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Sarah Rynders saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a principal consultant on the Illinois State Board of Education in 2020, earning $6,100 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 principal consultants
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly Beachy | Illinois State Board of Education | $105,500 |
| 2 | Sherry Colegrove | Illinois State Board of Education | $105,400 |
| 3 | Sally Cray | Illinois State Board of Education | $105,100 |
| 4 | Ronald Bailey | Illinois State Board of Education | $104,600 |
| 5 | Merle Siefken | Illinois State Board of Education | $104,400 |
| 6 | Alan Hinrichs | Illinois State Board of Education | $103,900 |
| 6 | Carl Holman | Illinois State Board of Education | $103,900 |
| 8 | Barton Speta | Illinois State Board of Education | $103,700 |
| 9 | Brent Appell | Illinois State Board of Education | $102,800 |
| 10 | Jodi Fleck | Illinois State Board of Education | $102,300 |
| 11 | Mark Taylor | Illinois State Board of Education | $102,000 |
| 12 | Janet Allison | Illinois State Board of Education | $99,600 |
| 13 | Jamey Baiter | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,700 |
| 14 | Lilia Espinosa-Spe | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | William Foard | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Judith Foster | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Michelle Heninger | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Zhiqiang Hu | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Cheryl Ivy | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Rhonda Marks | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Seng Naolhu | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Barry Pedersen | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 14 | Jason Prager | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,500 |
| 24 | Deborah Hopper | Illinois State Board of Education | $95,300 |
| 25 | Wantanee Srisagultiew | Illinois State Board of Education | $94,400 |
| 26 | Melanie Archer | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Andrew Eulass | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Paul Hansen | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Rita Harper | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Brian Holdridge | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Jon Nordstrom | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Robert Onyewuchi | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Richard Reedy | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Beth Robinson | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Thomas Schwegler | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 26 | Robert Sisk | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,700 |
| 37 | Shu-Ren Chang | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,100 |
| 37 | Megan Forness | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,100 |
| 37 | Roxanne Ramage | Illinois State Board of Education | $93,100 |
| 40 | Harley Hepner | Illinois State Board of Education | $91,800 |
| 41 | Shuwan Chiu | Illinois State Board of Education | $91,300 |
| 42 | Steve Parrott | Illinois State Board of Education | $90,700 |
| 43 | Andrea Gregory | Illinois State Board of Education | $89,600 |
| 44 | Marjorie Beck | Illinois State Board of Education | $89,400 |
| 45 | Toby King | Illinois State Board of Education | $89,100 |
| 46 | Sheela Balasubramanian | Illinois State Board of Education | $86,100 |
| 47 | Donald Finch | Illinois State Board of Education | $86,000 |
| 48 | Ganesh Gharmalkar | Illinois State Board of Education | $85,600 |
| 49 | Christine Kolaz | Illinois State Board of Education | $85,500 |
| 50 | Seon Hwa Eun | Illinois State Board of Education | $85,300 |
| 51 | Lucas Crum | Illinois State Board of Education | $84,900 |
| 52 | Karen McCarthy | Illinois State Board of Education | $84,400 |
| 53 | Donette Clark | Illinois State Board of Education | $84,100 |
| 53 | Mary Gallagher | Illinois State Board of Education | $84,100 |
| 55 | Mark Conyer | Illinois State Board of Education | $83,900 |
| 56 | David Hellwig | Illinois State Board of Education | $83,000 |
| 57 | Teresa Moy | Illinois State Board of Education | $82,700 |
| 58 | Cynthia Ingram | Illinois State Board of Education | $82,200 |
| 59 | Apeksha Mallipeddi | Illinois State Board of Education | $80,500 |
| 60 | Emily Durbin | Illinois State Board of Education | $80,000 |
| 60 | Scott Norton | Illinois State Board of Education | $80,000 |
| 60 | Bipinchandra Shah | Illinois State Board of Education | $80,000 |
| 63 | Erich Grauke | Illinois State Board of Education | $79,000 |
| 64 | Brian Houser | Illinois State Board of Education | $78,100 |
| 65 | Irvin Smith | Illinois State Board of Education | $77,900 |
| 66 | Matthew Whitaker | Illinois State Board of Education | $77,500 |
| 67 | Michael Crow | Illinois State Board of Education | $77,400 |
| 67 | Sonia Serrano | Illinois State Board of Education | $77,400 |
| 69 | Venkata Budumuru | Illinois State Board of Education | $77,200 |
| 70 | Aaron Schilling | Illinois State Board of Education | $76,100 |
| 71 | Kristina Doan | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,800 |
| 71 | Larry Fairbanks | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,800 |
| 73 | Kari Perkins | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,700 |
| 73 | Timothy Simmons | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,700 |
| 75 | Alex Wheeler | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,200 |
| 76 | Lindsay Blough | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,100 |
| 76 | Debra Kains | Illinois State Board of Education | $75,100 |
| 78 | John Graczyk | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,800 |
| 79 | Preeti Aiyer | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,500 |
| 79 | Terri Lamb | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,500 |
| 79 | Paula Powers | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,500 |
| 82 | Vicki Hodges | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,000 |
| 82 | Matthew Martyn | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,000 |
| 82 | Kimberly Nesler | Illinois State Board of Education | $74,000 |
| 85 | Tamara Sanders-Carter | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,800 |
| 86 | Thomas Filla | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,600 |
| 86 | Janice Thornhill | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,600 |
| 88 | Elizabeth Hayes | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,300 |
| 88 | Heather Strom | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,300 |
| 90 | Azita Kakvand | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,100 |
| 90 | Kristina Kynaston | Illinois State Board of Education | $73,100 |
| 92 | Karen Handy | Illinois State Board of Education | $72,800 |
| 92 | Vivian Taylor | Illinois State Board of Education | $72,800 |
| 94 | Paula Williams | Illinois State Board of Education | $72,400 |
| 95 | Shayla Grantham | Illinois State Board of Education | $72,100 |
| 96 | Christina Smith | Illinois State Board of Education | $72,000 |
| 97 | Ana Arredondo | Illinois State Board of Education | $71,900 |
| 97 | William Truesdale | Illinois State Board of Education | $71,900 |
| 99 | Kimberly Barnes-Cummins | Illinois State Board of Education | $71,600 |
| 99 | Nolan Fine | Illinois State Board of Education | $71,600 |
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