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Illinois: 22 Illinois Department of Agriculture earn $100,000 or more

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

The highest annual salary earned among Illinois Department of Agriculture was $136,300 to Jeremy Flynn.

The highest salary was $140,200 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 Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Jeremy Flynn$136,300
Michael Knepler$120,600
John Teefey$120,200
Christopher Oliver$119,900
Kristi Jones$119,000
Robert Dowson$111,500
Kevin Gordon$111,500
Mark Ernst$110,200
Kevin Rogers$110,200
Jeffrey Showalter$110,200
Leann Fitzgerald$108,600
Krzysztof Mazurczak$107,400
Joshua Navarro$107,200
Joseph Khayyat$105,000
Douglas Owens$103,200
Rosario Johnstone$102,800
John O'Keefe$102,700
Dennis Morris$101,600
Andrew Neubauer$101,400
Douglas Rathbun$100,800
Suzanne Moss$100,200
Lori Miser$100,000

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