Prairie State Wire

Loretta Nicholson-Bayless earned $67,800 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a child protection specialist, a 7.9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Rhonda Thompson saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a child protection specialist for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in 2020, earning $28,600 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	David Ruano	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$147,900
2	Patrick Armstrong	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$147,400
3	Jarvis Barnes	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$146,600
4	Maribel Rodriguez	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$144,700
5	Esther Cordova	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$139,400
6	Priscilla Cash	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$136,900
7	Beth Wienhoff	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$135,700
8	Scarlett Aufmann	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$128,400
9	Ricky Colbert	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$126,500
10	Lanese Kincaid-Turner	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$124,800
11	Laticia McAlpine	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$124,500
12	Gabriel Nagy	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$124,100
13	Luis Munoz	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$123,800
14	James Chism	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$122,900
15	Sandra Conner-Lagrand	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$122,500
16	Denice Plump	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$122,300
17	Halema Townsend	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$119,900
18	Reginald White	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$117,500
19	Patricia Pinkney	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$117,000
20	Steven Moore	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$116,000
21	Ayleene Woodard	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$113,800
22	Orlando Arroyo	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$113,600
23	Jeronda Harvey	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$112,400
24	Tara Geving	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$112,100
25	Miguel Sandoval-Garcia	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,800
25	Marilyn Smith	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,800
27	Christina Gardner	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,600
28	Cassandra Campbell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$111,500
29	Michael Cornell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,600
30	Pamela Stampley	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,200
31	Jeannie McCartney	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,100
32	Richard Delahaza	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$109,200
33	Tony Powell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,900
34	Kalekye Musau	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,600
35	Olanike Kuforiji	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,300
36	Naisha McBroom-Shade	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,200
37	Christina Degrange	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,100
38	Jody Coots	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,900
39	Arturo Heredia	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,600
39	Holly Kocher	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,600
41	Yvette Birriel	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,500
42	Noel Carr	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,200
42	Michelle Dirden	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,200
44	Sonya Mallory	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,000
45	Darrick Hibbler	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$106,800
46	Deangela Denham	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$106,500
47	Madlynn Walker	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$106,400
48	Luke Salberg	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$106,300
49	Jane Whitaker	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$105,900
50	Brigitte Broadway	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$104,800
51	Tamela Brown	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$104,600
52	Jeffery McElroy	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$104,500
53	Charlotte Gallagher	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$104,000
53	William Radcliffe	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$104,000
55	Kelley Brooks	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,300
55	Marcia Burjes	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,300
57	Ruth Masterson	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,100
58	Stephanie Miller	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,000
59	Jamie Bramblett	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$102,600
60	Lavetta Campbell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$102,000
61	Showanda Dawkins-Dixon	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$100,300
62	Jessica Furio	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$99,800
63	Michael Casey	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$99,500
64	Catherine Yerly	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$99,100
65	Kelly Rieck	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$97,600
66	Maria Gallegos	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$97,500
67	Nicholas Conway	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$97,400
68	Julia Pratte Frankhauser	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,900
69	Austin Altman	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,800
69	Anthony Foster	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,800
71	Patrick Perion	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,700
71	Nikki Sands	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,700
73	Michael Pecchio	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,300
74	Joseph Dabrowski	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,100
75	Kevin Sward	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,000
75	Rhonda Thompson	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,000
77	Jessica Gray	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$95,800
78	Jamie Wells	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$95,400
79	John Spanley	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$95,200
80	Chyaire Brown	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$95,100
81	Jerald Feingold	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,900
82	Cari Dieu	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,100
83	Kymethia Madkins	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,000
83	Amanda Yosanovich	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,000
85	Lisa Trevier	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,900
86	Tasha McCalip	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,800
87	Louis Jenkins	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,700
87	Ann Kapella	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,700
89	Theresa Ciardini	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,200
90	Jacqueline Etscheid	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,100
91	Lashonedrea Arnold	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,900
92	Lisa Frederick	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,800
93	Kenisha Lindsay	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,400
94	Nicole Chisum	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,300
95	Letitia Bates	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$91,500
96	Kiwauna Conwell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$91,400
96	Claudette Ponder	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$91,400
98	Felicia Moran	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$91,200
99	Dorwin Jefferson	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$91,100
100	Lashai Baskerville	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$90,900