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Annual income: 11 Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs employees earn $150,000 or more

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11 Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs 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 Department of Veterans' Affairs was $315,900 to Maung Win.

The highest salary was $281,000 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 Veterans' Affairs.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Maung Win$315,900
William McLaughlin$229,000
Charles Klingele$214,200
Troy Sheffler$186,100
Candice Martinez$173,500
David Hirstius$172,200
Tanya Wolf$156,900
John Freidinger$155,600
Todd Riney$153,700
Dale Waterman$151,900
John Morrissey$150,900

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