Kay |
|
$277,642.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Potter Mark Crawford |
|
$277,639.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Slutkin Gary |
|
$277,587.86 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Raval Vivek |
|
$277,585.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sattovia Stacy Lynn |
|
$277,563.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Combs Bryan Edward |
|
$277,541.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sepahdari Shahrooz |
|
$277,505.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Praveen |
|
$277,499.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cook Judith A |
|
$277,454.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
South Suburban College |
Stokes Wilson Lynette |
|
$277,446.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Parker Janet A |
|
$277,444.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lin Amy Yamei |
|
$277,438.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Naylor Michael W |
|
$277,409.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gorski Paul A |
|
$277,374.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Ayala Carmen I |
|
$277,370.66 |
Illinois Teachers' Retirement System |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ort Donald Richard |
|
$277,353.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Jeetwani Ajay L |
Physician Spec Option D |
$277,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Khaja Hameeduddin |
Physician Specialist Option B |
$277,250.06 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Overstreet David K |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$277,219.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Arguelles Cesar S |
|
$277,209.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Nasib Muhammed O |
Physician Spec Option D |
$277,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Landes Christy F |
|
$277,194.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Naylor Keith B |
|
$277,182.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sattovia Stacy Lynn |
|
$277,180.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tomar Scott L |
|
$277,173.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Insana Michael |
|
$277,165.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lamare James R |
|
$277,150.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wheatley Catherine N |
|
$277,118.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sinha Saurabh |
|
$277,117.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Okorie Comfort O |
Registered Nurse I |
$277,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Tadros Nicholas Nasry |
|
$277,070.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Chicago State University |
Roundtree Leslie Karen |
|
$277,059.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hauser Kristoffer K |
|
$277,056.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Richter Stefan J |
|
$277,049.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wolfe Karneisha T |
|
$277,037.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Neville P Scott |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$277,032.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
White Lisa Holder |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$277,032.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Cunningham Joy V |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$277,032.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Rochford Elizabeth M |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$277,032.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
O'brien Mary K |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$277,032.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kim Sage J |
|
$276,980.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lu Yifei |
|
$276,967.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Franzblau Scott Gary |
|
$276,966.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Heald Paul Justin |
|
$276,961.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
City Colleges of Chicago |
Siadat Mohammad Vali |
|
$276,960.98 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Riley Thomas H |
|
$276,939.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Edward Deepak P |
|
$276,905.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Gill Vikramit S |
Physician Spec Option D |
$276,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Golemon Thomas B |
|
$276,875.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nofsinger Andrea J |
|
$276,873.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Reizine Natalie M |
|
$276,868.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Lewis-Perry Rita M |
Physician Spec Option D |
$276,867.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Afshari Fatemeh Solmaz |
|
$276,855.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Snegovskikh Victoria |
|
$276,828.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Eden James G |
|
$276,828.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kotche Miiri A |
|
$276,789.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Komarraju Meera |
|
$276,783.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Catlett Charles E |
|
$276,781.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Dawson Patrick |
|
$276,758.36 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mykytyn Peter Paul |
|
$276,746.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs |
Win Maung K |
Physician Spec Option B |
$276,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kaplan Richard L |
|
$276,689.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Manek Megha Bharat |
|
$276,662.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cabay Robert J |
|
$276,624.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Torrellas Josep |
|
$276,595.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hergenrother Paul Joseph |
|
$276,571.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sun Jimeng |
|
$276,563.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Maki Pauline |
|
$276,524.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Zhang Zhihong |
Physician Spec Option D |
$276,500.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Stemmerman Jill M |
|
$276,488.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pauli Guido F |
|
$276,481.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Caesar Matthew Chapman |
|
$276,429.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Judd Joshua S |
|
$276,393.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Schonewolf Scott Kenneth |
|
$276,379.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois State University |
Vickerman Donald Patrick |
|
$276,373.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Buchanan Susan N |
|
$276,315.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lambros John |
|
$276,232.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Duong Myto |
|
$276,216.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fleisher Jonah D |
|
$276,202.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Carswell Lisa |
Public Service Administrator |
$276,174.84 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Bross Deborah L |
|
$276,162.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pitts Barbara |
|
$276,160.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bogarapu Soujanya |
|
$276,125.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Johnson Bradford R |
|
$276,105.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |