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Illinois: 15 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services earn $200,000 or more

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15 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services 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 Department of Children and Family Services was $266,600 to Shelia Traylor.

The highest salary was $216,600 in 2020.

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 Department of Children and Family Services.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Shelia Traylor$266,600
Stacey Mixon-Newton$262,700
Cedric Berryhill$258,600
Anita McKeever$257,100
Susan White$238,700
John Gac$230,400
Lisa Welcher-Silmon$224,100
Kimberly Harrell$217,600
Lisa Carswell$217,500
Maurice Johnson$216,500
Carolyn Travis$212,100
Charles Ward$206,000
Jarvis Barnes$204,900
Tanya McGhee$203,900
Thayer Johnson$203,600

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