| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gibson Jack Michael |
|
$358,141.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Finkin Matthew W |
|
$358,031.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Miller Thomas Harold |
|
$357,932.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Viswanathan Madhubalan |
|
$357,791.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$357,747.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Scoccia Humberto C |
|
$357,620.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jacobi Anthony M |
|
$357,503.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Maitra Rupa |
Physician Spec Option D |
$357,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$357,386.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Constable Peter D |
|
$357,274.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sauer Peter William |
|
$356,517.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hutchinson Mark Robert |
|
$356,384.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Delucia Evan Hugo |
|
$356,286.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hanley-Maxwell Cheryl D |
|
$356,115.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sehitoglu Huseyin |
|
$356,022.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sougiannis Theodore |
|
$355,866.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Illinois State University |
Spack Brock D |
|
$355,807.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nelson Peter C |
|
$355,706.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Gregory Gardner |
|
$355,705.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sottos Nancy R |
|
$355,604.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sweedler Jonathan V |
|
$355,434.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Weine Stevan M |
|
$355,262.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nahrstedt Klara |
|
$355,123.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Espinosa Jose |
|
$354,739.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Minhas Ali A |
Physician Specialist Option B |
$354,488.88 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Illinois State University |
Spack Brock D |
|
$354,397.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Espinosa Jose |
|
$354,057.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$354,032.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Mcdonald Manize P |
Sergeant-State Police |
$353,499.57 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois State University |
Dietz Larry H |
|
$352,687.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Miller Thomas Harold |
|
$352,673.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Elish-Piper Laurie A |
|
$352,578.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saboor Abdul |
Physician Specialist Option B |
$352,515.01 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Stewart Pablo |
Contractual Worker |
$352,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chan Louis Kuo Chi |
|
$352,316.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Daly Jermiagh M |
Stationary Engineer-Chief |
$352,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Finkin Matthew W |
|
$352,231.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nutescu Edith |
|
$352,200.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs |
Pavate Rita K |
Physician Specialist Option B |
$352,160.51 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hajek Bruce Edward |
|
$352,048.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tekian Ara Sarkis |
|
$351,980.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hutchinson Mark Robert |
|
$351,810.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Campbell Stephen D |
|
$351,415.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Otnes Cornelia Crabb |
|
$351,414.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Triton Community College |
Moore Mary-Rita |
|
$351,224.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavlovsky Stanislav |
Physician Specialist Option D |
$351,135.76 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Kripakaran Kasturi |
Physician Spec Option D |
$351,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jacobi Anthony M |
|
$351,036.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
York Kevin D |
Senior Inspector |
$350,955.79 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Xie Karen L |
|
$350,819.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pennacchi George Gaetano |
|
$350,423.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Ocampo Margot T |
Physician Specialist Option B |
$350,372.97 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pearson Neil D |
|
$350,324.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Daniels James M |
|
$350,302.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sweedler Jonathan V |
|
$350,052.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Governors State University |
Green Cheryl F |
|
$350,001.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State |
Challa Sudarsana Reddy |
Contractual Worker |
$349,999.92 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Liden Robert C |
|
$349,999.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gallagher Tanya M |
|
$349,979.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Illinois State University |
Dietz Larry H |
|
$349,927.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sehitoglu Huseyin |
|
$349,364.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Praveen |
|
$349,038.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Freeman Lisa A |
|
$349,010.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Malis Richard W |
Physician Spec Option D |
$348,828.91 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Jin Jianming |
|
$348,626.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chaloupka Frank J |
|
$348,599.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$348,499.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Das Somnath |
|
$348,434.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cahill David Gerard |
|
$348,406.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cohen Neal Jay |
|
$348,347.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Puga William F |
Medical Administrator Iii |
$348,304.46 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hairston Creasie Finney |
|
$348,301.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Moore Jeffrey S |
|
$348,107.85 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sweedler Jonathan V |
|
$347,804.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shan Tanveer H |
Physician Spec Option D |
$347,645.38 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gerlt John Alan |
|
$347,632.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois State Board of Investment |
Mehta Dipesh B |
Dir State Board Of Investments |
$347,172.50 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Decatur Joel J |
Sergeant-State Police |
$347,132.13 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mahoney Joseph T |
|
$346,839.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sauer Peter William |
|
$346,614.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Delgado-Serrano Lourdes Janette |
|
$346,269.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Kripakaran Kasturi |
Physician Spec Option D |
$346,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Shan Tanveer H |
Physician Spec Option D |
$346,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavate Rita K |
Physician Spec Option B |
$345,938.64 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Clark Stephen Brent |
|
$345,897.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Goldenfeld Nigel David |
|
$345,641.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Towns John W |
|
$345,621.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cohen Neal Jay |
|
$345,529.19 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saboor Abdul |
Physician Spec Option B |
$345,407.73 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Fernandes Hubert |
Physician Spec Option B |
$345,246.63 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$345,148.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Suhail Jawaria T |
Physician Specialist Option B |
$345,090.50 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
White Tiffany Barnett |
|
$345,049.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sommer Nicole Zook |
|
$345,011.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
William Rainey Harper College |
Proctor Avis |
|
$345,000.61 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mahony Daniel F |
|
$345,000.37 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Lincoln Land Community College |
Warren Charlotte Jane |
|
$345,000.09 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Freitag Nancy Elizabeth |
|
$345,000.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Garry Joseph P |
|
$345,000.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kochendorfer Karl M |
|
$345,000.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |