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4 employees with Illinois Student Assistance Commission in Illinois make $150,000 or more

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Four Illinois Student Assistance Commission 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 Student Assistance Commission was $221,300 to Eric Zarnikow.

The highest salary was $214,100 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 Student Assistance Commission.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Eric Zarnikow$221,300
Carmen Heredia-Lopez$198,500
Ramnath Cidambi$172,300
Shoba Nandhan$172,100

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