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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 |
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