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The highest annual salary earned among Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology was $235,900 to Christine Banayat.
The highest salary was $217,600 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 Innovation and Technology.
| Illinois employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Christine Banayat | $235,900 |
| Craig Strauch | $228,900 |
| William Haddad | $196,600 |
| James Gehrs | $193,800 |
| Brent Flesner | $186,600 |
| Russell Steele | $177,500 |
| Floyd Schleyhahn | $175,500 |
| Keith Klockenga | $174,800 |
| Brian Kirkorian | $172,100 |
| Krzysztof Kordes | $171,600 |
| William Seagle | $168,400 |
| Joel Vinson | $167,800 |
| Mark Hernandez | $163,800 |
| Russell Pattie | $162,100 |
| Walailuk Thongsit | $161,600 |
| Adam Ford | $160,900 |
| Joppachan Joseph | $160,900 |
| Matthew Ahlberg | $158,800 |
| Janet Servi | $158,700 |
| Kenneth Owens | $158,200 |
| Laura Sorenson | $156,900 |
| Bradley Long | $156,400 |
| Craig Fess | $155,200 |
| Jacob Brown | $155,000 |
| Patrick Beaird | $152,800 |
| Greg Hudspeth | $152,800 |
| Kerri Read | $150,600 |
| Hooi Too | $150,100 |
| Venkata Twarakavi | $148,600 |
| Daniel Johnson | $148,400 |
| Dixie Sloman | $148,000 |
| Sunil Thomas | $147,700 |
| Tara Kessler | $146,600 |
| Brandon Ragle | $146,300 |
| Lori Andrews | $145,700 |
| Tyeasa Lewis | $145,700 |
| Christopher Wollesen | $145,000 |
| Cheri Smith | $143,900 |
| Brian Turner | $143,000 |
| Jenifer Johnson | $142,700 |
| Gloria Lasley | $142,700 |
| William Simpson | $142,600 |
| April Poole | $142,400 |
| Brian Walton | $142,300 |
| Randy Clayton | $142,200 |
| Brian Smith | $141,400 |
| Elizabeth McComb | $141,300 |
| Ronald Seidl | $141,300 |
| Christopher Katro | $141,200 |
| Tony Collings | $140,700 |
| Dan Sluga | $140,600 |
| Michael Linkey | $140,400 |
| Erick Pitchford | $140,100 |
| Amy Delcomyn | $139,600 |
| Michael Porter | $139,600 |
| Todd Bunch | $139,300 |
| Carl Try | $139,200 |
| Mark Dean | $139,100 |
| Andre Bouravnev | $138,500 |
| Barbara Piwowarski | $138,500 |
| Jeffrey Radogna | $138,400 |
| Richard Smock | $138,100 |
| Pedro Guzman | $137,800 |
| Diana Shanks | $137,600 |
| Eric Hardin | $137,400 |
| Jeffrey Jones | $137,400 |
| Amy Walter | $137,400 |
| Candida Keuchler | $137,300 |
| Thomas Michalski | $137,200 |
| Emmanuel Odele | $137,200 |
| Melissa Saettler | $136,500 |
| Stephen Wagner | $136,400 |
| Frank Walters | $136,300 |
| Seshadri Iyengar | $136,100 |
| Rebecca Stephenson | $136,100 |
| Elizabeth Christensen | $135,800 |
| Gregory Davis | $135,800 |
| Michael Friedrich | $135,600 |
| Ameetkumar Dorepally | $135,200 |
| Abdul Waris | $134,700 |
| Kevin Park | $134,300 |
| Christopher Britten | $134,200 |
| Tory Leonard | $133,800 |
| Mary Reynolds | $133,700 |
| Dale Walters | $133,300 |
| Diana Bomke | $132,900 |
| Mary Feagans | $132,800 |
| Matthew Runyen | $132,600 |
| Renesheia Owens | $132,500 |
| Craig Williams | $132,500 |
| John Terry | $132,400 |
| Susan Kunz | $132,300 |
| Dennis Duria | $132,100 |
| Stan Hoover | $132,100 |
| Markus Veile | $132,000 |
| Stephen Horton | $131,700 |
| Dong Hoang | $131,300 |
| Matthew Phelps | $131,200 |
| Todd Washko | $131,000 |
| Peter Holt | $130,800 |
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