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Elizabeth Whitehorn saw the largest increase in pay working as an executive assistant for the Illinois Governor's Office in 2020, earning $6,800 more than in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as executive assistants
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 amount earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terri Coombes | Illinois Secretary of State | $163,000 |
| 2 | David Druker | Illinois Secretary of State | $139,100 |
| 3 | Linda Piccioli | Illinois Secretary of State | $131,400 |
| 4 | Jill Zwick | Illinois Secretary of State | $125,400 |
| 5 | Ellen Meyers | Illinois Secretary of State | $112,900 |
| 6 | Henry Haupt | Illinois Secretary of State | $110,700 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Kaufman | Illinois Secretary of State | $110,700 |
| 6 | Harry Devlin | Illinois Secretary of State | $110,700 |
| 9 | Amanda Prentice | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $103,800 |
| 10 | Rocco Claps | Illinois Secretary of State | $103,000 |
| 11 | Aaron Harris | Illinois Governor's Office | $95,000 |
| 12 | Steven Mahnich | Illinois Secretary of State | $94,800 |
| 13 | Paul Knox | Illinois Secretary of State | $94,600 |
| 14 | Scott Stein | Illinois Secretary of State | $92,900 |
| 15 | Georgia Archibald-Little | Illinois Secretary of State | $91,100 |
| 16 | Therese Caruso | Illinois Secretary of State | $90,400 |
| 17 | Vivian Fountalas | Illinois Secretary of State | $90,100 |
| 18 | John Navigato | Illinois Secretary of State | $88,300 |
| 19 | Wyconnda Boatman-Tate | Illinois Secretary of State | $87,400 |
| 20 | Theresa Mateja | Illinois Secretary of State | $87,100 |
| 21 | Tommy Hendrix | Illinois Secretary of State | $85,300 |
| 21 | Karen Leonard | Illinois Secretary of State | $85,300 |
| 23 | Lorena Ramos | Illinois Secretary of State | $85,000 |
| 24 | Jeffrey Cascella | Illinois Secretary of State | $83,900 |
| 25 | Kathy Ford | Illinois Secretary of State | $82,400 |
| 26 | Lisa Duarte | Illinois Governor's Office | $82,000 |
| 26 | Bria Scudder | Illinois Governor's Office | $82,000 |
| 26 | Elizabeth Whitehorn | Illinois Governor's Office | $82,000 |
| 29 | Susan Billington | Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois | $81,300 |
| 30 | Donna Bilski | Illinois Secretary of State | $79,700 |
| 31 | Tammy Green | Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois | $79,100 |
| 32 | Keith Crotty | Illinois Secretary of State | $78,400 |
| 33 | Annetta Sargent | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,800 |
| 33 | David Addis | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,800 |
| 35 | Kimberly Quinn | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,700 |
| 36 | Vivian Anderson | Illinois Secretary of State | $75,000 |
| 37 | Darneice Burnett | Illinois Secretary of State | $74,800 |
| 38 | Pukar Joshi | Illinois Secretary of State | $74,500 |
| 39 | James Gorman | Illinois Secretary of State | $73,700 |
| 40 | Jessica Ryg | Illinois Secretary of State | $73,500 |
| 41 | Brea Kottkamp | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $73,100 |
| 42 | Lisa Grau | Illinois Secretary of State | $72,100 |
| 43 | Sally Finney | Illinois Capital Development Board | $71,700 |
| 44 | Kalin Harding | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | Eli Redmond | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | Rocco Barbanente | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | April Doyle | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 44 | Candice Ross | Illinois Secretary of State | $70,300 |
| 49 | Daniela Disilvestro | Illinois Secretary of State | $69,900 |
| 50 | Ruth Riley | Illinois Secretary of State | $69,100 |
| 51 | Heather Stone | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $67,200 |
| 52 | Cassandra Hudson | Illinois Secretary of State | $67,000 |
| 53 | Miguel Carlon | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $66,900 |
| 54 | Terrie Hammons | Illinois Secretary of State | $65,000 |
| 55 | Sharon Brticevich | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,900 |
| 55 | Jason O'Dell | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,900 |
| 55 | Ernesto Martinez | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,900 |
| 58 | Lindsay Richmond | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,800 |
| 59 | Brenda Konneker | Illinois Secretary of State | $64,000 |
| 60 | Micah Miller | Illinois Secretary of State | $62,900 |
| 61 | Armandina Estrada | Illinois Secretary of State | $62,100 |
| 62 | Francis Grieashamer | Illinois Secretary of State | $61,800 |
| 63 | Jason Van Zandt | Illinois Secretary of State | $61,300 |
| 64 | David Fuchs | Illinois Secretary of State | $60,600 |
| 64 | Emmanuel McGhee | Illinois Secretary of State | $60,600 |
| 66 | Heather Hayes | Illinois Secretary of State | $60,500 |
| 67 | Renita Darnell | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $59,400 |
| 68 | Tiffany Ward | Illinois Racing Board | $58,800 |
| 69 | Jeffrey Randall | Illinois Secretary of State | $58,200 |
| 70 | Elizabeth Sill | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,600 |
| 71 | Anthony Giannola | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,400 |
| 71 | Isabelle Schnotala | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,400 |
| 71 | Grace Variola | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,400 |
| 74 | Ingrid Bridges | Illinois Secretary of State | $57,100 |
| 75 | Andrew Simmons | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,600 |
| 75 | George Berrios | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,600 |
| 77 | Sheila Hallinan | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,100 |
| 78 | Tracy Johnson | Illinois Secretary of State | $56,000 |
| 79 | Pamela Wright | Illinois Secretary of State | $55,600 |
| 80 | Clare O'Neill | Illinois Governor's Office | $55,000 |
| 80 | Kelly Floro | Illinois Secretary of State | $55,000 |
| 82 | Angela Harris | Illinois Secretary of State | $54,700 |
| 83 | Hector Rico | Illinois Secretary of State | $54,400 |
| 84 | Karen Guzman | Illinois Secretary of State | $54,100 |
| 85 | Daniel Lietz | Illinois Secretary of State | $52,400 |
| 86 | Susan Moran | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,900 |
| 87 | Bonnie Godlewski | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,700 |
| 88 | Jerrell Reid | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $51,500 |
| 88 | Joel Waickus | Illinois Office of Comptroller | $51,500 |
| 88 | Gia Abbinanti | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,500 |
| 88 | Agnieszka Baran | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,500 |
| 88 | Gerald Byars | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,500 |
| 93 | Kyle Peebles | Illinois Secretary of State | $51,000 |
| 94 | Betty Scalise | Illinois Secretary of State | $50,900 |
| 95 | Joshua Potts | Illinois Secretary of State | $50,000 |
| 96 | Stevan Prostran | Illinois Secretary of State | $49,900 |
| 97 | Steve Yacko | Illinois Secretary of State | $49,600 |
| 97 | Dawn Metzger | Illinois Secretary of State | $49,600 |
| 99 | Stephanie Goebel | Illinois Office of the Treasurer | $49,000 |
| 100 | Gino Aliasi | Illinois Secretary of State | $48,400 |
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