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$200,000 or more earned by 2 Illinois Student Assistance Commission employees

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Two Illinois Student Assistance Commission 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 Student Assistance Commission was $227,900 to Eric Zarnikow.

The highest salary was $221,300 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 Student Assistance Commission.
Illinois employeeAnnual salary
Eric Zarnikow$227,900
Carmen Heredia-Lopez$204,500

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