Prairie State Wire

Rebecca Cross earned $92,200 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Human Services as a human services casework manager, a 0.1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Mary Gardner saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a human services casework manager for the Illinois Department of Human Services in 2020, earning $49,900 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	Gilberto Maldonado	Illinois Department of Human Services	$133,900
2	Nancy Gabel	Illinois Department of Human Services	$129,400
3	Patricia Heredia	Illinois Department of Human Services	$128,100
4	Benjamin Haynes	Illinois Department of Human Services	$127,300
5	Camille McLurkin	Illinois Department of Human Services	$126,400
6	Rose Ginger	Illinois Department of Human Services	$123,200
7	Lisa Batte	Illinois Department of Human Services	$123,100
8	Norma Joseph	Illinois Department of Human Services	$122,800
9	Nadine English	Illinois Department of Human Services	$122,700
10	Yolanda Porter	Illinois Department of Human Services	$122,200
11	Angela Moore	Illinois Department of Human Services	$120,500
12	Francisco Alvarez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$120,300
13	Oluwakemi Akapo	Illinois Department of Human Services	$119,000
14	Maria Ibarra	Illinois Department of Human Services	$118,700
14	Mayra Melendez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$118,700
16	Toskey Marshall	Illinois Department of Human Services	$118,400
17	Luis Bolanos	Illinois Department of Human Services	$117,500
18	Dawn Fayhee	Illinois Department of Human Services	$117,300
19	Ernesto Marin	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,900
19	Isaac Renfroe	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,900
21	Karla Espinosa	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,700
22	Sandra Meza	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,600
23	Jafar Zaidi	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,400
24	Barbara Jackson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,100
24	Cherl Jefferson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,100
26	Mechelle Dawkins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$116,000
27	Brenal Beck	Illinois Department of Human Services	$115,200
28	Richard Sanner	Illinois Department of Human Services	$115,100
29	Reginald Oparah	Illinois Department of Human Services	$114,900
30	Maricella Gandarilla	Illinois Department of Human Services	$114,700
31	Valerie Knight-Collins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$114,400
32	Fernan Vargas	Illinois Department of Human Services	$114,300
33	Topekka Funches	Illinois Department of Human Services	$114,000
34	Lorena Ramirez-Fellows	Illinois Department of Human Services	$113,800
35	Maricela Ramirez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$113,700
35	Kimberly Young	Illinois Department of Human Services	$113,700
37	Elice Smith-Mitchell	Illinois Department of Human Services	$112,700
38	Latoya Thomas	Illinois Department of Human Services	$112,400
39	Elizabeth Bigwood	Illinois Department of Human Services	$112,200
40	Debra Hackler	Illinois Department of Human Services	$112,100
41	Sue Tomei	Illinois Department of Human Services	$111,900
42	Priscila Camacho	Illinois Department of Human Services	$111,700
43	Roseline Nwaokocha	Illinois Department of Human Services	$111,600
44	Lashawn Tate	Illinois Department of Human Services	$111,400
45	Orlando Hadzic	Illinois Department of Human Services	$110,600
46	Samantha Smith	Illinois Department of Human Services	$110,000
47	Mitzy Newell	Illinois Department of Human Services	$109,900
48	Romesa Anderson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$109,300
48	Phyllis Lake	Illinois Department of Human Services	$109,300
48	Frances Manuel	Illinois Department of Human Services	$109,300
51	Sandra Williams	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,800
52	John Aylesworth	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,700
53	Renee Coleman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,600
54	Andrea Dejesus	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,500
55	Stephanie Honeycutt	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,400
55	Karen Kellum	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,400
57	Benjamin Hernandez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$108,100
58	Bemajdareki Williams	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,800
59	Jill Lipe	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,600
60	Seglinder Lake	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,500
61	Darryl Lehet-Jones	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,400
62	Holly Melvin	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,300
63	Brian Dolezal	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,200
64	Charles Carter	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,900
65	Shajan Jose	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,800
66	Constance Threlkeld	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,500
67	Marcos Arenas	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,100
67	Norma Rivera	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,100
69	Sharon Fleming	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,000
69	Jose Gerena	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,000
69	Nika Reynolds	Illinois Department of Human Services	$106,000
72	Shawne Hammonds	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,900
72	Elizabeth Neal	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,900
74	Cristina Hom	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,400
75	Veloz Gomez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,200
76	Rosemary Brown	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,100
76	Nicole Ewing-Morgan	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,100
76	Farzana Khan	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,100
76	Vanessa Mattos	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,100
76	Sharon Wolford	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,100
81	Karen Taylor	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,700
82	Shirley McDonald	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,600
83	Christopher McMorris	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,300
84	Alexandra Vela	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,100
85	Carol Dixon-Comodore	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,000
85	Ronia Houston	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,000
85	Carita Latimer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,000
88	Starlin Lewis	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,800
89	Jin Lee	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,400
90	Mary Gardner	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,300
91	Lisa Clayton	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,000
92	Julie Crose	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,900
92	Meyer Diaz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,900
92	Curtis Evans	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,900
95	Wendy Phillips	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,800
96	Sonya Lauterbach	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,600
96	Lorena Silva	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,600
98	Theodore Carter	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,500
99	Kimberly Peltes	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,300
100	Jill McNicol	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,200