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Elpidio Artus saw the largest increase in pay working as a registered nurse for the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs in 2020, earning $68,600 more than in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as registered nurses
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2020 amount earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elpidio Artus | Illinois Department of Human Services | $262,000 |
| 2 | Troy Garren | Illinois Department of Human Services | $224,500 |
| 3 | Ofonmbuk Akpan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $214,900 |
| 4 | Mandeep Bhaleh | Illinois Department of Human Services | $197,600 |
| 5 | Candice Martinez | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $188,900 |
| 6 | Luzviminda Lopez | Illinois Department of Human Services | $188,500 |
| 7 | Lisa Shields | Illinois Department of Human Services | $184,300 |
| 8 | Kumar Swamy | Illinois Department of Human Services | $184,100 |
| 9 | Comfort Okorie | Illinois Department of Human Services | $183,900 |
| 10 | Martin Tregoning | Illinois Department of Human Services | $179,500 |
| 11 | Zenaida Goy | Illinois Department of Human Services | $179,200 |
| 12 | Erma Russell | Illinois Department of Human Services | $177,500 |
| 13 | Sherri Rider | Illinois Department of Human Services | $177,400 |
| 14 | Kelly Tucker | Illinois Department of Human Services | $177,100 |
| 15 | Ifeoma Agholor | Illinois Department of Human Services | $172,700 |
| 16 | Susan Veihl | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $169,100 |
| 17 | Beth Ray | Illinois Department of Human Services | $168,700 |
| 18 | Angela Smith | Illinois Department of Human Services | $168,400 |
| 19 | Stephen Prunty | Illinois Department of Human Services | $167,600 |
| 20 | Tina Roberts | Illinois Department of Human Services | $167,000 |
| 21 | Brown Ehis | Illinois Department of Human Services | $166,900 |
| 22 | Patricia Pearce | Illinois Department of Human Services | $166,000 |
| 23 | Delores Hughes | Illinois Department of Human Services | $164,100 |
| 24 | Cheryl Pedrina | Illinois Department of Human Services | $163,900 |
| 25 | Tanya Wolf | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $163,000 |
| 26 | Nellie Abella | Illinois Department of Human Services | $162,900 |
| 27 | Wanda McCoy | Illinois Department of Human Services | $162,400 |
| 28 | David Kellems | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $161,100 |
| 29 | Roseline Oluyede | Illinois Department of Human Services | $159,700 |
| 30 | Rebecca Sayles | Illinois Department of Human Services | $158,900 |
| 31 | Lylia Soriano | Illinois Department of Human Services | $157,400 |
| 32 | Erlinda Lapaz | Illinois Department of Human Services | $156,900 |
| 32 | Mark Senesac | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $156,900 |
| 34 | Lenissa Bueno | Illinois Department of Human Services | $156,000 |
| 35 | Dorothy Bassey | Illinois Department of Human Services | $155,900 |
| 36 | Kelly Donnigan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $153,200 |
| 37 | Kimberly Law | Illinois Department of Human Services | $152,600 |
| 38 | Hyacinth Catedral | Illinois Department of Human Services | $149,700 |
| 39 | Levy Ladao | Illinois Department of Human Services | $148,800 |
| 40 | Katherine Kueker | Illinois Department of Human Services | $148,600 |
| 41 | Patricia Hill | Illinois Department of Human Services | $148,300 |
| 42 | Rodelio Sugatan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $147,900 |
| 43 | Hyacinth Carpio | Illinois Department of Human Services | $147,400 |
| 44 | Leslie Ely | Illinois Department of Human Services | $146,400 |
| 45 | Michelle Logue | Illinois Department of Human Services | $146,300 |
| 46 | Imelda Licudan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $146,100 |
| 47 | Kellen McMullin | Illinois Department of Human Services | $145,200 |
| 48 | Wanda Slaughter | Illinois Department of Human Services | $144,800 |
