| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Makri Nancy |
|
$257,686.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tyner Angela Linda |
|
$257,666.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chen Hsiu-Lang |
|
$257,647.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhu Wei |
|
$257,647.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nofsinger Andrea J |
|
$257,638.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chirinko Robert S |
|
$257,636.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
David Odile |
|
$257,632.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Phan Peter-Trung D |
|
$257,614.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Rowland Trevor M |
Shift Supervisor |
$257,602.24 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vazzalwar Indira |
Medical Adm Ii Opt D |
$257,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Altman Igor A |
|
$257,599.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jones Samuel V |
|
$257,595.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ansari Farhad |
|
$257,577.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Fanning Kirsten Beth |
|
$257,559.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Marinas Benito Jose |
|
$257,539.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Illinois State University |
Rich Jay Strand |
|
$257,534.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Chicago State University |
Peterson Leonard James |
|
$257,480.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Harlow Rand F |
|
$257,459.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Stemmerman Jill M |
|
$257,458.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hinz Erica K |
|
$257,437.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Marker David Ellis |
|
$257,435.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Theis Thomas Lee |
|
$257,408.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Thomas Mary |
Physician Spec Option A |
$257,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Winter Nelson Alex E |
|
$257,393.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sullivan Nancy A |
|
$257,382.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Liu Ying |
|
$257,381.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rogers Wendy |
|
$257,374.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Barishman David |
|
$257,349.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hoskins Kent |
|
$257,335.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gangemi Antonio |
|
$257,301.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stone Schuyler W |
|
$257,290.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hershow Ronald Craig |
|
$257,280.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Du Xiaoping |
|
$257,280.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hoiem Derek Wendel |
|
$257,275.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Graham Judy |
|
$257,272.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stevens William Smith |
|
$257,260.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcbee Orzulak Francis J |
|
$257,252.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Wei |
|
$257,247.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cox Donna Jean |
|
$257,243.45 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fischer Jacqueline Linda |
|
$257,232.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Vazquez-Melendez Elsa L |
|
$257,211.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pomerantz Eva M |
|
$257,187.22 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Vancil David L |
Judge Circuit Court |
$257,173.21 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Robert Hannah |
|
$257,172.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gruebele Martin |
|
$257,166.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bhattacharyya Siddhar |
|
$257,160.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Kim Roger Hoon |
|
$257,124.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Calka Bartlomiej M |
|
$257,117.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Mckeever Anita |
Public Service Administrator |
$257,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Akpan Ofonmbuk A |
Registered Nurse I |
$257,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lazar Sorin |
|
$257,097.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Danziger Larry Howard |
|
$257,091.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Monahan Richard |
|
$257,089.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ceperley David Matthew |
|
$257,061.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Tracy Molly B |
|
$257,059.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Schweizer Kenneth Steven |
|
$257,049.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chirinko Robert S |
|
$257,047.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Tischkau Shelley A |
|
$257,019.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Knoernschild Kent Lorenz |
|
$257,017.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pagano Michael A |
|
$257,015.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Barnes Michelle Marcy |
|
$257,005.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sullivan Nancy A |
|
$257,000.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
State Police of Illinois |
Wilkes Christopher |
Sergeant-State Police |
$257,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Smith Anthony M |
State Superintendent Of Educ |
$257,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bernhardt Daniel M |
|
$256,981.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Etienne Margareth |
|
$256,974.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Love E Geoffrey |
|
$256,972.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Lee Chih Chen |
|
$256,965.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yang Donald Luheng |
|
$256,937.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Delos Reyes Maria Gracia O |
|
$256,887.45 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mohammadian Abolfazl |
|
$256,865.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois State University |
Mcloda Todd A |
|
$256,854.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Roberts Brent Walter |
|
$256,852.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Nair Satish K |
|
$256,847.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Towns John W |
|
$256,843.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Vajaranant Mark |
|
$256,841.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Raval Vivek |
|
$256,839.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Talwar Parkash |
|
$256,818.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brunner Robert J |
|
$256,810.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wang Zaijie |
|
$256,765.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wong Martin D |
|
$256,745.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sullivan William C |
|
$256,734.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois State University |
Murphy Jan Marie |
|
$256,703.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Arguelles Cesar S |
|
$256,666.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
Dickmann Brian W |
Captain-State Police |
$256,656.39 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tang Ignatius Y |
|
$256,647.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fukuchi Ken Ichiro |
|
$256,622.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Illinois State Board of Education |
Ayala Carmen I |
State Superintendent Of Educ |
$256,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lee Victoria S |
|
$256,599.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lindahl Larry S |
|
$256,594.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Northern Illinois University |
Peterson Donald Russell |
|
$256,591.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ross Joseph E |
|
$256,587.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Eisenberg Yuval |
|
$256,555.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Agamah Edem S |
|
$256,552.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Molitor David P |
|
$256,533.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Okabe Robert Masaru |
|
$256,530.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Northern Illinois University |
Hammock Thomas L |
|
$256,499.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Bakir Mouhamad Haitham |
|
$256,492.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Caldwell Sheila L |
|
$256,484.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Northern Illinois University |
Blazey Gerald Charles |
|
$256,482.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |