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 southwest Illinois alone, the top earners make $522,670. 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 southwest Illinois?
The table below shows the 10 highest paid public servants in southwest Illinois, per OpenTheBooks.com.
| ZIP Code | Employer Name | Name | Annual Wages |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Hodgson Kim John | $522,670 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Hazelrigg Stephen R | $509,986 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Bauer Carol Ann | $472,055 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Dunn Randy J | $431,961 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Kruse Jerry E | $398,313 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Stewart David E | $312,410 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Resch David S | $312,054 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Clark Stephen Brent | $311,809 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Miller Thomas Harold | $303,506 |
| 62901 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Klamen Debra L | $281,855 |
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