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Jerome Lockhart saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a highway maintainer for the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2020, earning $56,100 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 highway maintainers
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Newcomb | Illinois Department of Transportation | $162,700 |
| 2 | Mauro Garcia | Illinois Department of Transportation | $162,300 |
| 3 | Lloyd Hinton | Illinois Department of Transportation | $147,200 |
| 4 | Kristopher Wilkins | Illinois Department of Transportation | $133,500 |
| 5 | Marcello Valle | Illinois Department of Transportation | $129,600 |
| 6 | Jorge Pineda Torres | Illinois Department of Transportation | $124,700 |
| 7 | Gerald Washington | Illinois Department of Transportation | $123,700 |
| 8 | Michael Brown | Illinois Department of Transportation | $120,300 |
| 9 | Dimitrius Coleman | Illinois Department of Transportation | $119,300 |
| 10 | Arvin Maldonado | Illinois Department of Transportation | $118,800 |
| 11 | Nicolas Quezada | Illinois Department of Transportation | $110,700 |
| 11 | Ahmad Tawil | Illinois Department of Transportation | $110,700 |
| 13 | Earl King | Illinois Department of Transportation | $110,400 |
| 13 | Victor Lopez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $110,400 |
| 15 | Lawrence Lukaszewski | Illinois Department of Transportation | $110,300 |
| 16 | James Blakely | Illinois Department of Transportation | $110,100 |
| 17 | Angel Lopez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $109,600 |
| 18 | Pedro Barrera | Illinois Department of Transportation | $108,900 |
| 18 | Christopher Medina | Illinois Department of Transportation | $108,900 |
| 20 | Cristobal Lopez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $106,800 |
| 21 | Terry Dean | Illinois Department of Transportation | $106,700 |
| 22 | William Washington | Illinois Department of Transportation | $106,300 |
| 23 | Carlos Segui | Illinois Department of Transportation | $105,600 |
| 23 | Robert Whiteman | Illinois Department of Transportation | $105,600 |
| 25 | Keith Emerson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $105,500 |
| 26 | Joel Riggs | Illinois Department of Transportation | $105,300 |
| 27 | Jose Garcia | Illinois Department of Transportation | $105,200 |
| 28 | Augusto Gallardo | Illinois Department of Transportation | $105,100 |
| 29 | Richard Dombrowski | Illinois Department of Transportation | $104,900 |
| 30 | Eric Simpkin | Illinois Department of Transportation | $104,000 |
| 31 | Barry Brown | Illinois Department of Transportation | $103,300 |
| 32 | Aaron Bunnell | Illinois Department of Transportation | $103,100 |
| 33 | Marshall Cooper | Illinois Department of Transportation | $102,700 |
| 33 | Dennis Royster | Illinois Department of Transportation | $102,700 |
| 35 | David Walker | Illinois Department of Transportation | $102,600 |
| 36 | Sean Huber | Illinois Department of Transportation | $102,300 |
| 36 | Ronald Kaminski | Illinois Department of Transportation | $102,300 |
| 38 | Daniel Joyce | Illinois Department of Transportation | $101,900 |
| 39 | Leonard Reed | Illinois Department of Transportation | $101,200 |
| 39 | Derek Wilson | Illinois Department of Transportation | $101,200 |
| 41 | Tomasz Marciniak | Illinois Department of Transportation | $100,900 |
| 42 | Blair Roby | Illinois Department of Transportation | $100,500 |
| 43 | Donato Latrofa | Illinois Department of Transportation | $100,400 |
| 43 | Richard Parzych | Illinois Department of Transportation | $100,400 |
| 45 | James Smith | Illinois Department of Transportation | $100,100 |
| 45 | Jimmie Soto | Illinois Department of Transportation | $100,100 |
| 47 | John Sowa | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,900 |
| 47 | Vernon Tillman | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,900 |
| 49 | Bobby Hert | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,700 |
| 50 | Bruce Ray | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,500 |
| 51 | Jose Carnalla | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,400 |
| 51 | Thomas Conners | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,400 |
| 53 | Gregory Callans | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,200 |
| 54 | Anthony Gates | Illinois Department of Transportation | $99,000 |
| 55 | Anthony Jones | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,900 |
| 56 | Martin Tate | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,600 |
| 57 | Carlos Garcia | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,500 |
| 58 | Alan Moyzis | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,300 |
| 58 | Jermaine Roby | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,300 |
| 60 | Abdul-Kareem Ahmad | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,200 |
| 60 | Barry Lama | Illinois Department of Transportation | $98,200 |
| 62 | Luther Wakefield | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,800 |
| 63 | Mauricio Garcia | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,700 |
| 63 | Laurence Keltner | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,700 |
| 63 | Daniel Maldonado | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,700 |
| 63 | Emile Mitchell | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,700 |
| 67 | James Dial | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,600 |
| 68 | Paul Buti | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,500 |
| 69 | Irving Bradley | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,400 |
| 70 | Michael Carter | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,300 |
| 70 | Terry Hall | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,300 |
| 70 | Kevin Lorick | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,300 |
| 73 | Adolfo Parravicini | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,100 |
| 73 | Andrew Tomac | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,100 |
| 75 | Paulino Torres | Illinois Department of Transportation | $97,000 |
| 76 | Steve Spina | Illinois Department of Transportation | $96,900 |
| 77 | David Alms | Illinois Department of Transportation | $96,700 |
| 78 | John Hoffman | Illinois Department of Transportation | $96,600 |
| 78 | Jerome Lockhart | Illinois Department of Transportation | $96,600 |
| 80 | Paul Rodriguez | Illinois Department of Transportation | $96,200 |
| 81 | Steven Jadzak | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,800 |
| 81 | James Palaggi | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,800 |
| 81 | James Visny | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,800 |
| 84 | Peter Lewis | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,700 |
| 85 | Michael Marulli | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,500 |
| 86 | David Debok | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,400 |
| 86 | Joseph Goosinow | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,400 |
| 88 | Scott Bulthuis | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,300 |
| 89 | Alejandro Garcia | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,100 |
| 89 | Robert Petersen | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,100 |
| 91 | Kenneth Thomas | Illinois Department of Transportation | $95,000 |
| 92 | Joseph Jones | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,900 |
| 93 | Travis Cotner | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,600 |
| 93 | Todd Obert | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,600 |
| 95 | Paul Spagnola | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,500 |
| 96 | Thomas Zajicek | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,400 |
| 97 | Jesus Padilla | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,300 |
| 98 | Salvador Avalos | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,200 |
| 99 | Larry Eddy | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,100 |
| 99 | Jason Hilliard | Illinois Department of Transportation | $94,100 |
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