Prairie State Wire

Jovonne Smythe earned $55,200 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as an office specialist, an 11.8 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Yvette Caldwell saw the largest decrease in pay, working as an office specialist for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in 2020, earning $13,800 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	Vera Sims	Illinois State Police	$77,400
2	Matthew Massey	Illinois Office of Comptroller	$71,600
3	Brenda Biggs	Illinois Department of Revenue	$69,200
4	Chanda Stockdale	Illinois State Police	$68,600
5	Jeannette Whitehead	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$66,100
6	Janice Trayweeks	Illinois Commerce Commission	$64,800
7	Roberta Davis	Illinois Department of Agriculture	$64,500
8	Tina Cordova	Illinois State Police	$62,700
9	Sharyl Ellis	Illinois Department of Public Health	$61,800
10	Francine Simms	Illinois Commerce Commission	$61,500
11	Pamela Direso	Illinois State Police	$60,600
12	Sharon Fainter	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$60,500
13	Teri Beaty	Illinois Department of Public Health	$60,300
14	Yesenia Hamlin	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$60,200
15	Lawanda Carter	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$59,800
15	Robin Daniels	Illinois Department of Transportation	$59,800
15	Richard Carver	Illinois Office of the Treasurer	$59,800
18	Deanna Clark	Illinois Department of Agriculture	$59,600
19	Sandra Rodebeck	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$58,400
20	Charylean Sims	Illinois Capital Development Board	$57,900
20	Angel Pitts	Illinois Office of the Treasurer	$57,900
22	Cheryl Simmons	Illinois Department of Human Services	$57,800
22	Robin Johnson	Illinois State Police	$57,800
22	Deborah Alderman	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$57,800
25	Rebecca Lamont	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$57,700
25	Johnny Bray	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$57,700
27	Tracy Engel	Illinois Capital Development Board	$57,600
27	Richard Brennan	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$57,600
27	Darlene Coleman	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$57,600
27	Michael Edwards	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$57,600
27	Brenda Korunka	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$57,600
27	Gloria Winston	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$57,600
27	Kelly Kates	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$57,600
27	Bonnie Draughan	Illinois Department of Natural Resources	$57,600
35	Joseph Tate	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$57,300
35	Heather Duro	Illinois State Police	$57,300
35	Barbara Good	Illinois State Police	$57,300
38	Nichole Davitz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$57,200
39	Joan Coons	Illinois Department of Corrections	$57,000
40	Denise McKinney	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$56,700
41	Marci Hensey	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$56,600
42	Carl Hames	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$56,500
42	Annette Pignon	Illinois State Police	$56,500
44	Yvette Caldwell	Illinois Commerce Commission	$56,400
44	Mecky Lang	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$56,400
44	John Richards	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$56,400
44	Serena Tudor	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$56,400
44	Jena Baumann	Illinois State Police	$56,400
44	Daniel Swinson	Illinois State Police	$56,400
44	Jessica Eads	Illinois Department of Transportation	$56,400
44	Michael Welch	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$56,400
44	Charlaine Cannon	Illinois Department of Labor	$56,400
53	Bret Bailey	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$56,200
54	Isabelle Gac	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$55,800
54	James Scott	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$55,800
56	Maria Quintanilla	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$55,500
57	Jovonne Smythe	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$55,200
58	Tammy Jackson	Illinois State Police	$55,100
59	Karin Bell	Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology	$54,500
60	Ellen Mikeworth	Illinois State Police	$54,200
61	Donald McIntire	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$53,900
62	Barbara Karr	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$53,600
63	Andrew Young	Illinois Office of the Treasurer	$53,500
64	Hanna Sprong	Illinois State Police	$53,300
65	David Schlosser	Illinois Department of Public Health	$53,100
65	Coty Lyons	Illinois Office of the Treasurer	$53,100
67	Mary Dumas	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$52,600
67	Frederic Thomas	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$52,600
67	Kristina Blissett	Illinois Department of Public Health	$52,600
67	Mary Torricelli	Illinois State Fire Marshal	$52,600
71	Shawn White	Illinois Office of the Treasurer	$52,500
72	Ronald Dickerson	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$52,300
73	Kensie Proctor	Illinois State Fire Marshal	$52,100
74	Sonia James	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$51,300
74	Hans Jimenez-Solis	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$51,300
76	Bailey Sands	Illinois Office of the Treasurer	$51,100
77	Melinda Jordan	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$51,000
77	William Vaughn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,000
79	Jean Martinez	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$50,900
80	Alfie Defrates	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$50,800
81	Rhiann Martynowski	Illinois State Police	$49,200
82	Sharron Johnson	Illinois Department of Corrections	$49,100
83	Jack Staunton	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$48,700
84	Horacio Chavez	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$48,600
85	Jennifer Sutherd	Illinois Department of Revenue	$48,500
86	Marcella Farley	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$47,600
86	Linda Lowery	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$47,600
88	Tiffany Jouett	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$46,000
89	Kristen Chandler	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$45,900
90	Matthew Scott	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$45,600
91	Teresa Goltermann	Illinois Department of Agriculture	$45,500
92	Kirk Hynson	Illinois Department of Public Health	$45,200
93	Elizabeth Bryeans	Illinois Department of Human Services	$45,100
94	Ryan Dickerson	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$45,000
95	Kasey Burger	Illinois Department of Public Health	$44,800
96	Juan Dugay Pieraccini	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$44,700
97	Christina Nottingham	Illinois Department of Corrections	$44,600
98	Tressie Kemp	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$44,500
99	Robin Phoenix	Illinois Department of Corrections	$44,400
99	Jessica Levoy	Illinois Department of Human Services	$44,400