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Dionne Thompson saw the largest decrease in pay, working as an executive assistant for the Illinois Racing Board in 2020, earning $2,700 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.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as executive assistants
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terri Coombes | Illinois Secretary of State | $163,000 |
| 2 | David Druker | Illinois Secretary of State | $139,100 |
| 3 | Linda Piccioli | Illinois Secretary of State | $131,400 |
| 4 | Jill Zwick | Illinois Secretary of State | $125,400 |
| 5 | Ellen Meyers | Illinois Secretary of State | $112,900 |
| 6 | Henry Haupt | Illinois Secretary of State | $110,700 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Kaufman | Illinois Secretary of State | $110,700 |
| 6 | Harry Devlin | Illinois Secretary of State | $110,700 |
| 9 | Amanda Prentice | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $103,800 |
| 10 | Rocco Claps | Illinois Secretary of State | $103,000 |
| 11 | Aaron Harris | Illinois Governor's Office | $95,000 |
| 12 | Steven Mahnich | Illinois Secretary of State | $94,800 |
| 13 | Paul Knox | Illinois Secretary of State | $94,600 |
| 14 | Scott Stein | Illinois Secretary of State | $92,900 |
| 15 | Georgia Archibald-Little | Illinois Secretary of State | $91,100 |
| 16 | Therese Caruso | Illinois Secretary of State | $90,400 |
| 17 | Vivian Fountalas | Illinois Secretary of State | $90,100 |
| 18 | John Navigato | Illinois Secretary of State | $88,300 |
| 19 | Wyconnda Boatman-Tate | Illinois Secretary of State | $87,400 |
| 20 | Theresa Mateja | Illinois Secretary of State | $87,100 |
| 21 | Tommy Hendrix | Illinois Secretary of State | $85,300 |
| 21 | Karen Leonard | Illinois Secretary of State | $85,300 |
| 23 | Lorena Ramos | Illinois Secretary of State | $85,000 |
| 24 | Jeffrey Cascella | Illinois Secretary of State | $83,900 |
| 25 | Kathy Ford | Illinois Secretary of State | $82,400 |
| 26 | Lisa Duarte | Illinois Governor's Office | $82,000 |
| 26 | Bria Scudder | Illinois Governor's Office | $82,000 |
| 26 | Elizabeth Whitehorn | Illinois Governor's Office | $82,000 |
| 29 | Susan Billington | Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois | $81,300 |
| 30 | Donna Bilski | Illinois Secretary of State | $79,700 |
| 31 | Tammy Green | Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois | $79,100 |
| 32 | Keith Crotty | Illinois Secretary of State | $78,400 |
| 33 | Annetta Sargent | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,800 |
| 33 | David Addis | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,800 |
| 35 | Kimberly Quinn | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,700 |
| 36 | Vivian Anderson | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,000 |
| 37 | Darneice Burnett | Illinois Secretary of State | $74,800 |
| 38 | Pukar Joshi | Illinois Secretary of State | $74,500 |
| 39 | James Gorman | Illinois Secretary of State | $73,700 |
| 40 | Jessica Ryg | Illinois Secretary of State | $73,500 |
| 41 | Brea Kottkamp | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $73,100 |
| 42 | Lisa Grau | Illinois Secretary of State | $72,100 |
| 43 | Sally Finney | Illinois Capital Development Board | $71,700 |
| 44 | Kalin Harding | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | Eli Redmond | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | Rocco Barbanente | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | April Doyle | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | Candice Ross | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 49 | Daniela Disilvestro | Illinois Secretary of State | $69,900 |
| 50 | Ruth Riley | Illinois Secretary of State | $69,100 |
| 51 | Heather Stone | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $67,200 |
| 52 | Cassandra Hudson | Illinois Secretary of State | $67,000 |
| 53 | Miguel Carlon | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $66,900 |
| 54 | Terrie Hammons | Illinois Secretary of State | $65,000 |
| 55 | Sharon Brticevich | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,900 |
| 55 | Jason O'Dell | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,900 |
| 55 | Ernesto Martinez | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,900 |
| 58 | Lindsay Richmond | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,800 |
| 59 | Brenda Konneker | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,000 |
| 60 | Micah Miller | Illinois Secretary of State | $62,900 |
| 61 | Armandina Estrada | Illinois Secretary of State | $62,100 |
| 62 | Francis Grieashamer | Illinois Secretary of State | $61,800 |
| 63 | Jason Van Zandt | Illinois Secretary of State | $61,300 |
| 64 | David Fuchs | Illinois Secretary of State | $60,600 |
| 64 | Emmanuel McGhee | Illinois Secretary of State | $60,600 |
| 66 | Heather Hayes | Illinois Secretary of State | $60,500 |
| 67 | Renita Darnell | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $59,400 |
| 68 | Tiffany Ward | Illinois Racing Board | $58,800 |
| 69 | Jeffrey Randall | Illinois Secretary of State | $58,200 |
| 70 | Elizabeth Sill | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,600 |
| 71 | Anthony Giannola | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,400 |
| 71 | Isabelle Schnotala | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,400 |
| 71 | Grace Variola | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,400 |
| 74 | Ingrid Bridges | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,100 |
| 75 | Andrew Simmons | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,600 |
| 75 | George Berrios | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,600 |
| 77 | Sheila Hallinan | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,100 |
| 78 | Tracy Johnson | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,000 |
| 79 | Pamela Wright | Illinois Secretary of State | $55,600 |
| 80 | Clare O'Neill | Illinois Governor's Office | $55,000 |
| 80 | Kelly Floro | Illinois Secretary of State | $55,000 |
| 82 | Angela Harris | Illinois Secretary of State | $54,700 |
| 83 | Hector Rico | Illinois Secretary of State | $54,400 |
| 84 | Karen Guzman | Illinois Secretary of State | $54,100 |
| 85 | Daniel Lietz | Illinois Secretary of State | $52,400 |
| 86 | Susan Moran | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,900 |
| 87 | Bonnie Godlewski | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,700 |
| 88 | Jerrell Reid | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $51,500 |
| 88 | Joel Waickus | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $51,500 |
| 88 | Gia Abbinanti | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,500 |
| 88 | Agnieszka Baran | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,500 |
| 88 | Gerald Byars | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,500 |
| 93 | Kyle Peebles | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,000 |
| 94 | Betty Scalise | Illinois Secretary of State | $50,900 |
| 95 | Joshua Potts | Illinois Secretary of State | $50,000 |
| 96 | Stevan Prostran | Illinois Secretary of State | $49,900 |
| 97 | Steve Yacko | Illinois Secretary of State | $49,600 |
| 97 | Dawn Metzger | Illinois Secretary of State | $49,600 |
| 99 | Stephanie Goebel | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $49,000 |
| 100 | Gino Aliasi | Illinois Secretary of State | $48,400 |
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