| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anderson Steven G |
|
$272,078.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois State University |
Stephens Daniel |
|
$272,067.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois State University |
Johnson Levester |
|
$272,067.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Adve Vikram Sadanand |
|
$272,056.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Mcmullin Kellen L |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$272,018.76 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pickard Alan S |
|
$272,009.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Motl Robert Wayne |
|
$272,005.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Dalton Jacob N |
Correctional Lieutenant |
$272,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Ayala Carmen I |
State Superintendent Of Educ |
$272,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Chung Dong J |
Physician Spec Option B |
$272,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wang Xiaowei |
|
$271,983.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Luer Mark Stephen |
|
$271,920.22 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Shaw Thomas J |
Stationary Engineer |
$271,905.25 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saiyed Humaira |
Physician Spec Option D |
$271,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ruzic David Neil |
|
$271,887.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rau Nicole M |
|
$271,887.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nair Satish K |
|
$271,860.44 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Slater Janet S |
|
$271,857.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yadav Manajyoti |
|
$271,849.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bernhard William Thomas |
|
$271,841.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Jenkins Sylvia M |
|
$271,825.19 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Mcmullin Kellen L |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$271,792.26 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Quigley John |
|
$271,790.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Katz Sheldon H |
|
$271,779.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Somaya Deepak |
|
$271,776.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Liang Zhi Pei |
|
$271,761.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Thomas Suja Aley |
|
$271,744.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Rao Krishna A |
|
$271,729.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vu Danny |
Physician |
$271,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Murphy Colleen Marie |
|
$271,694.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hankin Benjamin L |
|
$271,691.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wuebbles Donald J |
|
$271,683.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Papacharisi Zozo-Angeliki |
|
$271,666.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Western Illinois University |
Thomas Jackie |
|
$271,666.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Western Illinois University |
Thomas Jackie |
|
$271,666.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fernandes Christopher R |
|
$271,666.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rice Scott E |
|
$271,653.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Span Christopher |
|
$271,642.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Williams Devin J |
|
$271,602.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavate Rita |
Physician Spec Option B |
$271,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Yuan He |
Physician Spec Option D |
$271,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chen Ciao-Wei |
|
$271,592.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Constable Peter D |
|
$271,572.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kandikattu Bhavana Thota |
|
$271,564.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Danziger Larry Howard |
|
$271,559.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Denmark Scott E |
|
$271,527.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Wade Michael J |
|
$271,500.69 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sutyak John Peter |
|
$271,489.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Setty Suman |
|
$271,487.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Odom Marcus D |
|
$271,456.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
Escamilla Jaime |
Highway Maintenance Lead Worker |
$271,454.85 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhai Chengxiang |
|
$271,433.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Adjei Mavis T |
|
$271,421.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Wei |
|
$271,405.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ballard-Thrower Rhea |
|
$271,391.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chen Hsiu-Lang |
|
$271,388.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Watson-Manheim Mary Elizabeth |
|
$271,379.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Burdo-Hartman Wendelin Ann |
|
$271,379.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Renear Allen H |
|
$271,370.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colbert Christopher |
|
$271,363.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Genc Egemen |
|
$271,309.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Johnson Harley Thomas |
|
$271,300.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Conway Lamenta S |
Medical Adm Iii |
$271,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gonzalez-Meler Miquel A |
|
$271,288.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Kegg Jason A |
|
$271,223.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Quinlan Maura P |
Medical Adm I Opt D |
$271,222.50 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Bowman Steven H |
Medical Adm Iv |
$271,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cruz Maria Isabel F |
|
$271,193.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Klie Robert F |
|
$271,193.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cook Judith A |
|
$271,192.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Towns John W |
|
$271,182.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lipitz Michael |
|
$271,147.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Whitehurst Brandt D |
|
$271,136.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cox Donna Jean |
|
$271,126.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois State University |
Vickerman Donald Patrick |
|
$271,003.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Quigley John |
|
$270,986.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Davila Walter Jerome Jose |
|
$270,971.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Donnelly Andrew James |
|
$270,957.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bagchi Milan K |
|
$270,955.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Brinkmann Robert |
|
$270,939.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shanley Mark Thomas |
|
$270,936.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Majumdar Dibyen |
|
$270,936.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lazarov Orly |
|
$270,924.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Horn Patrick J |
Public Service Administrator |
$270,922.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Alahi Peter |
|
$270,868.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Clay Samuel T |
Correctional Sergeant |
$270,853.13 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yadav Manajyoti |
|
$270,840.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Varney Andrew J |
|
$270,835.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gunter Carl |
|
$270,831.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Heald Paul Justin |
|
$270,821.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs |
Daggs Dorothy C |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$270,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
Allison Robert A |
|
$270,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Triton Community College |
Sullivan Sean O'brien |
|
$270,799.87 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Cefaratti Meghann Abell |
|
$270,797.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kaur Tanjeev |
|
$270,793.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Howard Mary |
Corrections Treatment Officer |
$270,787.69 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Barnes Michelle Marcy |
|
$270,782.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Raval Vivek |
|
$270,779.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Joliet Junior College |
Namuo Clyne Gill |
|
$270,771.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Palmer Stewart Sidney |
|
$270,768.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |