| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Abrams Robert M |
|
$269,999.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Northern Illinois University |
Freeman Lisa C |
|
$269,999.58 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Amin Devin V |
|
$269,999.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Northern Illinois University |
Furr Jonathan E |
|
$269,999.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mathews Ranjiv I |
|
$269,999.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Northern Illinois University |
Rajagopalan Balaji |
|
$269,999.36 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Griffen David L |
|
$269,999.37 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hanley Luke |
|
$269,981.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Linderer Rena J |
|
$269,960.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Otnes Cornelia Crabb |
|
$269,958.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mackey Joseph R |
|
$269,942.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Esfahani Hadi Salehi |
|
$269,939.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Leroy Michael H |
|
$269,938.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Barnes Arti |
Medical Adm Iv |
$269,930.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Abdelzaher Tarek F |
|
$269,927.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Osswald Benjamin |
|
$269,909.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Illinois State Board of Investment |
Atwood William R |
Dir State Board Of Investments |
$269,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ajilore Olusola A |
|
$269,897.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Northern Illinois University |
Liu Chang |
|
$269,885.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anderson Spencer B |
|
$269,881.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Stamos Thomas Dean |
|
$269,879.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Buhimschi Irina A |
|
$269,860.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Franzblau Scott Gary |
|
$269,857.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Crawford Stephanie Yvonne |
|
$269,839.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Borkowsky Shane |
|
$269,839.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Powers Elizabeth T |
|
$269,812.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Jahangiri Jelveh |
Physician Spec Option B |
$269,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavate Rita |
Physician Spec Option B |
$269,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Caesar Matthew Chapman |
|
$269,792.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hyderi Abbas A |
|
$269,777.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Enu-Enwosu Michael |
Public Service Administrator |
$269,769.67 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shanley Mark Thomas |
|
$269,740.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gerber Ben S |
|
$269,726.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Darabi Houshang |
|
$269,725.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Boyd Thomas M |
|
$269,722.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Peterson Emily A |
General Counsel |
$269,694.44 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Northern Illinois University |
Chaterji Swapan |
|
$269,668.36 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kalantzis Mary |
|
$269,666.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ward Wanda E |
|
$269,658.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fernandes Christopher R |
|
$269,653.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ford Catherine |
|
$269,650.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schonert-Reichi Kimberly Anne |
|
$269,646.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kim Kyekyoon |
|
$269,613.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavlovsky Stanislav |
Physician Spec Option D |
$269,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bain Michelle Bene' |
|
$269,595.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Meis Marcia M |
Administrative Director |
$269,585.36 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shanbhag Naresh Ramnath |
|
$269,584.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wu Yufeng |
|
$269,553.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Irwin Scott H |
|
$269,543.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Creedon Edward Blair |
|
$269,533.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Joliet Junior College |
Mitchell Judy L |
|
$269,512.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hay Nissim |
|
$269,511.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Orcutt Jeffrey W |
|
$269,473.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Allison David |
|
$269,462.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Okabe Robert Masaru |
|
$269,461.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Merriman David Franklin |
|
$269,452.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fortman Jeffrey D |
|
$269,421.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Northern Illinois University |
Zhou Lei |
|
$269,413.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cabay Robert J |
|
$269,374.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bollero German A |
|
$269,317.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Padua David A |
|
$269,309.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Smith Raymond S |
Public Service Administrator |
$269,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2019 |
Illinois State University |
Samant Ajay Ashok |
|
$269,285.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Martinez Edmundo A |
|
$269,233.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Irwin Scott H |
|
$269,219.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hoskins Kent |
|
$269,219.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Jialan |
|
$269,214.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bock David Philip |
|
$269,211.82 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Conavay Laurie Michele |
|
$269,189.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shah Sonali K |
|
$269,181.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hauser Kristoffer K |
|
$269,163.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mazumder Sudip |
|
$269,156.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yasmin Sayeeda |
|
$269,152.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Beardsley Erik Lewis |
|
$269,143.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Woods Jeffrey A |
|
$269,142.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcwilliams Abagail |
|
$269,135.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Alston Mackenzie Jessica George |
|
$269,120.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pearce Patricia A |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$269,109.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dudeja Pradeep K |
|
$269,106.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gurnsey Zachariah |
|
$269,105.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Anyanwu Jovita |
Physician Spec Option B |
$269,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
Illinois State University |
Johnson Levester |
|
$269,097.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chua Teresa S |
|
$269,077.20 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hasnain Memoona |
|
$269,074.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Savoy Steven J |
|
$269,062.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Richland Community College |
Valdez Cristobal O |
|
$269,051.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Parker Justin David |
|
$269,043.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Makela Jonathan J |
|
$269,030.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lambros John |
|
$269,020.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bolton Judy L |
|
$269,009.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Stewart Pablo |
Contractual Worker |
$269,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Tutterow David W |
Water Plant Operator |
$268,986.29 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Marshall Keith A |
|
$268,979.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Fradkin Eduardo H |
|
$268,979.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Denmark Scott E |
|
$268,970.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pickard Alan S |
|
$268,958.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois State University |
Barrett Jean Elizabeth |
|
$268,941.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hanley-Maxwell Cheryl D |
|
$268,927.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Metcalf William W |
|
$268,903.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Majumdar Dibyen |
|
$268,902.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |