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$200,000 or more earned by 17 Illinois Department of Corrections employees

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17 Illinois Department of Corrections employees earn $200,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Illinois Department of Corrections was $352,400 to Pablo Stewart.

The highest salary was $327,600 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 Corrections.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Pablo Stewart$352,400
Jermiagh Daly$291,300
William Puga$289,800
Steven Bowman$271,200
Lamenta Conway$267,000
Loreatha Coleman$260,900
Melvin Carson$245,700
Richard Oshea$244,200
Scott Parmley$240,300
Howard Thompson$228,400
Mark Locke$217,500
Nadine Lockett$217,400
Shannon Jackson$210,800
Marcus Holton$204,800
Edwin Chana$203,100
Paul Mocaby$203,000
William Ruane$202,400

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