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Matthew Bandy saw the largest increase in pay working as a master trooper for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in 2020, earning $66,300 more than in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as master troopers
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 amount earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine McGee | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $219,700 |
| 2 | Matthew Bandy | Illinois State Police | $183,700 |
| 3 | Kevin York | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $164,400 |
| 4 | Keith Gray | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $162,900 |
| 5 | Stacie Haas | Illinois State Police | $162,200 |
| 6 | Jose Moreno | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $161,900 |
| 7 | Piotr Przesmycki | Illinois State Police | $158,000 |
| 8 | Shawn Cook | Illinois State Police | $155,400 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Thew | Illinois State Police | $148,600 |
| 10 | Keith Malek | Illinois State Police | $147,900 |
| 11 | Jason Lewis | Illinois State Police | $147,600 |
| 12 | Daniel Erickson | Illinois State Police | $144,500 |
| 13 | Eric King | Illinois State Police | $142,800 |
| 14 | Scott Payne | Illinois State Police | $141,300 |
| 15 | Eduardo Perez | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $140,900 |
| 16 | Stephanie Luker | Illinois State Police | $140,800 |
| 17 | Stephen Allen | Illinois State Police | $139,500 |
| 18 | Robert Kotcher | Illinois State Police | $138,200 |
| 19 | David Jourdan | Illinois State Police | $137,900 |
| 19 | Robert Kaczmarczyk | Illinois State Police | $137,900 |
| 21 | Matthew Konecki | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $137,300 |
| 22 | Eduardo Reyes | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $137,200 |
| 23 | Julian Eison | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $134,100 |
| 24 | Steven Colclasure | Illinois State Police | $133,600 |
| 25 | Brian Scott | Illinois State Police | $133,500 |
| 26 | Robert Woodard | Illinois State Police | $133,300 |
| 27 | William Smith | Illinois State Police | $133,100 |
| 28 | Brad Wilken | Illinois State Police | $132,000 |
| 29 | Marc Kassing | Illinois State Police | $131,500 |
| 30 | David Roman | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $129,900 |
| 31 | Lanny Finn | Illinois State Police | $129,800 |
| 32 | Sean Ramsey | Illinois State Police | $128,700 |
| 33 | Matthew Sursa | Illinois State Police | $128,100 |
| 34 | Ryan Palmer | Illinois State Police | $127,800 |
| 35 | Jeffrey Nichols | Illinois State Police | $127,400 |
| 36 | Duane Chappell | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $125,900 |
| 37 | Brian Bottcher | Illinois State Police | $125,800 |
| 38 | Michael Cahill | Illinois State Police | $125,700 |
| 39 | Byron Farthing | Illinois State Police | $125,500 |
| 40 | Tarrance Crump | Illinois State Police | $125,300 |
| 40 | Frank Espinoza | Illinois State Police | $125,300 |
| 40 | Michael Lopez | Illinois State Police | $125,300 |
| 43 | Robert Coulter | Illinois State Police | $124,700 |
| 44 | Brendan Schaley | Illinois State Police | $124,600 |
| 45 | Jon Foster | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $124,000 |
| 46 | Lamar Horton | Illinois State Police | $123,300 |
| 47 | Jason Czub | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,900 |
| 48 | Benjamin Nonaka | Illinois State Police | $122,500 |
| 49 | Roman Nebelski | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,100 |
| 50 | Stephen Barrett | Illinois State Police | $122,000 |
| 50 | Boram Kim | Illinois State Police | $122,000 |
| 50 | Patrick Burns | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $122,000 |
| 53 | John Oreskovich | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | $121,700 |
| 54 | Michael White | Illinois State Police | $121,200 |
| 55 | John Faulkner | Illinois State Police | $121,100 |
| 56 | Joseph Buehler | Illinois State Police | $121,000 |
| 57 | Elliot Veal | Illinois State Police | $120,700 |
| 58 | Travis Molloy | Illinois State Police | $120,600 |
| 59 | Timothy Champley | Illinois State Police | $119,800 |
| 60 | Jon Achas | Illinois State Police | $119,400 |
| 60 | Steve Caramelli | Illinois State Police | $119,400 |
| 62 | Kevin Caskey | Illinois State Police | $119,200 |
| 62 | Jason Marlow | Illinois State Police | $119,200 |
| 62 | Maria Navarro | Illinois State Police | $119,200 |
| 65 | Kevin Howell | Illinois State Police | $119,000 |
| 65 | Nathan Zerrusen | Illinois State Police | $119,000 |
| 67 | Richard Stephens | Illinois State Police | $118,700 |
| 68 | Marc Baker | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 68 | John Chase | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 68 | Keith Gilley | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 68 | Scott Lanthrip | Illinois State Police | $118,600 |
| 72 | Paul Howard | Illinois State Police | $118,100 |
| 73 | Jeremy Nairn | Illinois State Police | $117,600 |
| 73 | Tyler Price | Illinois State Police | $117,600 |
| 73 | Scott Wetzler | Illinois State Police | $117,600 |
| 76 | Matthew Kiewiet | Illinois State Police | $117,400 |
| 76 | Michael Little | Illinois State Police | $117,400 |
| 78 | Valerie Hofbauer | Illinois State Police | $117,000 |
| 78 | Anthony Kink | Illinois State Police | $117,000 |
| 80 | Brian Kelliher | Illinois State Police | $116,800 |
| 81 | Justin Mitchell | Illinois State Police | $116,500 |
| 82 | Kyle Degroot | Illinois State Police | $116,300 |
| 82 | Brandon Smick | Illinois State Police | $116,300 |
| 84 | Wayne Hocking | Illinois State Police | $116,200 |
| 85 | Charles Bonifield | Illinois State Police | $116,000 |
| 86 | Alan Taylor | Illinois State Police | $115,900 |
| 87 | Jeffrey Kay | Illinois State Police | $115,700 |
| 88 | Shawn Isaacs | Illinois State Police | $115,600 |
| 89 | Anthony Andreoni | Illinois State Police | $115,500 |
| 89 | Timothy Baker | Illinois State Police | $115,500 |
| 89 | Matthew Hannan | Illinois State Police | $115,500 |
| 92 | Shaun Dannenbrink | Illinois State Police | $115,400 |
| 93 | Michelle Kistulinec | Illinois State Police | $115,200 |
| 94 | Amanda Griffin | Illinois State Police | $115,100 |
| 95 | Erin Anderson | Illinois State Police | $114,700 |
| 96 | Jason Devino | Illinois State Police | $114,500 |
| 96 | James Madden | Illinois State Police | $114,500 |
| 98 | Mindy Carroll | Illinois State Police | $114,300 |
| 99 | Pamela Gureski | Illinois State Police | $114,100 |
| 99 | Jeremy Jackson | Illinois State Police | $114,100 |
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