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Kerri Thornton saw the largest increase in pay working as an executive for the Illinois Department of Agriculture in 2020, earning $20,900 more than in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as executives
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 amount earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randal Wilson | Illinois State Police | $134,300 |
| 2 | Samantha Morgan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $123,800 |
| 3 | Kerri Thornton | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $122,800 |
| 4 | Roger Benshoof | Illinois Secretary of State | $121,600 |
| 5 | Taunia Fair | Illinois Department of Human Services | $121,400 |
| 6 | Diane Smith | Illinois Department of Corrections | $118,100 |
| 7 | Phyllis Saad | Illinois State Police | $117,100 |
| 8 | Barbara Johnson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $116,400 |
| 9 | Jessica Jackson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $115,300 |
| 9 | Stacey Burke | Illinois Department of Human Services | $115,300 |
| 11 | Annie Wair | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $113,700 |
| 12 | Kimberly Huntley | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $113,000 |
| 13 | Tamara Roberts | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $112,300 |
| 14 | Rhonda Woodson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $112,200 |
| 15 | Shawn Duffy | Illinois Department of Corrections | $112,000 |
| 16 | Paula Bartz | Illinois Department of Corrections | $111,300 |
| 17 | Travis Wentworth | Illinois Department of Corrections | $110,500 |
| 18 | Julia Ramirez | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $108,900 |
| 19 | Mary Cronister | Illinois Department of Corrections | $108,700 |
| 20 | Tracy Perry | Illinois Department of Corrections | $107,700 |
| 21 | Elva Deluna | Illinois Department of Human Services | $107,600 |
| 22 | Megan Koch | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $107,500 |
| 23 | Ernest Vanzant | Illinois Department of Corrections | $107,400 |
| 24 | Michele Jennings | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $107,000 |
| 25 | Patricia Brown | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $106,600 |
| 26 | Annette Coleman | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $106,300 |
| 27 | Tammy Garcia | Illinois Department of Corrections | $106,000 |
| 27 | Michael Hempen | Illinois Department of Human Services | $106,000 |
| 29 | Debra Knauer | Illinois Department of Corrections | $105,800 |
| 30 | Edith Wood | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $105,200 |
| 31 | Delores Shelton | Illinois Department of Human Services | $105,000 |
| 32 | Carolyn Eilering | Illinois Department of Human Services | $104,900 |
| 33 | Susan Scully | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $104,400 |
| 34 | Jared Owen | Illinois Department of Corrections | $103,900 |
| 35 | Gregory Armstrong | Illinois Department of Human Services | $103,700 |
| 36 | Steven Aherin | Illinois Department of Corrections | $103,300 |
| 37 | Brenda Sigler | Illinois Department of Corrections | $102,500 |
| 37 | David White | Illinois Department of Corrections | $102,500 |
| 39 | Lorenzo Morales | Illinois Secretary of State | $102,400 |
| 40 | Valerie Tuxhorn | Illinois Secretary of State | $102,200 |
| 41 | Ronald Delay | Illinois Department of Human Services | $102,000 |
| 41 | Sharon White | Illinois State Police | $102,000 |
| 41 | Elbert Henderson | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $102,000 |
| 44 | Jacquelyn Ground | Illinois Department of Human Services | $101,900 |
| 45 | Melissa Robbins | Illinois Department of Corrections | $101,700 |
| 46 | Tara Alexander | Illinois Department of Human Services | $101,600 |
| 46 | Martin Fruchtl | Illinois Department of Human Services | $101,600 |
| 48 | Krista Culbertson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $101,400 |
| 48 | Mitchell Ingold | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $101,400 |
| 50 | Sean Hannah | Illinois Department of Human Services | $101,300 |
| 51 | Sarah Johnson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $101,000 |
| 52 | Sherry Benton | Illinois Department of Corrections | $100,800 |
| 52 | Dawn Scroggins | Illinois Department of Corrections | $100,800 |
| 54 | Wendy Jordan | Illinois Department of Corrections | $100,700 |
| 54 | Thomas Allen | Illinois Secretary of State | $100,700 |
| 56 | Shawn Pardieck | Illinois Department of Corrections | $100,600 |
| 57 | Elizabeth Livingston | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $100,500 |
| 58 | Drake Israel | Illinois Secretary of State | $100,200 |
| 59 | Guillermina Valdez | Illinois Department of Human Services | $100,000 |
| 59 | Dwight Lee | Illinois Secretary of State | $100,000 |
| 61 | Angela McClelland | Illinois Department of Human Services | $99,900 |
| 62 | Edward MacMurdo | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | $99,800 |
| 62 | Dara Matson | Illinois Department of Corrections | $99,800 |
| 64 | Maria Gallardo | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $99,500 |
| 65 | Tammaray McKay | Illinois State Police | $99,400 |
| 66 | Cherie Barnes | Illinois Department of Corrections | $99,300 |
| 67 | Derek White | Illinois Secretary of State | $99,100 |
| 68 | Kathleen Sexton | Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology | $99,000 |
| 68 | Paula Conrady | Illinois Department of Human Services | $99,000 |
| 70 | Anthony Cooper | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $98,700 |
| 70 | Michael Martin | Illinois Department of Human Services | $98,700 |
| 70 | Mary Monroe | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $98,700 |
| 73 | Omar Dugay | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $98,600 |
| 73 | Thomas Keen | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,600 |
| 73 | Harl Ray | Illinois Secretary of State | $98,600 |
| 76 | Randall Flood | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $98,500 |
| 76 | Jason Brewer | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,500 |
| 78 | Patricia Wesley | Illinois Department of Human Services | $98,400 |
| 78 | Joseph Gordon | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,400 |
| 78 | Cherri Price | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,400 |
| 78 | Larry Austin | Illinois Department of Human Services | $98,400 |
| 82 | Angela Caudill | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,300 |
| 82 | Lila Robinson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $98,300 |
| 84 | Tahney Fletcher | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | $98,200 |
| 84 | Andreas Walker | Illinois Department of Corrections | $98,200 |
| 86 | Tracie Blaise | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $98,100 |
| 87 | Byron Curry | Illinois Department of Employment Security | $98,000 |
| 88 | Justin Weigler | Illinois Department of Corrections | $97,900 |
| 89 | Kimberly Hart | Illinois Department of Agriculture | $97,700 |
| 89 | Daphne Hayes | Illinois Department of Human Services | $97,700 |
| 89 | Ramona Whitlock | Illinois Department of Corrections | $97,700 |
| 92 | Veronica Archundia | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $97,500 |
| 92 | Carl Smith | Illinois Department of Human Services | $97,500 |
| 94 | Ellen Wesley | Illinois Department of Central Management Services | $97,400 |
| 94 | Kent Johnson | Illinois Department of the Lottery | $97,400 |
| 96 | Melissa Bryant | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | $97,300 |
| 97 | Mary Johnson | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | $97,200 |
| 97 | Neda Banach | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | $97,200 |
| 99 | Cynthia McMahon | Illinois Secretary of State | $97,100 |
| 100 | Lisa Spradlin | Illinois Department of Corrections | $97,000 |
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