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Annual income: 40 Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois employees earn $100,000 or more

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40 Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Illinois, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The highest annual salary earned among Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois was $319,600 to Gregory Turk.

The highest salary was $311,600 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 Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Gregory Turk$319,600
Richard Ingram$226,700
Scottie Bevill$221,800
Jerry Quandt$210,000
Timothy Hays$200,000
Carlton Lenoir$185,400
Gina Larkin$174,500
Cynthia Fain$173,300
Deron Bertolo$164,800
Marcilene Dutton$157,300
William Thomas$156,000
Robert Jiroutek$150,000
Benjamin Skrodzki$150,000
Stacy Smith$148,600
John Gerding$135,700
Christopher Wiedel$133,600
Jay Singh$129,700
Ramona Mabie$128,100
Lora Dour$127,100
Lisa Locki$125,100
Brian Payne$123,800
Jeffrey Turner$121,800
Jose Gonzalez$120,000
Dakin Sanert$120,000
Grant Brauer$119,600
David Urbanek$118,300
Claire Ribelin$115,500
Susan Robinson$115,100
Amy Reynolds$111,100
Jeffrey Bennett$107,100
Brian Littrell$106,300
Judy Cervellone$105,900
Scott Hepperly$105,900
Douglas Easley$104,700
Brent Waldrop$103,900
Lesley Newsome$103,200
Cynthia Daniels$103,000
Abby Griffith$103,000
Jeremy Crites$101,600
Stacey Wood$100,500

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