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7 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority employees earn $200,000 or more annually in Illinois

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Seven Illinois State Toll Highway Authority employees earn $200,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Illinois State Toll Highway Authority was $236,000 to Brett Smith.

The highest salary was $272,800 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 State Toll Highway Authority.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Brett Smith$236,000
Jose Alvarez$223,000
Brian Charnicky$220,500
Jermaine McGee$219,700
Thomas Gartner$204,200
Kevin Kelliher$203,600
Paul Kovacs$202,600

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