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The highest annual salary earned among Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois was $321,100 to Gregory Turk.
The highest salary was $319,600 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 Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois.
| Illinois employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Gregory Turk | $321,100 |
| Scottie Bevill | $224,900 |
| Timothy Hays | $202,800 |
| Deron Bertolo | $186,300 |
| Cynthia Fain | $180,300 |
| Jerry Quandt | $173,200 |
| Stacy Smith | $163,600 |
| William Thomas | $158,100 |
| Benjamin Skrodzki | $153,000 |
| Robert Jiroutek | $152,100 |
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