| 49 | Onyinye Osadebe | Illinois Department of Human Services | $144,600 |
| 50 | Linda Maxard | Illinois Department of Human Services | $144,300 |
| 51 | Candace Nehls | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $143,900 |
| 52 | Jo-Dett Solomon | Illinois Department of Human Services | $143,700 |
| 53 | Rhonda Winston | Illinois Department of Human Services | $142,500 |
| 54 | Suja Jose | Illinois Department of Human Services | $142,400 |
| 55 | Kris Durbin | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $142,200 |
| 56 | Anitha Zachariah | Illinois Department of Human Services | $142,000 |
| 57 | Terri Diego | Illinois Department of Human Services | $141,900 |
| 58 | Heidi Ludwig | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $141,700 |
| 59 | Mary Petrowske | Illinois Department of Human Services | $141,600 |
| 60 | Maria Luz Dulaca | Illinois Department of Human Services | $141,300 |
| 61 | Angie Lee Quezon | Illinois Department of Human Services | $141,000 |
| 62 | Joyce Bassey | Illinois Department of Human Services | $140,800 |
| 63 | Teresa Allensworth | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $140,700 |
| 64 | Roberto Dilinila | Illinois Department of Human Services | $140,500 |
| 65 | Imelda Abadines | Illinois Department of Human Services | $140,400 |
| 66 | Jocelyn Azarias | Illinois Department of Human Services | $139,800 |
| 67 | Ayrin Johnson | Illinois Department of Human Services | $139,600 |
| 68 | George Kwarteng | Illinois Department of Human Services | $139,100 |
| 69 | Lilianne Bernal | Illinois Department of Human Services | $138,900 |
| 70 | Tanya Moffatt | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $138,700 |
| 71 | Cecilia Akpan | Illinois Department of Human Services | $138,600 |
| 72 | Jonita Brunier | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $138,500 |
| 73 | Brian Hennessey | Illinois Department of Human Services | $138,300 |
| 74 | Vivian Galilea | Illinois Department of Human Services | $137,900 |
| 75 | Ayodeji Adeyemi | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $137,700 |
| 76 | Victoria Dameron | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $137,600 |
| 77 | Sherly Abraham | Illinois Department of Human Services | $137,400 |
| 77 | Ma-Elena Lubiano | Illinois Department of Human Services | $137,400 |
| 77 | Linda Garner | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $137,400 |
| 80 | Marilou Yabes | Illinois Department of Human Services | $136,800 |
| 81 | Marek Smolik | Illinois Department of Human Services | $136,600 |
| 82 | Mary Varughese | Illinois Department of Human Services | $135,800 |
| 83 | Peter Joseph Legaspi | Illinois Department of Human Services | $134,700 |
| 84 | Bobbie Lipe | Illinois Department of Human Services | $134,600 |
| 85 | Trena Hardin | Illinois Department of Human Services | $134,100 |
| 85 | Thomas Janca | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $134,100 |
| 87 | Sally Kurian | Illinois Department of Human Services | $134,000 |
| 88 | Peter Obazuaye | Illinois Department of Human Services | $133,700 |
| 89 | Veronica Santos | Illinois Department of Human Services | $133,600 |
| 90 | Tebe Ogba | Illinois Department of Human Services | $133,500 |
| 90 | Justin Daverin | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $133,500 |
| 92 | Victoria Uwaemenyi | Illinois Department of Human Services | $132,900 |
| 93 | Michele McInerney | Illinois Department of Human Services | $132,700 |
| 94 | Lori Zimmerman | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $132,600 |
| 95 | Claudia Lewis | Illinois Department of Human Services | $132,000 |
| 96 | Elizabeth Viernes | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $131,200 |
| 97 | Alka Jain | Illinois Department of Human Services | $130,900 |
| 98 | Wosena Olivier-Smith | Illinois Department of Human Services | $130,800 |
| 98 | Marilyn De Guzman | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $130,800 |
| 100 | Donna Collins | Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | $130,300 |
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