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The highest annual salary earned among Illinois General Assembly was $185,800 to Harold Mays.
The highest salary was $218,100 in 2020.
A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019, argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.
Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.
Highest paid Illinois employees with Illinois General Assembly.
| Illinois employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Harold Mays | $185,800 |
| Ngozi Ezike | $178,200 |
| Grace Hou-Ovnik | $178,200 |
| Robey Jeffreys | $178,200 |
| Omer Osman | $178,200 |
| Jennifer Ricker | $178,200 |
| Marc Smith | $178,200 |
| Frank Mautino | $176,500 |
| Theresa Eagleson | $168,800 |
| Janel Forde | $168,800 |
| David Harris | $168,800 |
| Kristin Richards | $168,800 |
| Kwame Raoul | $161,500 |
| Chasse Rehwinkel | $161,500 |
| Jesse White | $161,500 |
| Colleen Callahan Burns | $158,100 |
| Jerry Costello | $158,100 |
| John Kim | $158,100 |
| Brendan Kelly | $157,200 |
| Mark Mahoney | $157,100 |
| Mario Treto | $155,900 |
| Alicia Tate-Nadeau | $152,900 |
| Kia Coleman | $151,500 |
| Dulce Quintero | $151,500 |
| Amaal Tokars | $151,500 |
| Susan Haling | $150,000 |
| John Rogner | $147,700 |
| Cecilia Abundis | $147,200 |
| Michael Kleinik | $147,200 |
| Dana Severinghaus | $142,800 |
| Heidi Mueller | $142,700 |
| Laurie Murphy | $141,500 |
| Michael Brennan | $141,000 |
| Michael Frerichs | $140,000 |
| Susana Mendoza | $140,000 |
| Juliana Stratton | $140,000 |
| Carrie Zalewski | $138,200 |
| Paula Basta | $137,100 |
| James Bennett | $137,100 |
| Francisco Menchaca | $137,100 |
| Richard Neely | $137,100 |
| Matthew Perez | $137,100 |
| Kathryn Doerries | $134,700 |
| Stephen Mathis | $134,700 |
| Marc Parker | $134,700 |
| Maria Portela | $134,700 |
| Deborah Simpson | $134,700 |
| Thomas Tyrrell | $134,700 |
| Jason Hogendorn-Keller | $134,200 |
| Jenny Aguirre | $131,500 |
| Sylvia Garcia | $131,500 |
| Deborah Baker | $129,100 |
| Christopher Harris | $129,100 |
| Jeffrey Mears | $126,600 |
| Carolyn Doherty | $125,000 |
| Barbara Currie | $124,800 |
| Anthony Star | $123,100 |
| Barbara Barreno-Paschall | $122,700 |
| Robert Cantone | $122,700 |
| Ledeidre Turner | $122,700 |
| Megan Morgan | $121,400 |
| Maria Bocanegra | $120,700 |
| Michael Carrigan | $120,700 |
| Douglas Kimbrel | $120,700 |
| Anastasia Palivos | $120,700 |
| Cynthia Santos | $120,700 |
| Jennifer Van Wie | $120,700 |
| Peter Nezamis | $119,200 |
| Anthony Vaughn | $116,900 |
| William Lowry | $107,600 |
| Lara Shayne | $105,000 |
| Joanna Gunderson | $100,000 |
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