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20 Illinois Department on Aging employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois

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20 Illinois Department on Aging 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 on Aging was $128,000 to John Eckert.

The highest salary was $147,100 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 on Aging.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
John Eckert$128,000
Theresa McKeon$127,200
Sarah Harris$122,000
Satheesh Puthanpurayil$121,000
Ganesh Ganga$119,500
Stephen Farris$118,200
Durga Gorantla$116,900
Chrystal Wofford$116,400
Mary Gilman$115,400
Maureen Squires$114,800
Rhonda Armstead$114,500
Lora McCurdy$113,300
Russ Kemple$113,100
Selma D'Souza$110,900
Craig Allen$107,500
Cheryl Barrett$104,600
Anne Stewart-Reed$102,100
Rollin Barton$101,700
Jody Kershaw$101,700
Sandra Leith$100,300

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