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2 State Universities Civil Service Merit Board employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois

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Two State Universities Civil Service Merit Board employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among State Universities Civil Service Merit Board was $142,500 to Jeffrey Brownfield.

The highest salary was $140,700 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 State Universities Civil Service Merit Board.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Jeffrey Brownfield$142,500
Robert Curry$100,400

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