| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mermelstein Robin J |
|
$384,067.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cohen Neal Jay |
|
$384,051.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Elam Gloria L |
|
$383,886.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hanley-Maxwell Cheryl D |
|
$382,810.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Constable Peter D |
|
$382,796.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Seidel Harry Edward |
|
$382,759.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Pavate Rita |
Physician Spec Option B |
$382,499.21 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Klamen Debra L |
|
$382,320.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ray Charles |
|
$381,758.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sweedler Jonathan V |
|
$380,705.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Miller Thomas Harold |
|
$380,704.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Javed Hasina |
Physician Spec Option D |
$379,900.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$379,473.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
Waubonsee Community College |
Sobek Christine Jean |
|
$379,464.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ray Charles |
|
$379,441.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Campbell Stephen D |
|
$378,779.29 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rowan Susan Ann |
|
$378,691.89 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcmillen Daniel P |
|
$378,412.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Casey Terrence C |
Physician Spec Option C |
$378,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Saving Kay Linn |
|
$378,084.26 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mermelstein Robin J |
|
$377,847.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pennacchi George Gaetano |
|
$377,538.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Srikant Rayadurgam |
|
$377,314.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hartleb Dan Steven |
|
$376,681.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sehitoglu Huseyin |
|
$376,068.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Kondos George T |
|
$375,715.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Cho Wonhwa |
|
$375,208.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Colley Karen J |
|
$375,042.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rusch Sara L |
|
$374,937.01 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Loffing David Harold |
|
$374,585.79 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Finkin Matthew W |
|
$374,512.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$374,344.78 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Elam Gloria L |
|
$374,221.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Gregory Gardner |
|
$373,777.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Novak Richard M |
|
$373,371.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Klamen Debra L |
|
$373,288.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Kareemi Faiza |
Physician Spec Option D |
$373,100.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
Mcdonald Manize P |
Sergeant-State Police |
$373,033.38 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Sloan Robert Hal |
|
$372,799.82 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Hutchinson Mark Robert |
|
$372,626.16 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
Martinez Chad R |
Sergeant-State Police |
$372,385.03 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcmillen Daniel P |
|
$372,201.55 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hartleb Dan Steven |
|
$372,104.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Loffing David Harold |
|
$372,005.80 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Varney Andrew J |
|
$371,589.18 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pearson Neil D |
|
$371,335.50 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sougiannis Theodore |
|
$371,211.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Moore Jeffrey S |
|
$371,148.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Ray Charles |
|
$371,147.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Berenbaum May Roberta |
|
$370,783.67 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Cohen Neal Jay |
|
$370,536.68 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Miller Thomas Harold |
|
$370,352.40 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
Wilkes Christopher J |
Sergeant-State Police |
$370,304.16 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Otnes Cornelia Crabb |
|
$369,726.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Moore Jeffrey S |
|
$369,647.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Hartleb Dan Steven |
|
$369,593.05 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2019 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Delucia Evan Hugo |
|
$369,524.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pearson Neil D |
|
$369,181.37 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Saving Kay Linn |
|
$369,063.13 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$369,023.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$368,888.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Gregory Gardner |
|
$368,871.41 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
Illinois Department of Transportation |
King Tommie |
Sergeant-State Police |
$368,444.49 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$368,075.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Freund Gregory Gardner |
|
$367,945.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Loffing David Harold |
|
$367,890.64 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kumar Praveen |
|
$367,760.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Khanna Madhu |
|
$367,737.17 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Avitall Boaz |
|
$367,100.75 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bunney E Bradshaw |
|
$366,842.00 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sehitoglu Huseyin |
|
$366,839.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Nutescu Edith |
|
$366,836.30 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Elam Gloria L |
|
$366,762.77 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Donnelly Andrew James |
|
$366,754.51 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Illinois State University |
Spack Brock D |
|
$366,628.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
Illinois State University |
Spack Brock D |
|
$366,628.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Seidel Harry Edward |
|
$366,458.14 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Rusch Sara L |
|
$366,433.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
Illinois State University |
Spack Brock D |
|
$366,195.06 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Berenbaum May Roberta |
|
$365,903.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2021 |
Illinois State University |
Spack Brock D |
|
$365,761.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sottos Nancy R |
|
$365,407.25 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
State Police of Illinois |
Wilkes Christopher |
Sergeant-State Police |
$365,400.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sanders William H |
|
$365,167.66 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Bauman Jerry Lee |
|
$364,975.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois State University |
Dietz Larry H |
|
$364,820.88 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pennacchi George Gaetano |
|
$364,525.28 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sehitoglu Huseyin |
|
$364,480.31 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2020 |
Illinois Department of Human Services |
Kripakaran Kasturi |
Physician Spec Option D |
$364,300.00 |
Illinois State Comptroller |
| 2017 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Chhajed Dilip |
|
$364,018.02 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Gerlt John Alan |
|
$363,607.92 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Finkin Matthew W |
|
$363,547.63 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Mahoney Joseph T |
|
$363,420.42 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2024 |
Parkland College |
Lau Pamela Poh-Ling |
|
$363,382.43 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Menchaca Martha G |
|
$363,334.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2018 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Pearson Neil D |
|
$363,303.38 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |
| 2024 |
State Police of Illinois |
David Eric I |
Sergeant-State Police |
$362,979.82 |
Illinois State Comptroller (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Geubelle Philippe H |
|
$362,790.93 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2023 |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Mcmillen Daniel P |
|
$362,729.76 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (Salaries) |
| 2022 |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
Varney Andrew J |
|
$362,459.56 |
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois |