| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Stride Christopher |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Sussman Carrie H |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Sutker-Dermer Shelley |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Valdez Julio |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Varga James M |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Vega Samuel Griselda |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Wadas Kenneth J |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Willis Arthur Wesley |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Wilson Thaddeus L |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,623.56 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Dilinila Roberto G |
Registered Nurse Ii |
$250,617.37 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Eiben Tanner C |
|
$250,603.65 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Schwartz Alan J |
|
$250,596.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Thomson Nicole Caprice Perkins |
|
$250,594.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Andreou Frank J |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,590.48 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Parga Sandra T |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,590.48 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Breslan Victoria R |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,590.48 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Khessina Olga |
|
$250,588.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sachdev Vishal |
|
$250,587.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kreppel Andrew Joseph |
|
$250,586.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Thakral Charu |
|
$250,583.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois State University |
Mcevoy Chad Dowrick |
|
$250,560.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Dobbins Mary Iftner |
|
$250,555.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Central Management Services |
Mcquarrie Gary |
Shift Supervisor |
$250,554.04 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Milton Howard |
|
$250,552.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chriqui Jamie F |
|
$250,542.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Smaragdis Paris |
|
$250,536.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sharpe Nicola Faith |
|
$250,527.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Crosby Dana L |
|
$250,518.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Warnow Tandy |
|
$250,489.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Denby Thomas D |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,461.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Atteberry Dennis R |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,461.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Spears John M |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,461.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Giacone Ronald J |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,461.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Meyer Nicholas O |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,461.99 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
Lynch Jennifer M |
Judge Circuit Court |
$250,458.51 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois State University |
Keyser Thomas Kristopher |
|
$250,422.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Chua Teresa S |
|
$250,421.70 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rong Lijun |
|
$250,395.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Romero Liliana |
Public Service Administrator |
$250,383.55 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Creal Drew D |
|
$250,375.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Hammann Kristy A |
Public Service Administrator |
$250,373.26 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rugg Rebecca |
|
$250,360.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Goodale John C |
|
$250,357.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Martin Molly |
|
$250,347.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
White Tiffany Barnett |
|
$250,340.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Jacobson Jeffrey R |
|
$250,339.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Lawrance Christopher |
|
$250,336.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Ettema Sandra L |
|
$250,330.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Ettema Sandra L |
|
$250,330.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Sommer Nicole Zook |
|
$250,330.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bauer Andrew Michael |
|
$250,301.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Deryugina Tatyana |
|
$250,301.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cohen Robert A |
|
$250,296.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Moraine Valley Community College |
Greer James E |
|
$250,290.22 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Liang Jie |
|
$250,279.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Franzblau Scott Gary |
|
$250,276.81 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Bond Kelly L |
|
$250,270.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Birch Kimberly A |
Medical Adm Iii |
$250,260.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Ranjit Eukesh |
|
$250,249.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rodvold Keith A |
|
$250,245.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mcentire Calamity |
|
$250,240.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Goodale John C |
|
$250,237.39 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Majcina Ryan M |
|
$250,230.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Taylor Renee R |
|
$250,218.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Thomas Suja Aley |
|
$250,217.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Majcina Ryan M |
|
$250,216.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ranzer Matthew Jared |
|
$250,216.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Majcina Ryan M |
|
$250,216.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Majcina Ryan M |
|
$250,216.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Winters James N |
|
$250,211.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Daugherty Timothy H |
|
$250,206.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Mclain Deedra G |
|
$250,204.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Forman Tyrone A |
|
$250,194.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Leckband Deborah E |
|
$250,181.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Falck Suzanne E |
|
$250,181.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
Rudnik Marcin S |
Master Trooper |
$250,176.84 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Insana Michael |
|
$250,174.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Pickard Alan S |
|
$250,171.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bucheli Marcelo |
|
$250,170.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois Department of Corrections |
Kuhse Jeffery L |
Correctional Officer |
$250,158.87 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Varady Kristina Amy |
|
$250,151.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
Illinois Central College |
Quirk Bailey Sheila Kay |
|
$250,144.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Bass Jay D |
|
$250,138.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Brezinsky Kenneth |
|
$250,136.91 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Potter Mark Crawford |
|
$250,114.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kakollu Venkat R |
|
$250,107.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Murphy Catherine |
|
$250,101.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
State Police of Illinois |
Ewing Brian Lee |
Sergeant-State Police |
$250,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kherallah Nizar M |
|
$250,094.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kherallah Nizar M |
|
$250,090.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hoffmann Axel F |
|
$250,087.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Tracy Molly B |
|
$250,085.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Benson Jeffrey Charles |
|
$250,082.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Wiley Elizabeth Louise |
|
$250,064.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2025 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services |
Clauzel Lindia A |
Public Service Administrator |
$250,054.88 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ford Catherine |
|
$250,013.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Chicago State University |
Fete Matthew G |
|
$250,008.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2025 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Rudolph Uwe |
|
$250,003.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Colen Jonathan D |
Medical Adm Ii Opt D |
$250,000.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Azar Nathalie |
|
$249,991.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |