David Thompson earned $108,400 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Transportation

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By McLean County Times

Jun 24, 2021

David Thompson earned $108,400 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Transportation as an engineering technician, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The average salary as an engineering technician was $71,203 in 2020.

Top 100 highest paid engineering technicians in Illinois listed below

Rank	Employee	2020 Earnings
1	Andy Pilkington	$132,000
2	James Rettig	$125,900
3	Patrick Sloper	$125,200
4	Michael Mudra	$122,900
5	Carl Severino	$120,900
6	Sherry Ditzler	$119,800
7	Darin Keener	$119,600
8	Jeffrey Thumm	$118,900
9	Kurt Kaldenberger	$116,500
10	Jeffrey Roberts	$113,700
11	David Huene	$113,100
11	Christopher Kustes	$113,100
13	Andre Sargent	$111,700
14	Andrew York	$110,500
15	Kelly Ruff	$108,900
16	David Thompson	$108,400
17	Marcie Andrews	$108,300
18	Jason Wells	$108,000
19	Donald Hoffman	$107,400
20	Mark Gard	$107,100
21	Kevin Harden	$107,000
22	Jerry Martin	$106,700
22	Michael Henrichs	$106,700
24	Nicholas Lambert	$106,400
25	Scott Armistead	$104,700
26	Donald Bridson	$104,500
27	Ronald Stemler	$104,100
28	Steven Klein	$103,800
29	David Kennedy	$102,700
30	Thomas Fortado	$102,600
31	Dale Dippon	$101,900
32	Kim Tressel	$101,400
32	Frank Klupshas	$101,400
34	Brett Sullivan	$100,700
35	Fatai Edunjobi	$100,500
36	Deborah Sassen	$100,300
37	Karl Ulrich	$100,200
38	Eddy Howell	$99,900
38	Lyle Heitman	$99,900
40	Scott Konieczki	$99,500
41	Thad Knirlberger	$98,800
42	Darrin Davis	$98,000
43	Matthew Kaler	$97,900
44	Daniel Edwards	$97,800
45	Charles Beard	$97,700
45	Michael Worthey	$97,700
47	Daniel Kearney	$97,600
48	Brian Fry	$97,200
49	Henry Gray	$96,600
50	George Williams	$96,300
51	Jane Morgando	$96,200
51	Robert Etzenbach	$96,200
53	Carl Rothgeb	$95,900
53	Michael Staab	$95,900
55	Donny Canevit	$95,800
55	Phillip Seiwert	$95,800
57	Reggy Waldrup	$95,700
58	Ali Othman	$95,600
58	Shahnawaz Qureshi	$95,600
60	Kenneth Couperus	$95,400
61	Mark Walberg	$95,300
62	Anthony Knipe	$95,200
62	Justin Durako	$95,200
62	Kenton Patrick	$95,200
65	Denice Hutsch	$95,100
65	Timothy Wojciechowski	$95,100
67	Gregory Craner	$95,000
68	Saeed Elaiyan	$94,500
68	Patrick Farniok	$94,500
70	Philip Barrett	$94,400
70	Russell Hinkamper	$94,400
72	Robert Gielow	$94,300
73	Chad Armstrong	$94,200
74	Matthew Wild	$94,000
74	Lawrence Pray	$94,000
76	Michael Harris	$93,900
76	William Hutchison	$93,900
78	Jason Myers	$93,700
79	Kurt Glazier	$93,500
80	John Fenelon	$93,200
80	Shane Jacobs	$93,200
82	Rita Mathias	$93,100
83	Joshua Knowles	$93,000
84	Patrick Herard	$92,800
85	Glen Wiemerslage	$92,600
86	Eurnie Garver	$92,200
87	Gregory Ragain	$92,000
88	Matthew Harmon	$91,900
88	Dale Hebenstreit	$91,900
90	Daniel Hartwig	$91,800
91	Oscar Isaiah	$91,700
91	Doris Leonard	$91,700
93	Wayne Chan	$91,500
94	Ronald Nolte	$91,400
94	Todd Misfeldt	$91,400
96	Dana Kunkel	$91,300
96	Gerard Preston	$91,300
98	Joseph Novotny	$91,200
98	James Vanderpal	$91,200
100	Ervin Schultz	$91,100