| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Morris Marc Everette |
|
$252,678.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lin Amy Yamei |
|
$252,667.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Imlay James A |
|
$252,663.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Bross Deborah L |
|
$252,653.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
David Odile |
|
$252,649.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Northern Illinois University |
Henry Beverly Weidinger |
|
$252,648.44 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Clougherty Joseph |
|
$252,642.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Dancer Brad Douglas |
|
$252,637.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Noel Hayden N |
|
$252,634.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Espinosa Jose |
|
$252,630.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Riley Thomas H |
|
$252,627.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lyding Joseph William |
|
$252,627.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Singh Vijay |
|
$252,627.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wilkinson Nikki R |
|
$252,614.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhang Yuanhui |
|
$252,611.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nieto Natalia |
|
$252,608.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Hayek Mario J |
|
$252,578.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Zhu Wei |
|
$252,555.53 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Yabes Marilou A |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$252,546.61 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Zenku Ilir |
|
$252,544.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lee Victoria S |
|
$252,543.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Winship Verity Elizabeth |
|
$252,529.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Saraf Santosh Lumdas |
|
$252,527.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Williams Laraine E |
|
$252,521.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Woods Amelia Mays |
|
$252,521.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Sierra Gregory Edward |
|
$252,520.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Ruebhausen Michael R |
|
$252,473.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Garzon Steven A |
|
$252,459.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
Kuehn Michael J |
Civil Engineer Vii |
$252,454.30 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Northern Illinois University |
Mellon Mark Joseph |
|
$252,453.85 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois |
Bertolo Deron J |
Chief Financial Officer |
$252,448.03 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Groves Daniel Peter |
|
$252,440.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Oliver Nathaniel G |
Corrections Treatment Off'r Supv |
$252,430.84 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shanley Mark Thomas |
|
$252,430.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fischer Jacqueline Linda |
|
$252,418.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Anand Gopesh J |
|
$252,414.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Phan Peter-Trung D |
|
$252,409.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Saboor Abdul |
Physician Spec Option B |
$252,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Yuan Zhenyu |
|
$252,395.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shanley Mark Thomas |
|
$252,392.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pagano Michael A |
|
$252,374.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Srikant Rayadurgam |
|
$252,364.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Linninger Andreas A |
|
$252,354.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Palmer Hill Sidney |
|
$252,334.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Denny Steven R |
|
$252,325.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Standard James R |
Judge Circuit Court |
$252,323.35 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pauli Guido F |
|
$252,322.48 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kwiat Paul Gregory |
|
$252,308.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Horstman Stacey E |
Physician Spec Option D |
$252,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Krishna Hema |
|
$252,257.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Smith Brett D |
|
$252,225.36 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Tyner Angela Linda |
|
$252,223.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Towns John W |
|
$252,222.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kotche Miiri A |
|
$252,215.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Hegde Shruti |
|
$252,208.52 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Mccann Reggie J |
Correctional Officer |
$252,167.44 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Varelas Nikos |
|
$252,138.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Minardi Brendan D |
|
$252,117.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcbee Orzulak Francis J |
|
$252,103.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Governors State University |
Grigoletti Daniel |
|
$252,096.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Westland James Christopher |
|
$252,087.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chandrasekaran Ranganathan |
|
$252,083.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Poole Marshall Scott |
|
$252,071.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ruzic David Neil |
|
$252,065.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Falck Suzanne E |
|
$252,059.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rowell Kristen A |
|
$252,052.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Murphy Catherine |
|
$252,040.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Hettel Joseph P |
Judges Of Appellate Court |
$252,037.15 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Fraidenburg Dustin R |
|
$252,009.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Marinov Darko |
|
$252,002.54 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kaler Robin Lynn |
|
$252,001.03 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Roman Emmanuel |
Stationary Engineer |
$252,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Caceres Carla Eva |
|
$251,989.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ashrafi Seema S |
|
$251,979.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Bertani Matthew |
Judges Of Appellate Court |
$251,976.42 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Balcazar Fabricio Ernesto |
|
$251,973.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Treanor Kathleen |
Contractual Worker |
$251,960.50 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hershow Ronald Craig |
|
$251,951.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Scott Felicia |
|
$251,945.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
Suchy Brian W |
Highway Maintenance Lead Worker |
$251,942.34 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chamberlain Stacey L |
|
$251,942.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Dworkin Mark Steven |
|
$251,938.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville |
Cobb Pamela D |
|
$251,927.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Fouke Bruce William |
|
$251,925.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chen Yolande |
|
$251,906.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Albouy David Y |
|
$251,905.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
College of Dupage |
Curtis Mark Anthony |
|
$251,902.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Vazzalwar Indira |
Physician Spec Option B |
$251,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
Flack Mark R |
Master Sergeant |
$251,895.61 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Iqbal Umair |
|
$251,891.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Hughes Michelle L |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$251,886.88 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mitra Sayan |
|
$251,879.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lawless Robert M |
|
$251,877.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Rakesh |
|
$251,871.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mcentire Calamity |
|
$251,866.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Vosburg Judson |
|
$251,852.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mubayi Dhruv |
|
$251,839.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Krus-Johnston Amanda M |
|
$251,838.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mackey Joseph R |
|
$251,836.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Osta Amanda Demet |
|
$251,807.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |