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Brian Szafranski saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a senior master trooper for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in 2020, earning $32,400 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 senior master troopers
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Mosby | Illinois State Police | $246,700 |
| 2 | Brian Charnicky | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $220,500 |
| 3 | Karl Heinecke | Illinois State Police | $213,200 |
| 4 | Richard Osterberg | Illinois State Police | $201,000 |
| 5 | Vidal Martinez | Illinois State Police | $192,300 |
| 6 | William Ness | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $191,600 |
| 7 | Eric Scott | Illinois State Police | $189,400 |
| 8 | Steven Harris | Illinois State Police | $187,100 |
| 9 | Fred Thatcher | Illinois State Police | $185,200 |
| 10 | David Hage | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $173,300 |
| 11 | John Carroll | Illinois State Police | $168,400 |
| 12 | Brian Szafranski | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $167,500 |
| 13 | Dale Krack | Illinois State Police | $166,000 |
| 14 | Thomas Dziekan | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $165,300 |
| 15 | Daniel Ramey | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $163,200 |
| 16 | Kevin Schober | Illinois State Police | $162,500 |
| 17 | Brandi Field | Illinois State Police | $157,500 |
| 18 | Cory Malek | Illinois State Police | $155,500 |
| 19 | Matthew Niehaus | Illinois State Police | $154,400 |
| 20 | Hector Robert | Illinois State Police | $153,100 |
| 21 | Carl Rajski | Illinois State Police | $151,300 |
| 22 | Kenneth Phillips | Illinois State Police | $149,000 |
| 23 | Eric Caho | Illinois State Police | $148,500 |
| 24 | Christopher Pritchard | Illinois State Police | $148,300 |
| 25 | Todd Kuczynski | Illinois State Police | $147,100 |
| 25 | Troy Osborne | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $147,100 |
| 27 | Todd Teel | Illinois State Police | $147,000 |
| 28 | Michael Bobko | Illinois State Police | $145,100 |
| 29 | Troy Davis | Illinois State Police | $142,400 |
| 30 | Jason Heinzl | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $141,200 |
| 31 | William Smith | Illinois State Police | $141,100 |
| 32 | Annamarie Ragan | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $140,500 |
| 33 | Jeffrey Aron | Illinois State Police | $140,300 |
| 33 | Joseph Kink | Illinois State Police | $140,300 |
| 35 | Kenneth Gurney | Illinois State Police | $140,200 |
| 36 | James Glowinski | Illinois State Police | $140,100 |
| 36 | Edward Shouse | Illinois State Police | $140,100 |
| 38 | Eric Payne | Illinois State Police | $139,600 |
| 39 | Martin Dixon | Illinois State Police | $139,000 |
| 40 | Joseph Moon | Illinois State Police | $137,700 |
| 41 | William Fritchley | Illinois State Police | $137,400 |
| 42 | Gary Anderton | Illinois State Police | $136,900 |
| 43 | L. Sheldon | Illinois State Police | $136,700 |
| 44 | Ryan Mason | Illinois State Police | $136,600 |
| 45 | Steve Icenogle | Illinois State Police | $136,400 |
| 46 | Michael Cummings | Illinois State Police | $136,200 |
| 46 | Donald Johnson | Illinois State Police | $136,200 |
| 46 | Brian Rawls | Illinois State Police | $136,200 |
| 49 | Christopher Banning | Illinois State Police | $135,600 |
| 50 | Aaron Cooper | Illinois State Police | $135,500 |
| 51 | Michael Bird | Illinois State Police | $135,300 |
| 52 | Robert Reynolds | Illinois State Police | $135,000 |
| 53 | Jeff Moore | Illinois State Police | $134,900 |
| 54 | Heath Miller | Illinois State Police | $134,600 |
| 55 | Nathan McVicker | Illinois State Police | $134,300 |
| 56 | Stacey Heselton | Illinois State Police | $134,200 |
| 57 | Scott Becker | Illinois State Police | $134,100 |
| 58 | Anthony Unal | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $133,300 |
| 59 | James Holliday | Illinois State Police | $132,900 |
| 60 | Jason Shrake | Illinois State Police | $132,200 |
| 61 | Shawn Scott | Illinois State Police | $131,700 |
| 62 | Nicholas Griggs | Illinois State Police | $131,000 |
| 63 | Daniel Osenberg | Illinois State Police | $130,700 |
| 64 | Paul Moak | Illinois State Police | $130,600 |
| 65 | Kurt Quick | Illinois State Police | $129,300 |
| 65 | Clayton Woodard | Illinois State Police | $129,300 |
| 67 | Kevin Johnson | Illinois State Police | $129,200 |
| 67 | Fred Moreno | Illinois State Police | $129,200 |
| 69 | Jeremy Minton | Illinois State Police | $129,100 |
| 70 | Timothy Roush | Illinois State Police | $128,500 |
| 71 | Bryan Suits | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $128,300 |
| 72 | Jeffrey Okon | Illinois State Police | $128,000 |
| 73 | Tracy Atteberry | Illinois State Police | $127,900 |
| 74 | Joshua Brody | Illinois State Police | $127,300 |
| 75 | Steven Trapp | Illinois State Police | $126,900 |
| 76 | Matthew Johnson | Illinois State Police | $126,600 |
| 77 | Christopher Tor | Illinois State Police | $126,400 |
| 78 | Anthony Brucker | Illinois State Police | $125,100 |
| 79 | David Finson | Illinois State Police | $125,000 |
| 80 | Thomas Walden | Illinois State Police | $124,800 |
| 81 | Courtney Mazur | Illinois State Police | $124,200 |
| 82 | Mark Dorencz | Illinois State Police | $123,900 |
| 82 | Tyrone McKnight | Illinois State Police | $123,900 |
| 84 | James Wolf | Illinois State Police | $123,200 |
| 85 | James Vanderkolk | Illinois State Police | $122,900 |
| 86 | Timothy Neer | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,700 |
| 87 | Robert Zoeckler | Illinois State Police | $122,400 |
| 88 | Deann Falat | Illinois State Police | $122,300 |
| 89 | Stephen Steckenrider | Illinois State Police | $122,200 |
| 90 | Jason Wilson | Illinois State Police | $121,800 |
| 91 | Mark Lafaver | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $121,300 |
| 92 | Ben Higgerson | Illinois State Police | $121,200 |
| 93 | Ivan Bukaczyk | Illinois State Police | $120,300 |
| 94 | Ralph Shelton | Illinois State Police | $119,800 |
| 95 | Brian Zielke | Illinois State Police | $119,600 |
| 96 | David Kiefer | Illinois State Police | $119,500 |
| 96 | David Zappa | Illinois State Police | $119,500 |
| 98 | Frank Biamonte | Illinois State Police | $119,300 |
| 98 | David McWilliams | Illinois State Police | $119,300 |
| 98 | Michael Schmitt | Illinois State Police | $119,300 |
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