Deanna Boyer earns 15.1% more during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

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By Prairie State Wire

Aug 5, 2021

Deanna Boyer earned $75,400 during 2020, a 15.1 percent increase over the previous year, working for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as a human resources specialist, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

James Sneed saw the largest increase in pay working as a human resources specialist for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in 2020, earning $10,000 more than in 2019.

Top 100 highest paid public employees as human resources specialists

Rank	Employee	Employer	2020 amount earned
1	Christina Austin	Illinois Department of Corrections	$114,400
2	Carla Finley	Illinois Department of Public Health	$112,900
3	Sherry Jackson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$110,000
4	Renee Costallos	Illinois Department of Corrections	$109,200
5	Lisa Devert	Illinois Department of Corrections	$105,600
6	Bonnie Feleccia	Illinois Department of Corrections	$104,000
7	Judith Beverly	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$102,200
8	Rosanna Valladares-Lampley	Illinois Department of Corrections	$98,500
9	Derek Phillips	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$98,000
10	Erin Eggleston	Illinois Department of Corrections	$97,400
11	Jason Ground	Illinois Department of Agriculture	$96,700
12	Mario Perales	Illinois Department of Human Services	$96,600
13	Yazmin Cruz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$96,300
13	Angela Leavell-Bartz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$96,300
15	Tracy Chrans	Illinois Department of Public Health	$96,200
16	James Sneed	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$95,500
17	Mayra Magana	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$95,400
18	Pamela Eicken	Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity	$95,100
19	Carla Jones	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$94,900
20	Matthew Joseph	Illinois Department of Human Services	$94,800
21	Caroline Jorn	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$94,600
22	Adam Baidy	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$93,900
22	Erika Raymond	Department of Military Affairs	$93,900
24	Elizabeth Crissey	Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs	$93,700
25	Jessica Nunes	Illinois Department of the Lottery	$93,600
26	Annette Tonjes	Illinois Department of Human Services	$93,300
27	Wanda Trumbo	Illinois Capital Development Board	$92,700
28	Sandra Lang	Illinois Department of Corrections	$92,600
29	Kerri Brockmeyer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,400
29	Trisha Shipley	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,400
31	Sonia Gove	Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs	$92,300
32	Jeffrey Ayers	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$92,000
32	Linda Campbell	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$92,000
32	Mark Dawson	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$92,000
32	Bernard Fokum	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$92,000
32	Barbara McDonald	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$92,000
32	Mark Mierzejewski	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$92,000
32	Benjamin Davis	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,000
32	Joe Randle	Illinois Department of Human Services	$92,000
32	Andrew Furlong	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$92,000
41	Rebecca Watson	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency	$91,900
42	Connie Renoud-Westfall	Illinois Department of Insurance	$91,800
43	Bessie Haak	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$91,500
43	Rebecca Walton	Illinois Department of Corrections	$91,500
45	Mary Tisdale	Illinois Department of Agriculture	$91,200
45	Lisa Standefer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$91,200
47	Georgette Patterson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$91,100
48	Amy Cranwill	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,900
48	Sara Wake	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,900
48	Amy Woodrum	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	$90,900
51	Dalena Brennan	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,800
51	Sarah Musgrave	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,800
51	Tina Patterson	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,800
51	Pamela Bowen	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$90,800
51	Nora Djirackor	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$90,800
51	Frank Hill	Illinois Department of Human Services	$90,800
51	Mindi Tuxhorn	Illinois Department of Human Services	$90,800
51	Tanya Jennings	Illinois Department of Revenue	$90,800
59	Debra Short	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,400
60	Anne Mitchelle	Illinois Department of Human Services	$90,300
61	Brandon Singer	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$90,100
62	Nicholas Mizeur	Illinois Department of Human Services	$89,800
62	Claudia Ortiz	Illinois Department of Human Services	$89,800
64	Nicholas Cianferri	Illinois Department of Revenue	$89,000
65	Thomas Gorsich	Illinois Department of Human Services	$88,700
65	Kimberly Veach	Illinois Department of Insurance	$88,700
67	Dorothy Atterberry	Illinois State Police	$88,300
68	Donna Berlin	Illinois Department of Employment Security	$88,100
69	Kimberly Aure	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$87,900
70	Amaya Christine	Illinois Department of Public Health	$87,600
71	Donna King	Illinois Department of Human Services	$86,300
72	Katherine Fairfield	Illinois State Fire Marshal	$85,800
73	Anna Dipiazza	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$85,700
74	Kelly Kindred	Illinois Department of Human Services	$84,900
75	Kara Bandelow	Illinois Department of Human Services	$84,400
75	Donna Patterson	Illinois Department of Human Services	$84,400
77	Paige Meier	Illinois Department of Human Services	$83,900
78	Melissa Roeder	Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology	$83,500
79	Steven Young	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$82,600
80	Monique Smalls	Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services	$82,000
81	Christina Davis	Illinois Department of Natural Resources	$81,200
82	Andrew Reagan	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,700
83	Candace Shimkus	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$80,600
84	Michael Gunn	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$80,500
85	Ashley Gregory	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,400
86	Hillary Vassmer	Illinois Department of Human Services	$80,100
87	Shelly Ray	Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology	$79,700
88	Julie Brightwell	Illinois Department on Aging	$79,600
89	Krista Buss	Illinois Department of Human Services	$79,500
90	Penny Christian	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$78,800
91	Scott Jones	Illinois Department of Human Services	$78,200
92	Deborah Morris	Illinois Department of Human Services	$78,100
92	Robert Petty	Illinois Department of Revenue	$78,100
94	Susan Campbell	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$77,200
95	Gail Baskin	Illinois Department of Human Services	$76,700
96	Christi Buss	Illinois Department of Human Services	$76,600
97	Ivia Ortega	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$76,500
98	Scharnell Williams	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$76,300
99	Darci Hammers	Illinois Department of Central Management Services	$75,900
100	Zackary Booher	Illinois Department of Children and Family Services	$75,700