Heidi Browne earned $76,200 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Corrections as an administrative assistant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The average salary as an administrative assistant was $69,713 in 2020.
Top 100 highest paid administrative assistants in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia Morgan | $136,900 |
| 2 | Agata Fieske-Nesheiwat | $135,600 |
| 3 | Melody Schutz-Sanderfield | $133,600 |
| 4 | Margo Asbury | $125,100 |
| 5 | Tammy Moomey | $112,600 |
| 6 | Judy Brown | $107,000 |
| 7 | Patricia McQuigg | $106,700 |
| 8 | Beth Pollo | $104,300 |
| 9 | Brenda Magro | $104,000 |
| 10 | Denise Kink | $103,800 |
| 11 | Kirsti Todd | $103,300 |
| 12 | Neil Hubert | $102,400 |
| 13 | Vernita King | $100,800 |
| 14 | Tina Chrans | $96,200 |
| 14 | Kathleen Widmer | $96,200 |
| 14 | Yvette Willingham | $96,200 |
| 17 | Mary Roth | $96,000 |
| 18 | Michael Jones | $95,100 |
| 19 | Andrew Winking | $94,600 |
| 20 | Christine Lemme | $94,200 |
| 21 | Michael Foster | $94,000 |
| 22 | Deborah Reider | $93,200 |
| 23 | Cynthia Melone | $92,800 |
| 24 | Nina Smith | $92,700 |
| 25 | Danielle Roberson | $92,500 |
| 26 | Maggie Lamb | $92,100 |
| 26 | Linda Bullard | $92,100 |
| 28 | Maria Lazic | $92,000 |
| 28 | Paul Simpson | $92,000 |
| 30 | Shannon Tamblin | $91,800 |
| 31 | Linda Raufer | $91,700 |
| 32 | Nancy Pietryla | $91,500 |
| 32 | Michelle Morgan | $91,500 |
| 34 | Angelina Huerta | $91,400 |
| 34 | Rosario Guerrero | $91,400 |
| 34 | Luisa Roldan-Perez | $91,400 |
| 37 | Megan Moore | $91,300 |
| 37 | Michelle Smith | $91,300 |
| 39 | Diana Shreck | $91,200 |
| 40 | Brook Trees | $91,000 |
| 41 | Jane Voss | $90,700 |
| 42 | Gina Merano | $90,600 |
| 42 | Deborah Turnbull | $90,600 |
| 42 | Irma Anaya-Villa | $90,600 |
| 45 | Simony Weyforth | $90,500 |
| 45 | Consuelo Mariscal-Garcia | $90,500 |
| 47 | Kelly Richardson | $90,300 |
| 48 | Jeffrey Smith | $90,200 |
| 49 | Max Blackburn | $89,900 |
| 49 | Betty Bostwick | $89,900 |
| 51 | Susan Pearse | $89,800 |
| 52 | Andres Garibay | $89,500 |
| 53 | Scott Shepard | $89,400 |
| 54 | Mary Ray | $89,300 |
| 55 | Frances Cunningham | $89,200 |
| 56 | Gayle Wilson | $89,100 |
| 57 | Carmen Nuno | $89,000 |
| 58 | Elizabeth Kirk | $88,900 |
| 58 | Delores McKinney | $88,900 |
| 58 | Michelle Dirksen | $88,900 |
| 58 | Kimberly Pendleton | $88,900 |
| 62 | Louise Branick | $88,800 |
| 62 | Theresa Bright | $88,800 |
| 64 | Ana Gonzalez | $88,700 |
| 65 | James Boone | $88,500 |
| 65 | Sandra Carbonell | $88,500 |
| 67 | Michael Forsythe | $88,300 |
| 68 | Robin Sudduth | $88,000 |
| 69 | Kevin Six | $87,700 |
| 69 | Sarah Venema | $87,700 |
| 69 | Maurice McAllister | $87,700 |
| 72 | Karen Boensel | $87,600 |
| 73 | Pamela Oller | $87,500 |
| 73 | Jolene Clarke | $87,500 |
| 73 | Leonor Ramirez | $87,500 |
| 76 | Karen Wagner | $87,400 |
| 76 | Paula McCray | $87,400 |
| 76 | Sherri Mahon | $87,400 |
| 76 | Monica Biddings | $87,400 |
| 80 | Delores Hampton | $87,300 |
| 81 | Karen Kirk | $87,100 |
| 81 | Irene Blake | $87,100 |
| 81 | Lynn Hedges | $87,100 |
| 81 | Patrice Ivy | $87,100 |
| 81 | Cheryl Davis | $87,100 |
| 81 | Gemma D’Anca | $87,100 |
| 81 | Rona Marmion | $87,100 |
| 81 | Traci Ondrey | $87,100 |
| 81 | Sharon Morris | $87,100 |
| 81 | Dorjuana Brown | $87,100 |
| 81 | Sandra Justice | $87,100 |
| 81 | Jeffrey Osowski | $87,100 |
| 81 | Jennifer Howard | $87,100 |
| 81 | Michael Trimmer | $87,100 |
| 81 | Susan Sigourney | $87,100 |
| 81 | Debra Malinowski | $87,100 |
| 81 | Patricia Gastorf | $87,100 |
| 81 | Brenda Cunningham | $87,100 |
| 81 | Vicki Moffett-Yocum | $87,100 |
| 100 | Scott Hultz | $87,000 |
