Salaries of State Employees Living in McHenry County – 8

This is the eighth group of fifty Illinois state employees living in McHenry County. The names are listed in descending order by salary.

There are 633 in all, when one considers all the part-timers, contractual employees and temporary employees.

The total state payroll for McHenry County was $38.6 million.

RODRIGUEZ NORMA E HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $55,291.36
HUCK LAWRENCE J SITE TECHNICIAN II NATURAL RESOURCES $55,286.74
GREENWOOD CATHERINE TOLL COLLECTOR STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $55,195.87
ROBERTSON PATRICIA PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SECRETARY OF STATE $55,188.50
MOLLOY KEVIN P PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SECRETARY OF STATE $55,188.50
BROCKMAN PAMELA L PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SECRETARY OF STATE $55,188.50
JACOBSEN DEBORAH L TOLL COLLECTOR STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $55,107.97
PLAUCK ANDREW T NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST NATURAL RESOURCES $55,077.01
DUSTHIMER TIMOTHY L SITE TECHNICIAN II NATURAL RESOURCES $54,901.57
COLLINS STACEY A OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER IV COURT REPORTERS $54,816.55
ARREOLA RAFAEL HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $54,799.08
SPIZZINOCO SANDRA J MANAGEMENT TECH I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $54,788.89
PIERCE PATRICK A TOLL COLLECTOR STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $54,461.60
GIERKE ELIZABETH HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $54,418.26
SMITH WENDELL D EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $54,136.74
NARTER RHONDA LEE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR III ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION $53,860.50
FREIER KRISTINE L EXEC SECRETARY I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $53,711.00
LEMKE KAYLIE ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PROD INVEST AGRICULTURE $53,690.02
DUSTHIMER JEFFREY J TOLL COLLECTOR STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $53,427.68
RIVERA CARLOS R ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $53,314.98
BADROV MARTIN ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN I CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES $53,223.04
MILLS DANA BUDGET ANALYST III ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION $53,184.00
FOSTER LAKESHA L CHILD PROTECTION SPEC CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES $52,873.19
SCHROEDER DAVID A ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $52,789.90
GRIFFEY MARY R OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER II COURT REPORTERS $52,613.98
KNAKE RAYMOND E EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $52,539.73
PICKAR CATHERINE E EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $52,493.55
HURLEY PATRICK MEDIATION COORDINATOR ATTORNEY GENERAL $52,488.00
LYONS ANDREA LYNN CHILD PROTECTION SPEC CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES $52,437.45
FRANGER BARBARA M OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER III COURT REPORTERS $52,205.80
ERNST JUNE SECRETARY I DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES $52,164.00
HEFNER KARA A HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $51,938.07
MALISZEWSKI ROBERT STOREKEEPER I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $51,871.59
LOWERY ALISON MANDATORY ARBITRATION ADMIN SUPREME COURT $51,647.07
JAKUBEK KELLY M SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES $51,540.00
GENOVESE CHARLES J ACCOUNTANT ADVANCED DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNI $51,371.00
THOMAS ELIZABETH ANN PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION $51,290.59
BLAY KAREN M OFFICE COORDINATOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY $51,187.05
RUBINO DOMINICK J SECTION CLERK STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $50,712.31
THOMPSON ROY JEFFRIE LOCK AND DAM TENDER NATURAL RESOURCES $50,636.70
KOVALOVSKY PHILIP J EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $50,503.89
WATTS ROBERT A SENIOR MASTER TROOPER DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE $50,448.65
GILETTA WALTER J EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE $50,316.00
VARYS MIRIAM C EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY $50,311.27
LOPEZ MONICA PUBLIC AID ELIGIBILITY ASST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $50,082.40
HOLTZ MICHELLE J TOLL COLLECTOR STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $49,890.79
MISTRETTA VINETTE LEGAL SECRETARY STATE APPELLATE DEFENDER $49,794.25
COVEY CHRISTOPHER G TOLL COLLECTOR STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY $49,767.65
PHELAN ELIZABETH S OFFICE COORDINATOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $49,614.96
MILLER TODD R LOCK AND DAM TENDER NATURAL RESOURCES $49,332.82

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Salaries of State Employees Living in McHenry County – 8 — 3 Comments

  1. Keep in mind this is just the salaries, not the benefits.

    State benefits including healthcare, retiree healthcare, and pensions, are more generous than most in the private sector.

    And more generous than the public sector in most of the states surrounding Illinois.

    And more generous than the public sector in most of the 50 states.

    These employees are part of the State Employment Retirement System (SERS) pension fund, which is one of the five so called state pension systems that are underfunded.

    Most SERS employees also receive Social Security, in addition to their SERS pension.

    Bill Zettler reported in Illinois Pension Scam that around 95% or so of SERS retirees also get Social Security.

    And he reported furthermore about 95% of of SERS employees only pay 4% into the SERS pension fund.

    There are two main categories in SERS.

    Tier 1, employees who began working prior to 2011.

    Tier 2, employees who began working in 2011 or after.

    Let’s look at some of the details of SERS Tier 1.

    Contributions

    Contributions are based on a percentage of total compensation, including overtime pay. With certain exceptions, all members who join SERS must contribute to Social Security.

    Regular Retirement Formula

    Members with Social Security 3.5% (pension) + .5% (survivors’) = 4.0% Total

    Members without Social Security 7.0% (pension) + 1.0% (survivors’) = 8.0% Total
    * If you have no eligible survivors when you retire, you will receive a refund of the survivors’ portion of your contributions.

    Alternative Retirement Formula

    Members with Social Security 8.0% (pension) + .5% (survivors’) = 8.5% Total

    Members without Social Security 11.5% (pension) + 1.0% (survivors’) = 12.5% Total

    * If you do not qualify for the alternative formula when you retire, you will receive a refund of the alternative formula contributions in excess of the regular formula contributions.

    Employer Pick-Up

    From January 1, 1992 through June 30, 2003, most state employees had all, or a portion, of their contributions “picked-up” or paid for, by the State of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2003, some members continued to have their employer pick-up retirement contributions paid by the State of Illinois.

    Employees not under a collective bargaining agreement typically pay the entire employee contribution. In some cases, employees have a portion of their contributions picked-up, and contribute a lesser amount through payroll deductions.

    Regular formula employees contributing at either 4% or 8% of their gross salaries will typically have 4% picked-up if the employee is under a collective bargaining agreement. For alternative formula employees contributing at either 8.5% or 12.5% of their gross salaries, the pick-up rate is 5.5% if the employee is under a collective bargaining agreement.

    All contributions are credited to the individual member’s account, regardless of the source. When a member receives a lump sum refund, the employer pick-up contributions are included. The employer pick-up is also included in the calculation of any death benefit involving member contributions.

    http://www.srs.illinois.gov/Tier1/credservice_sers1.htm
    http://www.srs.illinois.gov
    http://www.srs.illinois.gov/SERS/home_sers.htm

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