| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Gardner Timothy S |
Correctional Officer |
$251,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Warsi Syed Shah M |
Physician Spec Option A |
$251,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State |
Coombes Terri L |
Contractual Worker |
$251,800.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Foley Rebecca S |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,789.26 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
State Police of Illinois |
Rudnik Marcin S |
Master Trooper |
$251,789.24 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chan Timothy Moon-Yew |
|
$251,786.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Griesemer Emily |
|
$251,769.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gregorio Juliet A |
|
$251,761.96 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
College of Dupage |
Roberts Ellen M |
|
$251,751.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ramakrishnan Ram T S |
|
$251,745.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rynn Kevin O |
|
$251,745.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kramer William T |
|
$251,740.27 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Goddard Lynford Lawrence |
|
$251,733.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Northern Illinois University |
Brinkmann Robert |
|
$251,730.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Thomson Nicole Caprice Perkins |
|
$251,728.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jhattu Michael Singh |
|
$251,717.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Belmont Andrew Steven |
|
$251,712.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Espinosa Jose |
|
$251,704.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hashash Youssef M A |
|
$251,704.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stucky Duane Larry |
|
$251,703.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stucky Duane Larry |
|
$251,703.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Jahangiri Jelveh |
Physician Spec Option B |
$251,700.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Barkan Christopher P L |
|
$251,697.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Stucky Duane Larry |
|
$251,687.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Northern Illinois University |
Marsh Sarah Joan |
|
$251,685.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Alom Mulham |
|
$251,671.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Wei |
|
$251,666.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bhattacharyya Siddhar |
|
$251,654.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Jonathan Ben |
|
$251,648.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kale Laxmikant Vasudeo |
|
$251,622.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Burkiewicz Peter Joseph |
|
$251,609.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Malis Richard |
Physician Spec Option D |
$251,600.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Westland James Christopher |
|
$251,592.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Pan Philip Dean |
|
$251,584.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Espinosa Jose |
|
$251,579.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Parker Gary N |
|
$251,578.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mann Daniel R |
|
$251,570.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Northern Illinois University |
Mccord Christopher Keil |
|
$251,566.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois Foundation |
Creedon Edward Blair |
|
$251,548.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sreenivas Ramavarapu S |
|
$251,535.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sullivan Nancy A |
|
$251,535.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wang Billy Chen |
|
$251,535.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Girolami Gregory Scott |
|
$251,531.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Hermeyer Jason G |
Corrections Industry Supv |
$251,523.73 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois Gaming Board |
Curry Willie |
Gaming Unit Supervisor |
$251,521.61 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kar Robin B |
|
$251,507.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Han Rongqing |
|
$251,485.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Vazquez-Gonzalez Lucesther |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,481.83 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Al-Kodmany Ahlam |
|
$251,476.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Wang Jialan |
|
$251,467.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Munshi Aarohi H |
|
$251,459.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kadkol Shrihari Shrinivas |
|
$251,457.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Heartland Community College |
Cornille Keith |
|
$251,456.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Shaw Vanessa Lynne |
Public Service Administrator |
$251,451.19 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jones Samuel V |
|
$251,447.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Shabana Ahmed A |
|
$251,443.04 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gehm Lisa |
|
$251,439.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Powless Joel Jc |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,402.27 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Valdes Gabriel |
Physician Spec Option D |
$251,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Balisalisa Thelma T |
|
$251,397.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kunnathu Puthanveedu Nitin |
|
$251,372.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Northern Illinois University |
Young James C |
|
$251,369.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Robbennolt Jennifer K |
|
$251,337.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Meseguer Jose G |
|
$251,337.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Restubog Simon L |
|
$251,334.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lindahl Larry S |
|
$251,331.15 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Heartland Community College |
Cornille Keith |
|
$251,323.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cho James H |
|
$251,323.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sarmiento Edgardo M |
|
$251,309.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sherrick Bruce J |
|
$251,303.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Wilhelm Jay A |
Corrections Residence Counsel Ii |
$251,303.64 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hur Mikyoung |
|
$251,295.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Heald Paul Justin |
|
$251,292.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Morton College |
Fields Stanley S |
|
$251,289.12 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Danciu Oana C |
|
$251,284.69 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Coloff Jonathan L |
|
$251,274.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Leahy Jason E |
|
$251,269.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Parsano Eric |
Corr Sergeant |
$251,256.08 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Braden Jonathan T |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,254.20 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Brenner Talmadge G |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,224.05 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Green Danielle H |
|
$251,222.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Waller Bradley J |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,221.97 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Pyle William Guy |
|
$251,218.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice |
Maskel Lynn |
Contractual Worker |
$251,200.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Deberry-Spence Benet |
|
$251,197.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Love Darren V |
Master Sergeant |
$251,195.68 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Munshi Aarohi H |
|
$251,191.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kudeki Erhan |
|
$251,184.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Meredith Megan S |
|
$251,183.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Denny Timothy D |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,175.81 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Beal Bruce C |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,172.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Lewis Amanda E |
|
$251,161.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Clark Joseph Adam D |
|
$251,160.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Scannicchio Regina A |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,159.81 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mardjetko Steven M |
|
$251,158.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Goodale John C |
|
$251,150.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Ade-Harlow Amanda S |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,123.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Bauer Paul E |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,123.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Berkley Timothy D |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,123.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Bohm Jason M |
Judge Circuit Court |
$251,123.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |