Brian Nicholson was ranked in the 99th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The employee earned $195,600 working as a public service administrator for the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The highest-paid Illinois public employee was Kasturi Kripakaran, with a total compensation earning $364,300 working as a physician specialist for the Illinois Department of Human Services.
The 100 highest paid Illinois public employees
| Rank | Employee | Employer | Job Title | 2020 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasturi Kripakaran | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $364,300 |
| 2 | Syed Hussain | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $336,300 |
| 3 | Sanghee Kim-Ansbro | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $331,400 |
| 4 | Gregory Turk | Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois | Director | $319,600 |
| 5 | Tanveer Shan | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $319,100 |
| 6 | Timothy Olenek | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $313,800 |
| 7 | Rupa Maitra | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $304,600 |
| 8 | Quadrat Shareef | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $300,900 |
| 9 | Stanislav Pavlovsky | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $294,700 |
| 10 | Rita Pavate | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $293,100 |
| 11 | Jermiagh Daly | Illinois Department of Corrections | Stationary Engineer | $291,300 |
| 12 | Jovita Anyanwu | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $291,000 |
| 13 | Hasina Javed | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $290,700 |
| 14 | Mir Obaid | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $285,000 |
| 15 | Shahnaz Rahman | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $282,400 |
| 16 | Humaira Saiyed | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $281,300 |
| 17 | Anatoliy Pyslar | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $278,800 |
| 18 | Maung Win | Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs | Physician Specialist | $276,700 |
| 19 | Zhihong Zhang | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $276,500 |
| 20 | Jelveh Jahangiri | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $276,100 |
| 21 | Subhash Waikar | Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs | Physician Specialist | $275,600 |
| 22 | Abdul Saboor | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $274,600 |
| 23 | Dong Chung | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $272,000 |
| 24 | Madhurita Malhotra | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $270,700 |
| 25 | Guy Vancina | Illinois State Police | Sergeant | $268,700 |
| 26 | Maria Vazquez-Scott | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $266,500 |
| 27 | Ajay Jeetwani | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $265,400 |
| 28 | Elpidio Artus | Illinois Department of Human Services | Registered Nurse | $262,000 |
| 29 | Vikramit Gill | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $261,900 |
| 30 | Loreatha Coleman | Illinois Department of Corrections | Corrections Nurse | $260,900 |
| 31 | Lioubov Voityna | Illinois Department of Employment Security | Public Service Administrator | $259,800 |
| 32 | Gabriel Valdes | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $259,100 |
| 33 | Malaya Tuazon | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $258,100 |
| 33 | Richard Malis | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $258,100 |
| 35 | Valerie King | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $257,700 |
| 36 | Christopher Wilkes | Illinois State Police | Sergeant | $257,000 |
| 37 | Hubert Fernandes | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $256,000 |
| 38 | Syed Shah Warsi | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $251,800 |
| 39 | Tommie King | Illinois State Police | Sergeant | $250,900 |
| 40 | Aura Eberhardt | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $249,300 |
| 41 | Eva Kurilo | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $248,600 |
| 42 | Muhammed Nasib | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $247,900 |
| 43 | Olajumoke Adubifa | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $247,700 |
| 44 | Stacey Horstman | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $247,500 |
| 45 | Azazuddin Ahmed | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $247,300 |
| 46 | Rita Lewis-Perry | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $246,900 |
| 47 | Sean Mosby | Illinois State Police | Senior Master Trooper | $246,700 |
| 47 | Arthur Bloch | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $246,700 |
| 49 | Mercedes Martinez | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $245,900 |
| 50 | Melvin Carson | Illinois Department of Corrections | Correctional Lieutenant | $245,700 |
| 51 | John Ngwe | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $245,500 |
| 52 | Stuart Rich | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $245,400 |
| 53 | Charlotte Mitchell | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $242,800 |
| 54 | Vera Davis | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $241,900 |
| 55 | Mohammad Hosain | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $240,200 |
| 56 | Ahmad Abuarqoub | Illinois Department of Public Health | Public Service Administrator | $239,800 |
| 57 | Kathleen Treanor | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $236,500 |
| 58 | Brett Smith | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | Sergeant | $236,000 |
| 59 | Seema Khan | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $233,300 |
| 60 | Salil Vasanwala | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $231,500 |
| 61 | Dejan Jovanov | Illinois Department of Public Health | Public Service Administrator | $229,400 |
| 62 | Terrence Casey | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $229,300 |
| 63 | Joel Price | Illinois Department of Public Health | Public Service Administrator | $228,600 |
| 64 | Delsie Gavali | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $227,000 |
| 65 | Ronald Lotesto | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $225,600 |
| 65 | Jehanzeb Sheikh | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $225,600 |
| 67 | Troy Garren | Illinois Department of Human Services | Registered Nurse | $224,500 |
| 68 | Brian Walker | Illinois State Police | Sergeant | $223,400 |
| 69 | Jose Alvarez | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | Executive Director | $223,000 |
| 70 | Elisa Scott | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $222,100 |
| 71 | Anthony Nidea | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $221,400 |
| 72 | Mathew George | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $220,600 |
| 73 | Brian Charnicky | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | Senior Master Trooper | $220,500 |
| 74 | Subhash Goyal | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $220,400 |
| 75 | Jermaine McGee | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | Master Trooper | $219,700 |
| 76 | Janet Nuss | Illinois Department of Public Health | Public Service Administrator | $218,200 |
| 77 | Cornell Stahlman | Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology | Public Service Administrator | $217,600 |
| 78 | Mark Locke | Illinois Department of Corrections | Correctional Sergeant | $217,500 |
| 79 | Nadine Lockett | Illinois Department of Corrections | Corrections Food Service Supervisor | $217,400 |
| 80 | Anita McKeever | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | Public Service Administrator | $216,600 |
| 81 | Stanley Sims | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $215,400 |
| 82 | Ofonmbuk Akpan | Illinois Department of Human Services | Registered Nurse | $214,900 |
| 83 | Douglas Chang | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $213,200 |
| 83 | Karl Heinecke | Illinois State Police | Senior Master Trooper | $213,200 |
| 85 | George Delrio | Illinois State Police | Master Sergeant | $212,400 |
| 86 | Asta Purdy | Illinois Department of Employment Security | Public Service Administrator | $211,700 |
| 87 | Shannon Jackson | Illinois Department of Corrections | Stationary Engineer | $210,800 |
| 88 | Sharon Green | Illinois Department of Human Services | Secretary Therapy Aide | $208,200 |
| 89 | Douglas Yorke | Illinois State Police | Sergeant | $207,200 |
| 90 | Jolly Varghese | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $206,100 |
| 91 | Michael Eck | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $205,900 |
| 92 | Jennifer Crew | Illinois Department of Public Health | Public Service Administrator | $205,800 |
| 92 | Lesley Charles | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $205,800 |
| 94 | Anh-Thu Runez | Illinois Department of Public Health | Public Service Administrator | $205,700 |
| 95 | John Tricamo | Illinois Department of Employment Security | Public Service Administrator | $205,500 |
| 96 | Marcus Holton | Illinois Department of Corrections | Correctional Sergeant | $204,800 |
| 97 | Thomas Gartner | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | Lieutenant | $204,200 |
| 98 | Kevin Kelliher | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | Sergeant | $203,600 |
| 99 | Joel Vercide | Illinois Department of Human Services | Physician Specialist | $203,500 |
| 100 | Deborah Folga | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services | Public Service Administrator | $203,200 |
