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Annual income: 9 Department of Military Affairs employees earn $100,000 or more

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Nine Department of Military Affairs employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Department of Military Affairs was $115,200 to Randall Pratt.

The highest salary was $159,600 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 Department of Military Affairs.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Randall Pratt$115,200
John Marinelli$111,900
James Smith$108,500
Leesa Mays$106,800
Dallas Vignone$106,700
Elena Goutsalenko$101,200
Mark Miller$100,400
Jeffrey Owens$100,000
Robert Sheppelman$100,000

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