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Illinois: 23 Illinois Department of Public Health earn $150,000 or more

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23 Illinois Department of Public Health 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 Public Health was $239,800 to Ahmad Abuarqoub.

The highest salary was $202,400 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 Public Health.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Ahmad Abuarqoub$239,800
Dejan Jovanov$229,400
Nicholas Soulakis$229,200
Joel Price$228,600
Janet Nuss$218,200
Avery Hart$215,400
Jennifer Crew$205,800
Anh-Thu Runez$205,700
Brian Nicholson$195,600
Delmar Davis$192,400
Robert Cox$177,400
Kalifa-Amira Shabazz$173,000
April Caulk$172,100
Shunna Hale$164,200
Lynette McKinney-Colman$163,900
Pearlie Gardley$161,100
Carlos Morales$160,700
Andrea Stadsholt$158,000
Jennifer Blazis$156,600
Jeffrey Maras$155,400
Ira Heimler$153,400
Anuradha Meka$152,700
Justin Dewitt$152,500

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