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Malgorzata Gandera saw the largest increase in pay working for the Illinois Department of Agriculture in 2020, earning $28,700 more than 2019.
It is unclear whether the pay differences mentioned in this story result from differences in total time worked or pay rates.
100 highest earners for the Illinois Department of Agriculture
| Rank | Employee | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Flynn | $136,300 |
| 2 | Michael Knepler | $120,600 |
| 3 | John Teefey | $120,200 |
| 4 | Christopher Oliver | $119,900 |
| 5 | Kristi Jones | $119,000 |
| 6 | Robert Dowson | $111,500 |
| 6 | Kevin Gordon | $111,500 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Showalter | $110,200 |
| 8 | Mark Ernst | $110,200 |
| 10 | Leann Fitzgerald | $108,600 |
| 11 | Joshua Navarro | $107,200 |
| 12 | Joseph Khayyat | $105,000 |
| 13 | Douglas Owens | $103,200 |
| 14 | Rosario Johnstone | $102,800 |
| 15 | Dennis Morris | $101,600 |
| 16 | Andrew Neubauer | $101,400 |
| 17 | Douglas Rathbun | $100,800 |
| 18 | Suzanne Moss | $100,200 |
| 19 | Kimberly Hamilton | $98,900 |
| 20 | Kimberly Hart | $97,700 |
| 21 | Jason Ground | $96,700 |
| 22 | Michelle Grimsley | $96,600 |
| 23 | Josiah Small | $95,700 |
| 24 | Michael Foster | $94,000 |
| 25 | Nyrere Norfleet | $93,500 |
| 26 | Julie Myers | $93,000 |
| 27 | Danette Mohr | $92,300 |
| 28 | Anne Conwill | $91,700 |
| 29 | John Goebel | $91,600 |
| 30 | Mary Tisdale | $91,200 |
| 30 | Rebecca Shuster | $91,200 |
| 32 | Cheryl Benton | $90,800 |
| 32 | Malgorzata Gandera | $90,800 |
| 34 | Gina Merano | $90,600 |
| 35 | Natalie Nichols | $90,400 |
| 36 | Charles Cawley | $89,700 |
| 37 | Leon Kocher | $89,400 |
| 38 | Teressa Little | $89,300 |
| 39 | James MacKey | $88,000 |
| 40 | Michael Gaffney | $87,500 |
| 41 | Martin McGregor | $87,200 |
| 42 | Michelle Brown | $87,100 |
| 42 | Vincent Garcia | $87,100 |
| 42 | Eric Behrens | $87,100 |
| 45 | Nancy Johnson | $87,000 |
| 46 | Suzana Markovic | $86,900 |
| 47 | Donna Miller | $86,800 |
| 48 | Johanna Helm | $86,200 |
| 49 | Daniel Connelly | $86,000 |
| 50 | Pamela Harmon | $85,900 |
| 50 | Richard Severns | $85,900 |
| 52 | Kenneth Ott | $84,700 |
| 53 | Staci Slager | $83,900 |
| 54 | Curtis Braffet | $83,700 |
| 54 | Richard Davis | $83,700 |
| 54 | Kathleen Sharpe | $83,700 |
| 57 | Douglas Lindgren | $83,600 |
| 58 | George Derkovitz | $83,400 |
| 59 | Carrie Tisckos | $82,700 |
| 59 | Kimberley Wilcox | $82,700 |
| 61 | Todd Haberer | $82,600 |
| 62 | Babu George | $82,500 |
| 63 | Tara Leininger | $82,400 |
| 64 | Craig Vonburg | $82,300 |
| 64 | Jeffrey Squibb | $82,300 |
| 66 | Donald Ruckman | $82,200 |
| 67 | Robert Baren | $82,000 |
| 68 | Joanne Pickering | $80,900 |
| 68 | Wesley Winter | $80,900 |
| 70 | Douglas Weers | $80,200 |
| 71 | Gerard Dufault | $80,000 |
| 72 | Edward Gray | $79,400 |
| 73 | Ivan Walker | $79,200 |
| 74 | Timothy Norman | $78,300 |
| 75 | Joshua Gross | $78,200 |
| 76 | Harvey Baker | $78,100 |
| 77 | Kimberly Smith | $77,600 |
| 78 | Nathaniel Sparks | $77,500 |
| 79 | Steven Abeja | $76,900 |
| 79 | Dragan Markovic | $76,900 |
| 81 | Valerie Booth | $76,800 |
| 81 | Thomas Fremault | $76,800 |
| 83 | Kent Bloom | $76,600 |
| 84 | Berenice Huerta | $76,500 |
| 85 | Belinda Warner | $76,300 |
| 86 | Stanley Martin | $76,200 |
| 87 | Shane Pruett | $75,900 |
| 88 | Melvin Mertel | $75,800 |
| 88 | Jeremy Venhuizen | $75,800 |
| 90 | Rebecca Riley-o'Neal | $75,700 |
| 91 | William Vanwassenhove | $75,500 |
| 92 | Dennis Beckmier | $75,300 |
| 92 | Michael Boston | $75,300 |
| 94 | Gerald Lindberg | $75,000 |
| 94 | Elaine Mitchener | $75,000 |
| 94 | Kris Smrekar | $75,000 |
| 94 | Catherine Ward | $75,000 |
| 98 | Robin Knoepfle | $74,800 |
| 99 | Hayden Esker | $74,500 |
| 99 | Carmen Addis | $74,500 |
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