A recent report indicates that 63,000 public servants across Illinois receive at least $100,000 each year as part of their taxpayer-supplied salaries.
In Rock Island alone, the top earners make $318,668. The statewide cost shouldered by taxpayers amounts to $10 billion.
"Illinois is broke and continues to flirt with junk bond status,” OpenTheBook.com's founder and CEO Adam Andrzejewski said. "But the state's financial woes aren't stopping 63,000 government employees from bringing home six-figure salaries and higher."
You can find the full list of public servants earning more than $100,000 gathered by OpenTheBooks.com at http://www.openthebooks.com/map/?Map=1802&MapType=Pin.
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Who are the top paid public servants in Rock Island County?
The table below shows the 0 highest paid public servants in Rock Island County, per OpenTheBooks.com.
| ZIP Code | Employer Name | Name | Annual Wages |
| 61265 | Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit | Nelson Jeffrey A | $221,271 |
| 61265 | City of Moline | Steinbrecher Lewis J | $200,074 |
| 61265 | Metropolitan Airport Authority | Carter Bruce E | $199,478 |
| 61275 | BHAWK | Truitt Bettie Ann | $193,536 |
| 61201 | Rock Island School District 41 | Oberhaus Michael J | $193,267 |
| 61244 | United Township High School 30 | Morrow Jay C | $186,291 |
| 61244 | East Moline School District 37 | Humphries Kristin M | $181,966 |
| 61275 | Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 | Jacobs Ronald R | $174,973 |
| 61256 | Hampton School District 29 | Berg Thomas G | $170,774 |
| 61265 | Moline Unit School District 40 | Mcguire Lanty L | $164,662 |
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