| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Milton Howard |
|
$264,506.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Corcoran James P |
Medical Adm Iii |
$264,500.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Alvarez Alicia |
|
$264,494.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yadav Manajyoti |
|
$264,489.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wheeler Peggy J |
|
$264,485.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robbennolt Jennifer K |
|
$264,469.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gupchup Gireesh V |
|
$264,467.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Boyd Andrew |
|
$264,463.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Veeravalli Venugopal V |
|
$264,456.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ward Wanda E |
|
$264,455.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Feuerstein Tatiana Katharina |
|
$264,441.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mannaa Mohannad M |
|
$264,399.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Goodly Lyndon J |
|
$264,396.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Gaming Board |
Fromm Derrek |
Gaming Unit Supervisor |
$264,396.20 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lan Zhiling |
|
$264,391.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois State University |
Barrett Jean Elizabeth |
|
$264,387.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shabana Ahmed A |
|
$264,375.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Darling Ginger L |
|
$264,368.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Cerasa Jennifer F |
|
$264,333.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Barnes Michelle Marcy |
|
$264,328.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Palekar Udatta S |
|
$264,326.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Schweighart Jacquline Nora |
|
$264,316.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lapke Jalayne Morrison |
|
$264,308.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Sullivan Ursula Y |
|
$264,299.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Keppler Douglas R |
Correctional Sergeant |
$264,291.08 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kong Hyunjoon |
|
$264,284.44 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cunningham Brian T |
|
$264,283.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Majumdar Dibyen |
|
$264,277.90 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bhat Pooja V |
|
$264,266.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Black Arnold Maurice |
Public Service Administrator |
$264,245.63 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Banerjee Arindam |
|
$264,228.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kar Robin B |
|
$264,226.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Smith Anthony M |
State Superintendent Of Educ |
$264,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bagchi Milan K |
|
$264,189.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Northern Illinois University |
Mccord Christopher Keil |
|
$264,189.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pandya Lopa K |
|
$264,185.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Goldman Susan Rosen |
|
$264,180.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Alston Reginald J |
|
$264,177.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Riley Matthew Lawrence |
|
$264,173.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Karonis Nicholas Thomas |
|
$264,168.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Reed Bradford J |
|
$264,147.73 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Smyre Christopher L |
|
$264,129.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gruebele Martin |
|
$264,090.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kadkol Shrihari Shrinivas |
|
$264,085.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Appavu Samuel K |
|
$264,072.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
O'brien William J |
|
$264,052.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nicholas Martin K |
|
$264,045.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ramakrishnan Ram T S |
|
$264,037.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhu Wei |
|
$264,020.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bernhardt Daniel M |
|
$264,013.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Demidovich Yulia |
|
$264,010.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lu Yi |
|
$263,995.35 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Padua David A |
|
$263,967.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wang Xiaowei |
|
$263,951.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Liu Xiaoqing |
|
$263,950.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Richie Beth E |
|
$263,938.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fong Rodney O |
|
$263,931.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kandikattu Bhavana Thota |
|
$263,908.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Hughes Brad S |
Medical Adm Iv |
$263,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Meeks Steve L |
Medical Adm Iv |
$263,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Hughes Brad S |
Medical Adm Iv |
$263,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Nimavat Dharmendra J |
|
$263,892.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pellegrino James William |
|
$263,888.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Okabe Robert Masaru |
|
$263,877.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shipley Brooke E |
|
$263,856.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wu Yufeng |
|
$263,853.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Theis Mary |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$263,840.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Cunningham Joy |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$263,840.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
White Lisa |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$263,840.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Overstreet David |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$263,840.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Neville P |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$263,840.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lyding Joseph William |
|
$263,823.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lilley Carmen Maria |
|
$263,821.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Jialan |
|
$263,819.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois State University |
Johnson Levester |
|
$263,818.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Devocelle Michael J |
|
$263,816.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kendhari Harleena Kiran |
|
$263,809.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Miarecki Gregory J |
|
$263,793.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois State University |
Beggs Jeri M |
|
$263,784.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Albarracin Dolores |
|
$263,776.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Silva Dejanir |
|
$263,743.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Guzman-Hartman Grace |
|
$263,738.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Stroscio Michael Anthony |
|
$263,738.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lemoine Craig |
|
$263,731.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Obrien Kevin C |
|
$263,713.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Deckard Alan James |
|
$263,708.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Poole Marshall Scott |
|
$263,707.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Illinois State University |
Samant Ajay Ashok |
|
$263,707.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Genc Egemen |
|
$263,702.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Gardner Timothy S |
Correctional Officer |
$263,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Gill Vikramit S |
Physician Spec Option D |
$263,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Potts Lisa A |
|
$263,677.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
O'brien Mary |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$263,677.11 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shaw Benjamin A |
|
$263,647.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Northern Illinois University |
Dannenmaier Eric Rhea |
|
$263,639.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Shah Sonali K |
|
$263,615.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Arena Ross Anthony |
|
$263,614.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gunter Carl |
|
$263,600.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tulley John E |
|
$263,577.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Srikant Rayadurgam |
|
$263,545.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |