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$150,000 or more earned by 21 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees

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21 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees earn $150,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was $216,600 to Anita McKeever.

The highest salary was $238,600 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 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Anita McKeever$216,600
Deborah Folga$203,200
Patricia Young$198,700
Kimberly Smith$189,000
Arshad Manzoor$184,100
Cedric Berryhill$179,300
Susan White$171,900
Carolyn Travis$168,500
Dana Drummer$161,500
John Egan$161,000
Julie Cummings$159,800
Scott Destasio$159,000
Levent Ozyurt$156,700
Clara Yanes$156,400
Lisa Carswell$154,900
Dwayne Williams$154,000
Jessi Schall-Svanda$153,900
John Gac$153,400
Steven Boyd$152,100
Paula Truitt-Alohan$152,100
James Daugherty$150,200

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