Prairie State Wire

Christine Buhr earned $53,000 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Human Services as a public aid eligibility assistant, a 19.2 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Maria Ortiz saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a public aid eligibility assistant for the Illinois Department of Human Services in 2020, earning $24,100 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.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2020 Earnings
1	Antonio Rios	Illinois Department of Human Services	$64,200
2	Margaret Rodriguez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$63,600
3	Cherise Rivers	Illinois Department of Human Services	$60,400
3	Doris Westbrook	Illinois Department of Human Services	$60,400
5	Laura Gonzalez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$60,000
6	Eva Cintron	Illinois Department of Human Services	$59,700
7	Twyla Eubanks	Illinois Department of Human Services	$59,600
8	Maria Ortiz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$58,900
9	Bertha Estrada	Illinois Department of Human Services	$58,700
9	Gisela Plascencia	Illinois Department of Human Services	$58,700
11	Juan Prado	Illinois Department of Human Services	$58,000
12	Guadalupe Cruz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$57,900
13	Brenita Gilbert	Illinois Department of Human Services	$57,100
13	Teresa Kisting	Illinois Department of Human Services	$57,100
15	Elizabeth Campos	Illinois Department of Human Services	$56,500
16	Nelly Castaneda	Illinois Department of Human Services	$56,000
17	Annette Toro	Illinois Department of Human Services	$55,500
18	Marisol Lopez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$55,400
19	Claudia Teran	Illinois Department of Human Services	$55,300
20	Thampi Thomas	Illinois Department of Human Services	$55,200
21	Griselda Cervantes	Illinois Department of Human Services	$55,100
22	Maria Nieto	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,800
22	Pedro Plascencia	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,800
22	Julius Starks	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,800
25	Cynthia Jimenez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,700
26	Claudia Alvarez-Lopez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,500
26	Staci Wahlgren	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,500
28	Roxanne Sanchez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,400
29	Elsa Delgado	Illinois Department of Human Services	$54,200
30	Donald Christensen	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,700
30	Victor Vera	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,700
32	Elizabeth Emini	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,200
32	Ulysses Reynoso	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,200
34	Yvette Leyva	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,100
35	Tanya Gonzalez Colon	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,000
35	Christine Buhr	Illinois Department of Human Services	$53,000
37	James D'Antonio	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,900
37	Eber Pozo	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,900
39	Avalon Shackelford	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,800
39	Quiana Thompson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,800
41	Cody Bolen	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,600
42	Yolanda Arroniz-Vrooman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,500
43	Margie Banks	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,200
44	Cynthia Jones	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,000
44	Tammeia Rhodes	Illinois Department of Human Services	$52,000
46	Trina Diggs	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,900
46	Sylvester Hardy	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,900
48	Elaine Short	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,800
49	La Tonya Jefferies	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,700
50	Andria Bechtel	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,500
50	Marisol Molina	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,500
50	Gordon Oliver	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,500
50	Yountanja Wiley-Kingsley	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,500
54	Julissa Castaneda	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,300
54	Thelma Davis	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,300
54	Ronda Simpson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,300
57	Loredith Baltzell	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,200
57	Adrian Boyd	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,200
57	Jennifer Sturdivant	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,200
57	Rhonda White	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,200
61	Elizabeth Arellano	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,100
61	Earl Babula	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,100
61	Cristina Benitez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,100
61	Mikyya Bridgeman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$51,100
65	Verna Allen	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,900
66	Trisha Williams	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,800
67	Jason Farney	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,700
67	Tannya Williams	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,700
69	Jesse Tribbett	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,600
70	Melinda Boyd	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,400
70	Jonathan Fricks	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,400
72	Jennifer Armold	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,300
72	Meri Cunningham	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,300
72	Lidia Gutierrez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,300
72	Alice Sheible	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,300
76	Susan Allen	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,000
76	Ellen Myers	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,000
76	Jessie Rozek	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,000
76	Steven Shryock	Illinois Department of Human Services	$50,000
80	Charles Klaver	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,900
80	Shani Walls	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,900
82	Taniesha Clay	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,800
83	Michael Brandon	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,700
83	Mary Dodge	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,700
85	Harlin Neal	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,500
86	Aida Cardenas	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,400
87	Ty'isha Agee	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,200
87	Amanda Lehn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$49,200
89	Zenaida Mata	Illinois Department of Human Services	$48,800
90	Deveren Venson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$48,600
91	Guadalupe Martinez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$48,100
92	Teresa Peel	Illinois Department of Human Services	$47,900
92	Anaely Salgado	Illinois Department of Human Services	$47,900
94	Robert Hahn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$47,700
95	Jose Arreola Gutierrez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$47,100
96	Sarah Sherman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$46,700
97	Lorena Guerrero	Illinois Department of Human Services	$46,500
98	Liliana Ruiz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$46,200
99	Jose Rodriguez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$46,100
100	Philip Byler	Illinois Department of Human Services	$45,800