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 McHenry County alone, the top earner makes $265,000. 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 on their website.
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Who are the top paid public servants in McHenry County?
The table below shows the 10 highest paid public servants in McHenry County, per OpenTheBooks.com.
| ZIP code | Employer Name | Name | Annual Wages |
| 60050 | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 | Hoffman, Roy A. | $265,000 |
| 60081 | Fox Lake Grade School District 114 | Donnellan, John P. | $248,741 |
| 60102 | Huntley Community School District 158 | Burkey, John D. | $233,223 |
| 60014 | Community High School District 155 | Thomas, Johnnie | $227,329 |
| 60156 | Village of Lake in the Hills | Sagona, Gerald D. | $224,012 |
| 60014 | City of Crystal Lake | Mayerhofer, Gary J. | $222,089 |
| 60014 | Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 | Bender, Philip V. | $210,754 |
| 60152 | Marengo Community High School District 154 | Bertrand, Dan J. | $209,891 |
| 60098 | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 | Moan, Michael V. | $205,133 |
| 60102 | Community Unit School District 300 | Harkin, Susan L. | $202,049 |
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