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Antoinette Lee saw the largest decrease in pay, working as an office assistant for the Illinois Department of Labor in 2020, earning $23,900 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.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as office assistants
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wilson | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $91,100 |
| 2 | Jacob Friefeld | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | $70,800 |
| 3 | Cheryl Pope | Illinois State Police | $65,200 |
| 4 | Jason Urish | Illinois Department of Human Services | $62,400 |
| 5 | Barbara Latham | Illinois State Police | $61,900 |
| 6 | Donna Najewski | Illinois State Police | $61,200 |
| 7 | Jennifer Kyser | Illinois Department of Corrections | $60,000 |
| 8 | Michael McEvers | Illinois Department of Human Services | $59,700 |
| 9 | Antoinette Lee | Illinois State Police | $58,200 |
| 10 | Charles Lindgren | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $57,000 |
| 11 | Michelle Shear | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $56,600 |
| 12 | Gail Hausman | Illinois Department of Human Services | $56,100 |
| 12 | Brenda Hornbeak | Illinois Department of Human Services | $56,100 |
| 14 | Kimberly Fuentes | Illinois State Police | $55,500 |
| 15 | Christine Sims | Illinois State Police | $54,600 |
| 16 | Matthew Sheaffer | Illinois Department of Human Services | $54,400 |
| 17 | Lorena Delgado | Illinois Department of Corrections | $54,300 |
| 18 | Miranda Benavidez | Illinois Department of Corrections | $54,000 |
| 19 | Gloria Harvell | Illinois Department of Revenue | $53,900 |
| 20 | Carole Cheval | Illinois State Police | $53,200 |
| 21 | Becky Ehlert | Illinois Department of Corrections | $53,100 |
| 22 | Rujanielle McWilliams | Illinois Department of Revenue | $53,000 |
| 23 | Alexandria Mesyk | Illinois Department of Human Services | $52,700 |
| 24 | Jacqueline Hicks | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $52,100 |
| 24 | Jason Klang | Illinois Department of Transportation | $52,100 |
| 26 | Sonia Deluca | Illinois Department of Human Services | $51,400 |
| 27 | Rebecca Hood | Illinois Department of Corrections | $51,300 |
| 28 | Lisa Skidmore | Illinois Department of Corrections | $51,100 |
| 28 | Genell Story | Illinois Department of Corrections | $51,100 |
| 28 | Fred Farley | Illinois Department of Human Services | $51,100 |
| 31 | Linda Flemming | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $50,800 |
| 32 | Sancheaz Solomon | Illinois Department of Human Services | $50,600 |
| 33 | Tracie Pepper | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $50,400 |
| 34 | Nicole Wetherholt | Illinois Department of Corrections | $50,200 |
| 35 | Antoinette Burks | Illinois Department of Human Services | $50,100 |
| 36 | Ivette Ruiz | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | $50,000 |
| 36 | Manuel Sandoval | Illinois Department of Human Services | $50,000 |
| 36 | Edwina Wohlgemuth | Illinois State Fire Marshal | $50,000 |
| 39 | Brenda Rivera | Illinois Department of Human Services | $49,900 |
| 40 | Rosalina Rashad | Illinois Department of Corrections | $49,800 |
| 41 | Michelle Schmid | Illinois Department of Corrections | $49,600 |
| 41 | Dale Canham | Illinois Department of Human Services | $49,600 |
| 43 | Kelby Trowbridge | Illinois Department of Corrections | $49,500 |
| 44 | Maria Reed | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $49,400 |
| 45 | Dale White | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $49,300 |
| 45 | Carol Hayes | Illinois State Police | $49,300 |
| 45 | Corinna Harms | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $49,300 |
| 48 | Michelle Howell | Illinois Department of Human Services | $49,200 |
| 48 | Kimberly Delattre | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $49,200 |
| 50 | Shaun Stoutamyer | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $49,000 |
| 51 | Tonya Lacy | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | $48,800 |
| 51 | Marci Bert | Illinois Department of Corrections | $48,800 |
| 51 | Rosa Guzman | Illinois Department of Human Services | $48,800 |
| 54 | Lorena Hernandez | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $48,600 |
| 54 | David Kohlrus | Illinois Department of Human Services | $48,600 |
| 54 | Linda Havener | Illinois State Police | $48,600 |
| 57 | Jeanette Barnes | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | $48,100 |
| 57 | Artric Robinson | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $48,100 |
| 59 | Jeanette King | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | $48,000 |
| 59 | James Downey | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $48,000 |
| 61 | Giuseppe Lafronza | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $47,900 |
| 62 | Randall Rettinghaus | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $47,800 |
| 62 | Raymond Andresen | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $47,800 |
| 62 | Lisa Parrish | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,800 |
| 62 | Mary Knapp | Illinois State Police | $47,800 |
| 66 | Dora Alvarez | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | $47,700 |
| 66 | China Young | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Robert Bell | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Anne Corcoran | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Craig Spielman | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Sherri Allen | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Diane Austin | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Rhonda Condon | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Shirley Crawford | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Sundra Davenport | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Barbara Matrisch | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Rebecca McClallen | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Lovie Miles | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | David Rocker | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Louise Sirianni | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Carol Thorson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Abrar Zaidi | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Marianne Zuffant | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,700 |
| 66 | Donald Evans | Illinois Department of Revenue | $47,700 |
| 66 | Stefan Garanin | Illinois Department of Revenue | $47,700 |
| 66 | Jimmy Hale | Illinois Department of Revenue | $47,700 |
| 66 | Julie Konopasek | Illinois State Police | $47,700 |
| 66 | Mark Mankowski | Illinois State Police | $47,700 |
| 66 | Marc Moody | Illinois State Police | $47,700 |
| 66 | Jason Hill | Illinois Department of Transportation | $47,700 |
| 66 | Henry Jefferson | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | $47,700 |
| 66 | James Pemberton | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $47,700 |
| 66 | Kevin Pillischafske | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $47,700 |
| 94 | Denise Barksdale | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,600 |
| 95 | Anton Crockrell | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $47,500 |
| 95 | Yamine Nunez | Illinois Department of Human Services | $47,500 |
| 95 | Karin Lowdermilk | Illinois State Police | $47,500 |
| 98 | Gabriel Burrows | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $47,400 |
| 98 | Anatoliy Shlyak | Illinois Department of Revenue | $47,400 |
| 98 | Robert Rives | Illinois Department of Transportation | $47,400 |
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