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The highest annual salary earned among Illinois General Assembly was $218,100 to Kristin Richards.
The highest salary was $209,900 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 General Assembly.
| Illinois employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Kristin Richards | $218,100 |
| Jennifer Ricker | $178,000 |
| Ngozi Ezike | $176,900 |
| Grace Hou-Ovnik | $176,900 |
| Robey Jeffreys | $176,900 |
| Omer Osman | $176,900 |
| Marc Smith | $176,900 |
| Frank Mautino | $172,700 |
| Theresa Eagleson | $167,600 |
| Janel Forde | $167,600 |
| Erin Guthrie | $167,600 |
| David Harris | $167,600 |
| Harold Mays | $167,200 |
| Chasse Rehwinkel | $160,400 |
| Kwame Raoul | $160,300 |
| Jesse White | $160,300 |
| Deborah Hagan | $159,100 |
| Robert Muriel | $159,100 |
| Colleen Callahan Burns | $156,900 |
| John Kim | $156,900 |
| Brendan Kelly | $156,100 |
| Alicia Tate-Nadeau | $151,800 |
| Kia Coleman | $150,400 |
| Dulce Quintero | $150,400 |
| Susan Haling | $150,000 |
| Jerry Costello | $148,100 |
| John Rogner | $146,700 |
| Cecilia Abundis | $146,100 |
| Michael Kleinik | $146,100 |
| Mario Treto | $146,100 |
| Michael Merchant | $142,500 |
| Michael Negron | $142,500 |
| Heidi Mueller | $141,700 |
| Michael Frerichs | $138,900 |
| Susana Mendoza | $138,900 |
| Juliana Stratton | $138,900 |
| Carrie Zalewski | $137,200 |
| Paula Basta | $136,100 |
| James Bennett | $136,100 |
| Linda Chapa-Lavia | $136,100 |
| Francisco Menchaca | $136,100 |
| Richard Neely | $136,100 |
| Matthew Perez | $136,100 |
| Ron Guerrier | $134,600 |
| Jason Hogendorn-Keller | $133,200 |
| Michael Brennan | $128,200 |
| James Ferg-Cadima | $128,000 |
| Barbara Currie | $123,900 |
| Leonore Coppoletti | $122,700 |
| Kathryn Doerries | $122,700 |
| Barbara Flores | $122,700 |
| Stephen Mathis | $122,700 |
| David McCarthy | $122,700 |
| Marc Parker | $122,700 |
| Maria Portela | $122,700 |
| Deborah Simpson | $122,700 |
| Thomas Tyrrell | $122,700 |
| Anthony Star | $122,200 |
| Steven Andersson | $121,900 |
| Barbara Barreno-Paschall | $121,900 |
| Robert Cantone | $121,900 |
| Ledeidre Turner | $121,900 |
| Nathan Maddox | $120,000 |
| Maria Bocanegra | $119,900 |
| Douglas Kimbrel | $119,900 |
| Sadzi Oliva | $119,900 |
| Anastasia Palivos | $119,900 |
| Cynthia Santos | $119,900 |
| Michael Zerbonia | $116,000 |
| Anthony Vaughn | $110,700 |
| William Lowry | $106,900 |
| Peter Nezamis | $100,900 |
| Michael Carrigan | $100,200 |
| Joanna Gunderson | $100,000 |
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