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Annual income: 2 Illinois Department of Central Management Services employees earn $150,000 or more

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Two Illinois Department of Central Management 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 Central Management Services was $172,300 to Michael O'Connor.

The highest salary was $204,200 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 Central Management Services.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Michael O'Connor$172,300
James Ortgiesen$162,600

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