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12 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois

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12 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was $117,000 to David Kelm.

The highest salary was $153,200 in 2019.

A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019, argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.

Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Illinois employees with Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
David Kelm$117,000
Brett Cox$116,300
Melissa Coultas$114,200
Larry Bumgardner$112,700
Chad Bettis$112,500
Arthur Carey$110,700
Ralph Miller$106,900
Lance Tawzer$106,700
David Hayes$105,600
Augustas Vincent$105,400
Clara Thorpe$102,800
Lawrence Patterson$101,300

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