| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Devar William Marc |
|
$254,431.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Graves Mark W |
|
$254,426.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lee Minjoo L |
|
$254,422.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Motl Robert Wayne |
|
$254,420.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ma Jun |
|
$254,415.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nonn Larisa |
|
$254,408.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Illinois State Board of Investment |
Farhadieh Johara |
Dir State Board Of Investments |
$254,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Chambers William L |
Correctional Officer |
$254,398.89 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Di Girolamo Larry |
|
$254,383.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Elgin Community College |
Hucek Marc P |
|
$254,379.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hood Warren Peter |
|
$254,375.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wang Xiaowei |
|
$254,369.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ouyang Yanfeng |
|
$254,366.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Abrams Charles K |
|
$254,366.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Perry Rhonda Renee |
|
$254,361.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcwilliams Abagail |
|
$254,355.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Theodore Nikolas |
|
$254,336.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kherallah Nizar M |
|
$254,328.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mackey Joseph R |
|
$254,326.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Zhou Lei |
|
$254,316.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Molina Isabel |
|
$254,315.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hibbert Paul A |
|
$254,314.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hascup Erin R |
|
$254,306.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Coleman Daniel |
Maintenance Worker |
$254,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kwiat Paul Gregory |
|
$254,297.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lin Janet Y |
|
$254,291.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Akbas Ferhat |
|
$254,284.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Selvin Paul Ronald |
|
$254,281.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sierra-Fernandez Hern |
|
$254,267.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mclauchlan Heather Meredith |
|
$254,264.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mehta Dolly |
|
$254,262.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Blake Catherine Lesley |
|
$254,262.10 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcwilliams Abagail |
|
$254,260.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kamble Vijay S |
|
$254,248.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Naylor Michael W |
|
$254,243.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Roberts John A |
Correctional Sergeant |
$254,241.49 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Komarraju Meera |
|
$254,234.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ceperley David Matthew |
|
$254,209.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Abrams Charles K |
|
$254,205.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rodvold Keith A |
|
$254,191.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Fanning Kirsten Beth |
|
$254,173.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Davis Michael A |
|
$254,166.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nares Salvador |
|
$254,141.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ahmad Sharjeel |
|
$254,141.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Schwartz Bradley Fields |
|
$254,125.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ort Donald Richard |
|
$254,119.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Devocelle Christine C |
|
$254,115.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tulabandhula Theja |
|
$254,091.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Wheeler Nathan S |
Shift Supervisor |
$254,079.86 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Richardson David W |
|
$254,067.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Finkel Leah R |
|
$254,041.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lopez Luis A |
|
$254,039.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Benavides Lopez Valeria C |
|
$254,039.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Cobb Pamela D |
|
$254,031.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Croland Trina Drummet |
|
$254,024.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gleason Christopher L |
|
$254,016.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Riley Matthew Lawrence |
|
$254,003.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hoffmann Axel F |
|
$253,995.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Schmidt Kenneth A |
|
$253,982.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Taurisani Mark D |
|
$253,976.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Arena Ross Anthony |
|
$253,963.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois Alumni Alliance |
Neubauer Jennifer Lewis |
|
$253,957.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State |
Long Bradley J |
Deputy Director |
$253,947.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Vidanovic Vladimir |
|
$253,937.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Singh Manmeet B |
|
$253,927.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lee Todd Allen |
|
$253,920.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Gupchup Gireesh V |
|
$253,868.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Leipold Andrew David |
|
$253,868.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcfarland Nicole L |
|
$253,862.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Clougherty Joseph |
|
$253,850.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kim Sage J |
|
$253,849.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Riley Thomas H |
|
$253,839.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rodvold Keith A |
|
$253,820.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Newman Daniel Allen |
|
$253,809.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Thulborn Keith Raymond |
|
$253,805.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Illinois Supreme Court Judges |
Burke Anne M |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois Supreme Court Judges |
Neville P Scott |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Anyanwu Jovita |
Physician Spec Option B |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois Supreme Court Judges |
Theis Mary J |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois Supreme Court Judges |
Overstreet David K |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois Supreme Court Judges |
Burke Michael J |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Illinois Supreme Court Judges |
Carter Robert L |
Judge Of Supreme Court |
$253,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Potter Mark Crawford |
|
$253,784.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
College of Dupage |
Roberts Ellen M |
|
$253,776.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Whitehurst Brandt D |
|
$253,767.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Maheshwari Anshu |
|
$253,764.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shahbazian-Yassar Reza |
|
$253,763.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Campbell Cassandra |
Child Protection Spec |
$253,758.20 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Malhotra Gautam |
|
$253,756.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kandikattu Bhavana Suren |
|
$253,749.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Shumake Mark E |
Stationary Engineer - Chief |
$253,743.38 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Zhiguang |
|
$253,728.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mookencherry Shefali J |
|
$253,724.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Manek Megha Bharat |
|
$253,708.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vazzalwar Indira |
Medical Adm Ii Opt D |
$253,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Finkel Leah R |
|
$253,699.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cho In Koo |
|
$253,695.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Joliet Junior College |
Mitchell Judy L |
|
$253,689.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chan Timothy Moon-Yew |
|
$253,683.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Berry Vikas |
|
$253,683.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |