Prairie State Wire

Alexis Fricke earned $40,500 during 2020 working for the Illinois Governor's Office as an administrative assistant, a 0.2 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Howard Ruble saw the largest decrease in pay, working as an administrative assistant for the Illinois Governor's Office in 2020, earning $46,000 less than in 2019.

It is unclear whether the pay differences mentioned in this story result from differences in total time worked or pay rates.

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