Prairie State Wire

Christina White earned $83,400 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department on Aging as a social service program planner, a 5.8 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Martha Moody saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a social service program planner for the Illinois Department on Aging in 2020, earning $28,300 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	Dwight Jennings	Illinois Department of Human Services	$141,600
2	Fred Applegate	Illinois Department of Human Services	$121,400
3	Lisa Massa	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$119,900
4	Deanna Estep	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$117,500
5	Joyce McGrady	Illinois Department of Human Services	$115,900
6	David Morris	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$115,300
7	Carlos Wong	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$114,200
8	Sarah Peeples	Illinois Department of Human Services	$112,000
8	Tracey Phillips-McMath	Illinois Department of Human Services	$112,000
10	Laticia Wheatley	Illinois Department of Human Services	$111,200
11	Maria Hernandez	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$110,200
12	Varsi Katsenis	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$109,600
13	Jodi Grant	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$109,000
14	Joni Limper	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,600
15	Martha Cerda	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$108,300
16	Laura Coffey	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,900
17	Tanya McGhee	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$107,500
18	Jesus Lopez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$107,300
19	Joyce Gray	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$106,400
20	Derek Bradshaw	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,600
21	Ebone Lott	Illinois Department of Human Services	$105,300
22	Carol Watson	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$105,200
23	Vanessa Castro	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$105,000
24	Valencia Eberhardt	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,800
25	Karen Moredock	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$104,300
25	David Lindberg	Illinois Department of Human Services	$104,300
27	Moe Jallow	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,600
27	Dena Marshall-Howell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,600
29	Pamela Brown	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,500
29	Robert Gobel	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,500
29	Eric Mitchell	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,500
32	Deborah Anderson	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$103,400
32	Donna Stebbins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,400
34	Debra Alexander	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,100
35	Jennifer Martin	Illinois Department of Public Health	$103,000
36	Anita Payne	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$102,900
37	Laura Anderson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,600
38	Alfred Watson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,500
39	Linda Jones	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$102,300
39	Timothy Rice	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$102,300
39	Christina Luttrell	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,300
39	Thomas Taylor	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,300
39	Jennifer Wernsman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,300
44	Celestine Bowman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,200
44	Cheri Coffman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,200
44	Tammi McDaniels	Illinois Department of Human Services	$102,200
47	Anne Stewart-Reed	Illinois Department on Aging	$102,100
48	Carroll Benedict	Illinois Department of Human Services	$101,900
48	Richard Thompson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$101,900
50	Lynn Marshall-Howell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$101,700
50	Rollin Barton	Illinois Department on Aging	$101,700
50	Jody Kershaw	Illinois Department on Aging	$101,700
53	Mariam Deshazier	Illinois Department of Human Services	$101,600
53	Melissa Sanchez	Illinois Department of Human Services	$101,600
55	Sandra Davis	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$101,500
55	Javonna Smith	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$101,500
57	Anne Riney	Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs	$101,400
58	Veronica Trimble	Illinois Department of Human Services	$100,900
59	Lisa Weah	Illinois Department of Human Services	$100,800
60	Dawn Sanson	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$100,200
61	Michelle Kraus	Illinois Department of Human Services	$99,800
61	Leann Dolan	Illinois Department on Aging	$99,800
63	Shirley Morley	Illinois Department on Aging	$99,100
64	Cynthia Sims	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$98,400
65	Tracy Moore	Illinois Department of Human Services	$98,300
66	James Muldoon	Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs	$98,000
67	Linnie Teagues	Illinois Department of Human Services	$97,900
68	Dessa Surratt	Illinois Department of Human Services	$97,800
69	Martha Moody	Illinois Department of Human Services	$96,700
70	Miranda Honigman	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$96,100
71	Stephanie Pointer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$95,900
72	Christopher Bourn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$95,700
72	Rodney Collins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$95,700
74	Herminia Diaz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$95,400
75	Lindsay Hyman	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$95,200
76	James White	Illinois Department of Human Services	$95,000
77	K. Rettig-Patarozzi	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$94,700
78	Carlene Vandyke	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,300
79	Deborah Batiste	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,200
80	Matthew Hoffman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$93,900
81	Sara Franco	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,700
82	Ticorral Tolliver	Illinois Department of Human Services	$93,500
83	Merissa Pryor	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,300
84	Michelle Buxton	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,200
85	Donald Burk	Illinois Department of Human Services	$93,100
85	Timothy Frederick	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$93,100
87	Geo Vennalasseril	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$93,000
88	Rita Bentley	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,600
89	Beverly Stachura	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,400
89	Charlean Redmond	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,400
89	Elva Henderson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,400
92	Bobbie Brewer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,300
93	Celeste Haynes	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,200
93	Vijay Ladsaria	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,200
95	Janet Rolling	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,100
96	Karen McNeil	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$92,000
96	Douglas Bone	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,000
96	Kevin Byrd	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,000
96	David Donner	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,000
96	Dara German	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,000