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$100,000 or more earned by 7 Illinois Department of the Lottery employees

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Seven Illinois Department of the Lottery 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 the Lottery was $130,200 to James Bartlett.

The highest salary was $148,700 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 the Lottery.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
James Bartlett$130,200
Cornell Wilson$122,900
Michael Gedzun$121,700
Carol Radwine$119,900
James Leonis$117,600
Marc Hoffmann$102,500
Larry Johnson$101,100

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