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Marcello Valle saw the largest increase in pay working for the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2020, earning $58,900 more than 2019.
It is unclear whether the pay differences mentioned in this story result from differences in total time worked or pay rates.
100 highest earners for the Illinois Department of Transportation
| Rank | Employee | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Escamilla | $167,800 |
| 2 | Jimmy Holliday | $163,400 |
| 3 | David Gibson | $163,100 |
| 4 | Stephen Newcomb | $162,700 |
| 5 | Mauro Garcia | $162,300 |
| 6 | Dante Giglio | $158,800 |
| 7 | Shaun Bond | $156,500 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Washington | $156,400 |
| 9 | Matthew Spina | $155,800 |
| 10 | Rebecca Locker | $155,700 |
| 11 | Roman McGhee | $152,700 |
| 12 | Roman Meropolski | $152,000 |
| 13 | Ali Ewidah | $151,600 |
| 14 | Eric Howald | $147,300 |
| 15 | Lloyd Hinton | $147,200 |
| 16 | Sarah Wilson | $145,600 |
| 17 | Gene Felchner | $145,300 |
| 18 | Michael Denne | $145,000 |
| 18 | John Humphry | $145,000 |
| 20 | Phillip Gibson | $144,100 |
| 21 | John Kantz | $143,500 |
| 22 | Stephen Travia | $142,600 |
| 22 | Randall Gilliam | $142,600 |
| 24 | Pak Lam | $142,400 |
| 25 | Kyle Wheelwright | $141,900 |
| 26 | Anthony Quigley | $141,600 |
| 27 | Christian Martinez | $141,300 |
| 28 | Jeffrey Ogrodnik | $140,500 |
| 29 | Oscar Jimenez | $139,800 |
| 30 | Robert Banach | $138,900 |
| 31 | Ava Strough | $138,600 |
| 32 | Imad Shahatit | $138,400 |
| 33 | Eric Norland | $138,100 |
| 34 | Jeffrey Quigg | $138,000 |
| 35 | Todd Johnson | $137,700 |
| 36 | Clay Nall | $137,200 |
| 37 | John Love | $136,600 |
| 37 | David Puzey | $136,600 |
| 39 | Sami Daniel | $135,500 |
| 40 | Georgina Syas | $135,400 |
| 41 | Keith Roberts | $134,500 |
| 41 | Jonathan SchuMacHer | $134,500 |
| 43 | Lisa Heaven-Baum | $133,700 |
| 44 | Todd Landon | $133,600 |
| 45 | Kristopher Wilkins | $133,500 |
| 46 | James Snyder | $132,600 |
| 47 | William Parker | $132,400 |
| 48 | Delon Coleman | $132,000 |
| 48 | Andy Pilkington | $132,000 |
| 50 | Mary MacK | $131,500 |
| 51 | Jared Hamm | $131,300 |
| 52 | Brian Tisdale | $131,200 |
| 53 | Angel Ramirez | $131,100 |
| 53 | Philip Kaufmann | $131,100 |
| 55 | Stephen Worsfold | $130,600 |
| 56 | Babatunde Owolabi | $130,300 |
| 57 | Hershel Hanner | $130,000 |
| 58 | Nicholas Volk | $129,900 |
| 59 | James Stewart | $129,800 |
| 59 | Amy Eller | $129,800 |
| 61 | Marcello Valle | $129,600 |
| 62 | Jose Rios | $129,400 |
| 63 | Michael Brand | $129,200 |
| 63 | Douglas House | $129,200 |
| 65 | Masood Ahmad | $129,100 |
| 65 | Jan Twardowski | $129,100 |
| 67 | David Rennels | $129,000 |
| 67 | Brian Pfeifer | $129,000 |
| 69 | Kevin Wheelwright | $128,900 |
| 70 | Scott Stitt | $128,600 |
| 70 | Trisha Thompson | $128,600 |
| 72 | Chiboy Nwanganga | $128,500 |
| 73 | Julaine Blair | $128,000 |
| 73 | David Weller | $128,000 |
| 73 | Christopher Hahin | $128,000 |
| 76 | Jay Wavering | $127,300 |
| 77 | Ladonna Rowden | $127,200 |
| 77 | Cynthia Watters | $127,200 |
| 79 | Jeffrey Schoonover | $127,000 |
| 80 | Erica Deyoung | $126,800 |
| 80 | Kiley Gwaltney | $126,800 |
| 82 | Jeri Hayes | $126,700 |
| 82 | Gregg Prairie | $126,700 |
| 84 | Sharon Battle | $126,600 |
| 84 | John Baczek | $126,600 |
| 84 | Matt Magalis | $126,600 |
| 87 | Christian Hagmann | $126,500 |
| 87 | Justan Mann | $126,500 |
| 89 | Brad Strebel | $126,200 |
| 90 | Donald Hayden | $125,900 |
| 90 | James Rettig | $125,900 |
| 92 | Jose Dominguez | $125,800 |
| 92 | Steven Beran | $125,800 |
| 94 | Joseph Monroe | $125,600 |
| 94 | John Oimoen | $125,600 |
| 96 | Douglas Sandstrom | $125,500 |
| 96 | Mahmoud Etemadi | $125,500 |
| 98 | Alonzo Smiley | $125,400 |
| 99 | Dwayne Commodore | $125,300 |
| 99 | Phetsamone Kenenakhone | $125,300 |
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