Gene Szeto earned $63,300 during 2020, a 3.3 percent increase over the previous year, working for the Illinois Department of Transportation as a civil engineer, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
Ava Strough saw the largest increase in pay working as a civil engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2020, earning $56,500 more than in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as civil engineers
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 amount earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Washington | Illinois Department of Transportation | $156,400 |
| 2 | Roman Meropolski | Illinois Department of Transportation | $152,000 |
| 3 | Ali Ewidah | Illinois Department of Transportation | $151,600 |
| 4 | Eric Howald | Illinois Department of Transportation | $147,300 |
| 5 | Sarah Wilson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $145,600 |
| 6 | Michael Denne | Illinois Department of Transportation | $145,000 |
| 6 | John Humphry | Illinois Department of Transportation | $145,000 |
| 8 | Phillip Gibson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $144,100 |
| 9 | John Kantz | Illinois Department of Transportation | $143,500 |
| 10 | Stephen Travia | Illinois Department of Transportation | $142,600 |
| 11 | Pak Lam | Illinois Department of Transportation | $142,400 |
| 12 | Kyle Wheelwright | Illinois Department of Transportation | $141,900 |
| 13 | Anthony Quigley | Illinois Department of Transportation | $141,600 |
| 14 | Jeffrey Ogrodnik | Illinois Department of Transportation | $140,500 |
| 15 | Oscar Jimenez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $139,800 |
| 16 | Robert Banach | Illinois Department of Transportation | $138,900 |
| 17 | Ava Strough | Illinois Department of Transportation | $138,600 |
| 18 | Imad Shahatit | Illinois Department of Transportation | $138,400 |
| 19 | Eric Norland | Illinois Department of Transportation | $138,100 |
| 20 | Jeffrey Quigg | Illinois Department of Transportation | $138,000 |
| 21 | Todd Johnson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $137,700 |
| 22 | Clay Nall | Illinois Department of Transportation | $137,200 |
| 23 | John Love | Illinois Department of Transportation | $136,600 |
| 23 | David Puzey | Illinois Department of Transportation | $136,600 |
| 25 | Sami Daniel | Illinois Department of Transportation | $135,500 |
| 26 | Keith Roberts | Illinois Department of Transportation | $134,500 |
| 26 | Jonathan SchuMacHer | Illinois Department of Transportation | $134,500 |
| 28 | Lisa Heaven-Baum | Illinois Department of Transportation | $133,700 |
| 29 | Todd Landon | Illinois Department of Transportation | $133,600 |
| 30 | James Snyder | Illinois Department of Transportation | $132,600 |
| 31 | William Parker | Illinois Department of Transportation | $132,400 |
| 32 | Delon Coleman | Illinois Department of Transportation | $132,000 |
| 33 | Mary MacK | Illinois Department of Transportation | $131,500 |
| 34 | Jared Hamm | Illinois Department of Transportation | $131,300 |
| 35 | Brian Tisdale | Illinois Department of Transportation | $131,200 |
| 36 | Stephen Worsfold | Illinois Department of Transportation | $130,600 |
| 37 | Babatunde Owolabi | Illinois Department of Transportation | $130,300 |
| 38 | Hershel Hanner | Illinois Department of Transportation | $130,000 |
| 39 | Nicholas Volk | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,900 |
| 40 | James Stewart | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,800 |
| 40 | Amy Eller | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,800 |
| 42 | Jose Rios | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,400 |
| 43 | Michael Brand | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,200 |
| 44 | Masood Ahmad | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,100 |
| 44 | Jan Twardowski | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,100 |
| 46 | David Rennels | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,000 |
| 46 | Brian Pfeifer | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,000 |
| 48 | Kevin Wheelwright | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,900 |
| 49 | Scott Stitt | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,600 |
| 49 | Trisha Thompson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,600 |
| 51 | Chiboy Nwanganga | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,500 |
| 52 | Julaine Blair | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,000 |
| 52 | David Weller | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,000 |
| 52 | Christopher Hahin | Illinois Department of Transportation | $128,000 |
| 55 | Jay Wavering | Illinois Department of Transportation | $127,300 |
| 56 | Ladonna Rowden | Illinois Department of Transportation | $127,200 |
| 56 | Cynthia Watters | Illinois Department of Transportation | $127,200 |
| 58 | Jeffrey Schoonover | Illinois Department of Transportation | $127,000 |
| 59 | Erica Deyoung | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,800 |
| 59 | Kiley Gwaltney | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,800 |
| 61 | Gregg Prairie | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,700 |
| 62 | John Baczek | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,600 |
| 63 | Christian Hagmann | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,500 |
| 63 | Justan Mann | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,500 |
| 65 | Brad Strebel | Illinois Department of Transportation | $126,200 |
| 66 | Donald Hayden | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,900 |
| 67 | Jose Dominguez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,800 |
| 67 | Steven Beran | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,800 |
| 69 | Joseph Monroe | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,600 |
| 70 | Mahmoud Etemadi | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,500 |
| 71 | Alonzo Smiley | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,400 |
| 72 | Dwayne Commodore | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,300 |
| 72 | Phetsamone Kenenakhone | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,300 |
| 74 | Thomas Schaefer | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,200 |
| 75 | Laura Mlacnik | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,100 |
| 76 | Brian Needham | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,000 |
| 76 | Thomas Magolan | Illinois Department of Transportation | $125,000 |
| 78 | Sheila Moynihan | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,800 |
| 79 | Brian Galloway | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,700 |
| 80 | Timothy Hemmen | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,600 |
| 81 | Douglas Dirks | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,400 |
| 82 | Bill Shaw | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,300 |
| 83 | Glen Pennington | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,200 |
| 84 | Truman Price | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,100 |
| 84 | Barry Woods | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,100 |
| 84 | Kirk Brown | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,100 |
| 84 | Karen Dvorsky | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,100 |
| 88 | Richard Gualandi | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,900 |
| 88 | Timothy Armbrecht | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,900 |
| 90 | David Speicher | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,800 |
| 91 | Laura Shanley | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,600 |
| 91 | James Stumpner | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,600 |
| 93 | Matthew Vitner | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,500 |
| 94 | Shawn Halsted | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,400 |
| 95 | Anna Ghidina | Illinois Department of Transportation | $122,800 |
| 95 | Joseph Kannel | Illinois Department of Transportation | $122,800 |
| 95 | Mark Thomson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $122,800 |
| 98 | Chris Isbell | Illinois Department of Transportation | $122,700 |
| 99 | Jaidy Toro-Rodriguez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $122,500 |
| 100 | Mark Eckhoff | Illinois Department of Transportation | $122,300 |
