Erin Tasker earned $79,600 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Corrections, a 17.4 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
Heidi Scott saw the largest decrease in pay working for the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2020, earning $165,400 less than 2019.
It is unclear whether the pay differences mentioned in this story result from differences in total time worked or pay rates.
Top 100 highest earners for the Illinois Department of Corrections
| Rank | Employee | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermiagh Daly | $291,300 |
| 2 | Loreatha Coleman | $260,900 |
| 3 | Melvin Carson | $245,700 |
| 4 | Mark Locke | $217,500 |
| 5 | Nadine Lockett | $217,400 |
| 6 | Shannon Jackson | $210,800 |
| 7 | Marcus Holton | $204,800 |
| 8 | Paul Mocaby | $203,000 |
| 9 | Wesley Fuchs | $199,300 |
| 10 | Ade Ajagbe | $199,100 |
| 11 | Nwadiutor Ifezue | $191,500 |
| 12 | Helen Salako-Ojei | $189,700 |
| 13 | Clarence Egbe | $187,300 |
| 14 | John Schaake | $186,200 |
| 15 | Timothy Gardner | $183,600 |
| 16 | Shaun Dawson | $182,100 |
| 17 | David Sutton | $181,100 |
| 18 | Brian Posey | $179,800 |
| 19 | Robert Stoldt | $179,000 |
| 20 | Tony Whitten | $178,700 |
| 21 | Jonathan Brown | $176,900 |
| 22 | Joseph Pruett | $176,700 |
| 23 | Julio Saucedo | $175,600 |
| 24 | Edward Godwin | $175,400 |
| 25 | Helen Alohan | $174,400 |
| 25 | Sampson Onwueyi | $174,400 |
| 27 | Jeffrey Sim | $173,000 |
| 28 | Bryon Law | $172,800 |
| 29 | Jacob Dalton | $172,000 |
| 30 | David Weyer | $171,700 |
| 31 | Dale Scrogum | $170,700 |
| 32 | Patrick Clark | $170,100 |
| 33 | Kenneth Nalley | $168,900 |
| 34 | Craig Schrieber | $168,500 |
| 35 | Tracy Bordner | $167,700 |
| 36 | Troy Hall | $167,500 |
| 37 | Robert Ley | $167,300 |
| 38 | Jonathon McQuillen | $167,200 |
| 39 | Daniel Newman | $166,800 |
| 40 | Janean Jackson | $165,800 |
| 40 | Kevin Page | $165,800 |
| 42 | Patrick McGinnis | $165,400 |
| 43 | Scott Holte | $164,800 |
| 44 | Jeffrey Hoch | $164,600 |
| 44 | Julie Warner | $164,600 |
| 46 | Walter Baker | $162,500 |
| 47 | Raymond Smith | $162,100 |
| 48 | Gonnie Morgan | $162,000 |
| 48 | Randy Malkowski | $162,000 |
| 50 | Anthony Swarts | $161,900 |
| 51 | Camile Lindsay | $161,800 |
| 52 | Christopher Renteria | $161,500 |
| 53 | Jason Berry | $161,300 |
| 54 | Denise Minor | $161,100 |
| 55 | Joanna Kemmeren | $161,000 |
| 56 | Shane Osman | $160,500 |
| 57 | Angela Locke | $160,300 |
| 58 | Jason Thompson | $160,100 |
| 59 | Elisha Appiah | $159,400 |
| 60 | Lynn Chattic | $159,200 |
| 61 | Chad Hasemeyer | $158,600 |
| 62 | Kevin Rehfuss | $157,900 |
| 63 | Marian Andrews | $157,200 |
| 64 | Ray Gubbels | $157,000 |
| 65 | Douglas Sanford | $156,300 |
| 66 | Hector Quintero | $156,000 |
| 67 | Jerry McKee | $155,900 |
| 68 | Kelly Renzi | $155,600 |
| 69 | Paula Myers | $155,100 |
| 70 | Calvin Bell | $154,300 |
| 70 | Cally Stein | $154,300 |
| 72 | Derek Cleland | $153,800 |
| 73 | Theodore Fredericks | $153,700 |
| 74 | Jonathon Hinton | $153,300 |
| 75 | Chad Adams | $153,000 |
| 76 | Ganges Bell | $152,700 |
| 77 | Jane Reneau | $152,600 |
| 78 | Reginald Davis | $152,300 |
| 79 | Sherman Hunt | $152,200 |
| 79 | Nathaniel Wood | $152,200 |
| 79 | Gregory Battin | $152,200 |
| 82 | Joshua Andrews | $152,100 |
| 82 | James Limkeman | $152,100 |
| 82 | Emmanuel Egbe | $152,100 |
| 85 | Jermaine Myers | $151,900 |
| 86 | Luke Fairless | $151,800 |
| 87 | Brian Futch | $151,300 |
| 88 | Norman Heffelfinger | $151,200 |
| 89 | Eric Ward | $151,100 |
| 90 | Patrick Horn | $151,000 |
| 91 | David Kerns | $150,800 |
| 92 | Devin Wright | $150,700 |
| 93 | Isaiah Wright | $150,500 |
| 94 | Sue Gray | $149,900 |
| 94 | Mark Spong | $149,900 |
| 94 | Daniel Artl | $149,900 |
| 97 | Jordan Ferguson | $149,400 |
| 98 | Dominique Crudup | $149,300 |
| 99 | Allen Weber | $149,100 |
| 100 | Mark Kerkhover | $149,000 |
