Joseph Ventura earned $76,000 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Human Services as a staff development specialist, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The average salary as a staff development specialist was $79,056 in 2020.
Top 100 highest paid staff development specialists in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrone Woods | $115,800 |
| 2 | Joshua Merreighn | $103,500 |
| 3 | Valeria Wofford | $103,100 |
| 4 | Michelle Trucksa | $101,800 |
| 5 | Marcela Amaro | $101,500 |
| 6 | Cara Dillabough | $99,700 |
| 7 | John Green | $97,900 |
| 8 | Ryan Bielefeldt | $97,400 |
| 9 | Robert Carson | $97,200 |
| 10 | Layuna Hayes-Cooper | $95,200 |
| 11 | James Ralls | $94,500 |
| 12 | Kimberley Miner | $93,400 |
| 13 | David Hetherington | $93,000 |
| 14 | Edilberto Rivera | $91,700 |
| 15 | Ricky Phillips | $91,100 |
| 16 | Marc Goldman | $90,700 |
| 16 | Elizabeth Hatfield | $90,700 |
| 18 | Lloyd Sichling | $90,600 |
| 19 | Bruce Hagie | $90,500 |
| 20 | Stephanie Czajkowski | $90,100 |
| 21 | James Springer | $89,900 |
| 22 | Kiarra Miles | $89,800 |
| 22 | Elijah Edwards | $89,800 |
| 24 | Michelle Tague | $89,600 |
| 25 | David Hess | $89,100 |
| 26 | Tammy Breese | $88,900 |
| 26 | Aaron McGlone | $88,900 |
| 28 | Paula Groves | $88,800 |
| 28 | Susan Edison | $88,800 |
| 30 | Robert Lovell | $88,600 |
| 31 | Jeffrey Grupe | $88,500 |
| 32 | Clint Koontz | $88,100 |
| 33 | Tiffany Bowden | $87,900 |
| 34 | Brian Piper | $87,700 |
| 35 | Amenia Tate | $87,500 |
| 36 | Randy Schmeink | $87,300 |
| 37 | Craig Kuhn | $86,100 |
| 38 | Megan McCollom | $85,800 |
| 39 | Paul Hilliard | $85,600 |
| 40 | Curtis Kuhn | $85,500 |
| 40 | Ricky Brand | $85,500 |
| 40 | Linda Nidelkoff | $85,500 |
| 43 | Darnella Washington | $84,200 |
| 44 | Amy Pritchett | $83,800 |
| 45 | Brett Oswald | $83,600 |
| 45 | Kaleena Fish | $83,600 |
| 47 | Elizabeth Priest | $82,900 |
| 48 | Laura Myers | $82,800 |
| 49 | Mary Brown | $82,700 |
| 50 | David Lecik | $82,100 |
| 50 | Stacey Walker | $82,100 |
| 50 | Robert Hopkins | $82,100 |
| 50 | Cynthia Upchurch | $82,100 |
| 50 | Richard Jorgensen | $82,100 |
| 55 | Alexander Matug | $82,000 |
| 56 | Rochelle Colston | $81,900 |
| 57 | Romarico Eugenio | $81,800 |
| 58 | Heidi Kline | $81,700 |
| 58 | Gina Tomlinson | $81,700 |
| 60 | Ellen Johnson | $81,300 |
| 61 | Curtis Marshall | $81,000 |
| 62 | Nicole Bibbins | $80,900 |
| 63 | Gregg Newberry | $80,700 |
| 64 | Treasa Harmon | $80,600 |
| 65 | Mark Washington | $80,400 |
| 66 | Lakisha Jones | $80,300 |
| 67 | Kimberly Bots | $80,000 |
| 68 | Sergio Mojarro | $79,900 |
| 69 | Juan Ponder | $79,800 |
| 70 | Marshall Sutton | $79,700 |
| 71 | Rafael Arreola | $79,000 |
| 72 | Gregory Queen | $78,900 |
| 73 | Kathy Onley | $78,400 |
| 73 | Christian Fletcher | $78,400 |
| 75 | Toni Sawyer | $78,300 |
| 76 | Delania Higgins | $78,200 |
| 77 | Joy Schuette | $77,700 |
| 77 | Sandra Delahunt | $77,700 |
| 79 | Efuru Miller | $77,100 |
| 80 | Michelle Viertel | $76,800 |
| 81 | Chevelle Biles-Thompson | $76,700 |
| 82 | Joseph Ventura | $76,000 |
| 83 | Kyie Hess | $74,600 |
| 83 | Tammy Norman | $74,600 |
| 85 | Alicia Gray | $74,400 |
| 86 | Rhonya Fitzgerald | $74,300 |
| 87 | Julie Gradecki | $74,000 |
| 88 | James Cannon | $73,600 |
| 88 | Chaunta McMath | $73,600 |
| 90 | Keith Lambert | $73,100 |
| 91 | Caitlyn Desjardins | $72,800 |
| 92 | Genevieve Castaneda | $72,500 |
| 93 | Marrla Slaughter McBee | $71,900 |
| 94 | Ralph Bradley | $71,300 |
| 95 | Crystal Lindsey | $70,900 |
| 96 | Kimberlee Poole | $70,700 |
| 97 | Erica Jones | $70,500 |
| 98 | Briana Eames | $70,400 |
| 99 | Jatasha Johnson | $69,500 |
| 100 | Brooke Lunt | $69,000 |
