Prairie State Wire

Christian Fletcher earned $78,400 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department on Aging as a staff development specialist, a 16.9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

Robert Carson saw the largest decrease in pay, working as a staff development specialist for the Illinois Department on Aging in 2020, earning $29,600 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	Tyrone Woods	Illinois Department of Human Services	$115,800
2	Joshua Merreighn	Illinois Department of Corrections	$103,500
3	Valeria Wofford	Illinois Department of Human Services	$103,100
4	Michelle Trucksa	Illinois Department of Human Services	$101,800
5	Marcela Amaro	Illinois Department of Human Services	$101,500
6	Cara Dillabough	Illinois Department of Corrections	$99,700
7	John Green	Illinois Department of Corrections	$97,900
8	Ryan Bielefeldt	Illinois Department of Human Services	$97,400
9	Robert Carson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$97,200
10	Layuna Hayes-Cooper	Illinois Department of Human Services	$95,200
11	James Ralls	Illinois Department of Human Services	$94,500
12	Kimberley Miner	Illinois Department of Human Services	$93,400
13	David Hetherington	Illinois Department of Human Services	$93,000
14	Edilberto Rivera	Illinois Department of Human Services	$91,700
15	Ricky Phillips	Illinois Department of Human Services	$91,100
16	Marc Goldman	Illinois Department of Corrections	$90,700
16	Elizabeth Hatfield	Illinois Department of Corrections	$90,700
18	Lloyd Sichling	Illinois Department of Corrections	$90,600
19	Bruce Hagie	Illinois Department of Corrections	$90,500
20	Stephanie Czajkowski	Illinois Department of Human Services	$90,100
21	James Springer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$89,900
22	Elijah Edwards	Illinois Department of Human Services	$89,800
22	Kiarra Miles	Illinois Department of Human Services	$89,800
24	Michelle Tague	Illinois Department of Corrections	$89,600
25	David Hess	Illinois Department of Corrections	$89,100
26	Tammy Breese	Illinois Department of Corrections	$88,900
26	Aaron McGlone	Illinois Department of Corrections	$88,900
28	Paula Groves	Illinois Department of Corrections	$88,800
28	Susan Edison	Illinois Department of Human Services	$88,800
30	Robert Lovell	Illinois Department of Corrections	$88,600
31	Jeffrey Grupe	Illinois Department of Corrections	$88,500
32	Clint Koontz	Illinois Department of Corrections	$88,100
33	Tiffany Bowden	Illinois Department of Human Services	$87,900
34	Brian Piper	Illinois Department of Corrections	$87,700
35	Amenia Tate	Illinois Department of Human Services	$87,500
36	Randy Schmeink	Illinois Department of Human Services	$87,300
37	Craig Kuhn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$86,100
38	Megan McCollom	Illinois Department of Corrections	$85,800
39	Paul Hilliard	Illinois Department of Corrections	$85,600
40	Ricky Brand	Illinois Department of Human Services	$85,500
40	Curtis Kuhn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$85,500
40	Linda Nidelkoff	Illinois Department of Human Services	$85,500
43	Darnella Washington	Illinois Department of Human Services	$84,200
44	Amy Pritchett	Illinois Department of Human Services	$83,800
45	Kaleena Fish	Illinois Department of Corrections	$83,600
45	Brett Oswald	Illinois Department of Corrections	$83,600
47	Elizabeth Priest	Illinois Department of Human Services	$82,900
48	Laura Myers	Illinois Department of Corrections	$82,800
49	Mary Brown	Illinois Department of Human Services	$82,700
50	Stacey Walker	Illinois Department of Corrections	$82,100
50	Robert Hopkins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$82,100
50	Richard Jorgensen	Illinois Department of Human Services	$82,100
50	David Lecik	Illinois Department on Aging	$82,100
50	Cynthia Upchurch	Illinois Department of Natural Resources	$82,100
55	Alexander Matug	Illinois Department of Human Services	$82,000
56	Rochelle Colston	Illinois Department of Human Services	$81,900
57	Romarico Eugenio	Illinois Department of Human Services	$81,800
58	Gina Tomlinson	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$81,700
58	Heidi Kline	Illinois Department of Human Services	$81,700
60	Ellen Johnson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$81,300
61	Curtis Marshall	Illinois Department of Corrections	$81,000
62	Nicole Bibbins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,900
63	Gregg Newberry	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,700
64	Treasa Harmon	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,600
65	Mark Washington	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,400
66	Lakisha Jones	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,300
67	Kimberly Bots	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$80,000
68	Sergio Mojarro	Illinois Department on Aging	$79,900
69	Juan Ponder	Illinois Department of Human Services	$79,800
70	Marshall Sutton	Illinois Department of Human Services	$79,700
71	Rafael Arreola	Illinois Department of Human Services	$79,000
72	Gregory Queen	Illinois Department of Human Services	$78,900
73	Kathy Onley	Illinois Department of Human Services	$78,400
73	Christian Fletcher	Illinois Department on Aging	$78,400
75	Toni Sawyer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$78,300
76	Delania Higgins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$78,200
77	Sandra Delahunt	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$77,700
77	Joy Schuette	Illinois Department of Human Services	$77,700
79	Efuru Miller	Illinois Department of Human Services	$77,100
80	Michelle Viertel	Illinois Department of Human Services	$76,800
81	Chevelle Biles-Thompson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$76,700
82	Joseph Ventura	Illinois Department of Human Services	$76,000
83	Kyie Hess	Illinois Department of Human Services	$74,600
83	Tammy Norman	Illinois Department of Human Services	$74,600
85	Alicia Gray	Illinois Department of Human Services	$74,400
86	Rhonya Fitzgerald	Illinois Department of Human Services	$74,300
87	Julie Gradecki	Illinois Department of Human Services	$74,000
88	James Cannon	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$73,600
88	Chaunta McMath	Illinois Department of Human Services	$73,600
90	Keith Lambert	Illinois Department of Human Services	$73,100
91	Caitlyn Desjardins	Illinois Department of Human Services	$72,800
92	Genevieve Castaneda	Illinois Department of Human Services	$72,500
93	Marrla Slaughter McBee	Illinois Department of Human Services	$71,900
94	Ralph Bradley	Illinois Department of Human Services	$71,300
95	Crystal Lindsey	Illinois Department of Human Services	$70,900
96	Kimberlee Poole	Illinois Department on Aging	$70,700
97	Erica Jones	Illinois Department of Human Services	$70,500
98	Briana Eames	Illinois Department of Human Services	$70,400
99	Jatasha Johnson	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$69,500
100	Brooke Lunt	Illinois Department of Human Services	$69,000