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John Feeley saw the largest increase in pay working as a technical advisor for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in 2019, earning $50,200 more than in 2018.
Top 100 highest paid public employees as technical advisors
Rank
Employee
Employer
2019 amount earned
1
John Feeley
Illinois Commerce Commission
$148,600
2
James Weging
Illinois Commerce Commission
$144,800
3
Jami Hall Webster
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$140,100
4
Christine Ericson
Illinois Commerce Commission
$139,700
5
Cynthia Gonzalez
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$139,600
6
Laurence Mraz
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$138,900
7
Stephanie Flowers
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$134,200
8
Michael Vernon
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$133,100
9
William Elmore
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$131,900
10
Carmen Love
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$130,700
11
Robert Funk
Illinois Commerce Commission
$127,300
12
Sara Terranova
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$125,600
13
Kyungmi Yi
Illinois Department of Revenue
$124,500
14
Carl Fritz
Illinois Department of Human Services
$121,300
15
Christine Zeivel
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$120,700
16
Rex Gradeless
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$119,900
17
Lorelei Abrams
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
$118,900
18
Barbara Greenspan
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$118,800
19
Dennie Mogensen
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$118,300
20
Kelly Choate
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$117,000
21
Matthew Harvey
Illinois Commerce Commission
$116,900
22
Carmen Medina
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$116,600
23
Katarzyna Kowalska
Illinois Commerce Commission
$116,300
24
Tomas Ramirez
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$115,600
25
Thomas Stanton
Illinois Commerce Commission
$114,600
26
Stefanie Diers
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$114,300
26
James Olivero
Illinois Commerce Commission
$114,300
28
Kelly Phelps
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$114,000
29
Michael Ruzicka
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$113,700
30
Cecille Balutan
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$113,100
31
Marko Djurisic
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$112,800
31
Oral Bennett
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$112,800
33
Armando Mojica Jr.
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$112,700
34
James Kropid
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$112,600
35
Rhonda Hawkins
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$112,400
36
Bonita Canavan
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
$112,200
37
Darrell Widen
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$111,100
38
Judy Heineken
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$110,900
38
Brian Allen
Illinois Commerce Commission
$110,900
40
Steven Edwards
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$110,700
41
Marielisa Jackson
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$110,600
42
Kelly Bagley
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$110,400
42
Annet Godiksen
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,400
44
Susan Wambach
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$110,300
45
Lola Fahler
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$110,200
45
David Rothal
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$110,200
45
Valerie Puccini
Illinois Department of Revenue
$110,200
45
Sally Carter
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Kyle Davis
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Kimberly Geving
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Mark Gurnik
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Melanie Jarvis
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Robb Layman
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Charles Matoesian
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
C. Myers-Wilkins
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Gina Roccaforte
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Michelle Ryan
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Maureen Wozniak
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$110,200
45
Mark Wydra
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$110,200
45
Thomas Andryk
Illinois State Fire Marshal
$110,200
61
Svetlana Kelmanson
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$109,600
61
Peter O'Malley
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$109,600
63
Beth Bergmann
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$109,500
64
Laurie Sikorski
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$109,400
65
Daniel Merriman
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$109,300
66
Michael Roubitchek
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$109,000
66
Timothy Melford
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$109,000
66
Michael Piller
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$109,000
66
Mary Sweeney-Bach
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$109,000
70
Peter Ryan
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$108,700
71
Beth Dolehide
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$108,400
72
James Feliksik
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$107,800
73
Megan Kivisto
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$107,700
74
Ann Krasuski
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$106,700
75
Pirada Molina
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
$104,000
76
Lawrence Parrish
Illinois Department of Transportation
$103,600
77
Michael Winkler
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$103,500
78
Maritia Griffith
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$103,200
79
Tommy Payne
Illinois Department of Human Services
$100,300
80
Danielle Steimel
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
$99,900
81
Marcy Sherrill
Illinois Commerce Commission
$99,500
82
Maura Wallenius
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$99,000
83
David West
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$98,700
84
Carol Cera
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$97,300
85
Barbara Goeben
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$95,200
86
Elizabeth Crowder
Illinois Department of Human Services
$94,800
87
Olawumi Ahmed
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$94,500
88
Lorraine Chappell
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$93,400
88
Amy Szczepaniak
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$93,400
88
Jacob Smith
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$93,400
91
Emily Meehan
Illinois Department of Human Services
$92,700
91
Gabriel Neibergall
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
$92,700
93
Constance Dahl
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
$92,400
93
Vanessa Bennett
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$92,400
93
Andreas Liewald
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$92,400
93
Madeleine Sharko
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$92,400
93
Laurel Spahn
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$92,400
93
Richard Wachtel
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
$92,400
99
Angie Chen
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
$91,400
100
Michelle Andre
Illinois Department of Human Rights
$91,200
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