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9 employees with Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice in Illinois make $150,000 or more

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Nine Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice 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 Juvenile Justice was $295,400 to Lynn Maskel.

The highest salary was $279,000 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 Juvenile Justice.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Lynn Maskel$295,400
Justin Kwak$230,800
Eric Childs$178,100
Tresa Dunbar$157,300
Gregory Burnett$157,200
Jan Thaxton$156,300
Jonathan Warshawsky$155,100
King Gaston$154,200
Janice Evans$151,800

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