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Margo Asbury saw the largest increase in pay working as an administrative assistant for the Illinois Secretary of State in 2020, earning $44,900 more than in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as administrative assistants
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 amount earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia Morgan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $136,900 |
| 2 | Agata Fieske-Nesheiwat | Illinois Department of Human Services | $135,600 |
| 3 | Melody Schutz-Sanderfield | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $133,600 |
| 4 | Margo Asbury | Illinois Department of Public Health | $125,100 |
| 5 | Tammy Moomey | Illinois Department of Public Health | $112,600 |
| 6 | Judy Brown | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $107,000 |
| 7 | Patricia McQuigg | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $106,700 |
| 8 | Beth Pollo | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $104,300 |
| 9 | Brenda Magro | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $104,000 |
| 10 | Denise Kink | Illinois Department of Public Health | $103,800 |
| 11 | Kirsti Todd | Illinois State Police | $103,300 |
| 12 | Neil Hubert | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $102,400 |
| 13 | Vernita King | Illinois Department of Human Services | $100,800 |
| 14 | Yvette Willingham | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $96,200 |
| 14 | Tina Chrans | Illinois Secretary of State | $96,200 |
| 14 | Kathleen Widmer | Illinois Secretary of State | $96,200 |
| 17 | Mary Roth | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $96,000 |
| 18 | Michael Jones | Illinois Department of Human Services | $95,100 |
| 19 | Andrew Winking | Illinois Secretary of State | $94,600 |
| 20 | Christine Lemme | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $94,200 |
| 21 | Michael Foster | Illinois Department of Agriculture | $94,000 |
| 22 | Deborah Reider | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $93,200 |
| 23 | Cynthia Melone | Illinois Secretary of State | $92,800 |
| 24 | Nina Smith | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $92,700 |
| 25 | Danielle Roberson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $92,500 |
| 26 | Linda Bullard | Illinois Department of Human Services | $92,100 |
| 26 | Maggie Lamb | Illinois Department of Human Services | $92,100 |
| 28 | Maria Lazic | Illinois Department of Human Services | $92,000 |
| 28 | Paul Simpson | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $92,000 |
| 30 | Shannon Tamblin | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $91,800 |
| 31 | Linda Raufer | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $91,700 |
| 32 | Michelle Morgan | Illinois Department of Corrections | $91,500 |
| 32 | Nancy Pietryla | Illinois Student Assistance Commission | $91,500 |
| 34 | Rosario Guerrero | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $91,400 |
| 34 | Luisa Roldan-Perez | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | $91,400 |
| 34 | Angelina Huerta | Illinois Department of Human Rights | $91,400 |
| 37 | Michelle Smith | Illinois Department of Corrections | $91,300 |
| 37 | Megan Moore | Illinois State Police | $91,300 |
| 39 | Diana Shreck | Illinois Department of Corrections | $91,200 |
| 40 | Brook Trees | Illinois Department of Human Services | $91,000 |
| 41 | Jane Voss | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $90,700 |
| 42 | Gina Merano | Illinois Department of Agriculture | $90,600 |
| 42 | Deborah Turnbull | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $90,600 |
| 42 | Irma Anaya-Villa | Illinois Department of Public Health | $90,600 |
| 45 | Consuelo Mariscal-Garcia | Illinois Department of Human Services | $90,500 |
| 45 | Simony Weyforth | Illinois State Fire Marshal | $90,500 |
| 47 | Kelly Richardson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $90,300 |
| 48 | Jeffrey Smith | Illinois Department of Corrections | $90,200 |
| 49 | Max Blackburn | Illinois Department of Corrections | $89,900 |
| 49 | Betty Bostwick | Illinois Department of Public Health | $89,900 |
| 51 | Susan Pearse | Illinois Department of Corrections | $89,800 |
| 52 | Andres Garibay | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $89,500 |
| 53 | Scott Shepard | Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice | $89,400 |
| 54 | Mary Ray | Illinois Secretary of State | $89,300 |
| 55 | Frances Cunningham | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $89,200 |
| 56 | Gayle Wilson | Illinois Secretary of State | $89,100 |
| 57 | Carmen Nuno | Illinois Department of Human Services | $89,000 |
| 58 | Kimberly Pendleton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $88,900 |
| 58 | Michelle Dirksen | Illinois Department of Human Rights | $88,900 |
| 58 | Delores McKinney | Illinois Department of Human Services | $88,900 |
| 58 | Elizabeth Kirk | Illinois Secretary of State | $88,900 |
| 62 | Louise Branick | Illinois Department of Human Services | $88,800 |
| 62 | Theresa Bright | Illinois Department of Public Health | $88,800 |
| 64 | Ana Gonzalez | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $88,700 |
| 65 | Sandra Carbonell | Illinois State Police | $88,500 |
| 65 | James Boone | Illinois State Fire Marshal | $88,500 |
| 67 | Michael Forsythe | Illinois State Police | $88,300 |
| 68 | Robin Sudduth | Illinois State Fire Marshal | $88,000 |
| 69 | Maurice McAllister | Illinois Department of Public Health | $87,700 |
| 69 | Sarah Venema | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,700 |
| 69 | Kevin Six | Illinois Secretary of State | $87,700 |
| 72 | Karen Boensel | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $87,600 |
| 73 | Jolene Clarke | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $87,500 |
| 73 | Pamela Oller | Illinois Department of Human Services | $87,500 |
| 73 | Leonor Ramirez | Illinois Department of Human Services | $87,500 |
| 76 | Paula McCray | Illinois Department of Corrections | $87,400 |
| 76 | Sherri Mahon | Illinois State Police | $87,400 |
| 76 | Karen Wagner | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $87,400 |
| 76 | Monica Biddings | Illinois State Police | $87,400 |
| 80 | Delores Hampton | Illinois Department of Human Services | $87,300 |
| 81 | Jennifer Howard | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Jeffrey Osowski | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Vicki Moffett-Yocum | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Gemma D'Anca | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $87,100 |
| 81 | Karen Kirk | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $87,100 |
| 81 | Patrice Ivy | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $87,100 |
| 81 | Irene Blake | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | $87,100 |
| 81 | Debra Malinowski | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | $87,100 |
| 81 | Traci Ondrey | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | $87,100 |
| 81 | Susan Sigourney | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | $87,100 |
| 81 | Michael Trimmer | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Dorjuana Brown | Illinois Department of Human Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Patricia Gastorf | Illinois Department of Human Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Rona Marmion | Illinois Department of Human Services | $87,100 |
| 81 | Sandra Justice | Illinois Department of Public Health | $87,100 |
| 81 | Sharon Morris | Illinois Department of Public Health | $87,100 |
| 81 | Brenda Cunningham | Illinois State Police | $87,100 |
| 81 | Cheryl Davis | Illinois State Police | $87,100 |
| 81 | Lynn Hedges | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | $87,100 |
| 100 | Scott Hultz | Illinois Secretary of State | $87,000 |
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