Julie Steele earned $108,300 during 2020 at Illinois State Police

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By Chicago City Wire

Jun 24, 2021

Julie Steele earned $108,300 during 2020 working for the Illinois State Police as a forensic scientist, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The average salary as a forensic scientist was $104,077 in 2020.

Top 100 highest paid forensic scientists in Illinois listed below

Rank	Employee	2020 Earnings
1	Maureen Bommarito	$140,700
2	Lyle Boicken	$135,300
3	Bill Cheng	$134,800
4	Meredith Misker	$133,800
5	Julia Edwards	$131,500
6	Mary Wong	$128,600
7	Kelly Krajnik	$128,400
8	Tanis Wildhaber Pfoser	$127,500
9	Dana Pitchford	$126,400
10	Rhonda Carter	$126,100
11	Cory Formea	$125,900
12	Laurie Lee	$125,800
13	Kristin Stiefvater	$125,100
14	Thomas Gamboe	$125,000
15	Melissa Gamboe	$124,800
16	Scott Rochowicz	$124,500
17	Christopher Webb	$123,800
18	Michael Norbut	$123,200
19	Cynthia Koulis	$123,100
20	Keia Tate	$122,900
21	Brian Trost	$122,700
22	Amy Hart	$122,200
23	Joshua Stern	$122,100
24	Robert Reneau	$122,000
25	Barbara Schuman	$121,800
26	John Carnes	$121,200
27	Pamela Passolano	$121,100
28	David Vanwingeren	$120,900
29	Angela Nealand	$120,800
30	Rhonda Earl	$120,700
30	James Coglianese	$120,700
32	Allan Greep	$120,200
33	Amanda Humke	$119,600
34	Heather Wright	$119,500
34	Adrienne Bickel	$119,500
36	Suzanne Kidd	$119,400
37	Aaron Horn	$119,300
37	Angela Horn	$119,300
39	Ann Yeagle	$119,200
39	Ronald Tomek	$119,200
41	Dustin Johnson	$118,300
42	Moses Boyd	$118,200
42	Jay Winters	$118,200
44	Debora McCray	$118,100
45	Larry Shelton	$117,800
46	Jennifer Belna	$117,400
47	Brian Hapack	$117,300
48	Jorge Gomez	$117,100
49	Pat Junious-Hawkins	$116,800
50	Carolyn Kersting	$116,700
51	Hasnain Hamayat	$116,400
52	Lynette Wilson	$116,200
53	David Turngren	$116,000
54	Robert Dubbert	$115,900
55	Debra Klebacha	$115,700
55	Michael Mathews	$115,700
57	Daniel Bryant	$115,600
58	Catherine Regan	$115,500
59	Daniel Beerman	$115,300
60	Ellen Chapman	$115,200
60	Kimberly Blood	$115,200
62	Dareea Paiva	$115,100
63	Adrienne Hirsch	$114,500
64	Rosa Lopez	$114,200
65	Marc Pomerance	$114,100
65	Jennifer Acosta-Talbot	$114,100
67	Lenetta Watson	$113,800
68	Paula Szum	$113,400
69	Eric Corey	$113,300
70	Heather May	$112,900
70	Aimee Stevens	$112,900
70	Penny Weinstein	$112,900
73	Arthur Weathers	$112,800
74	Christine Cava	$112,700
75	Christie Dostal	$112,400
75	Elena Kuzmina-Kok	$112,400
77	Brian Long	$112,200
78	Lisa Kell	$112,100
79	Ashley Flack	$112,000
80	Laneen Blount	$111,900
81	Jon Flaskamp	$111,600
82	Naeemah Powell	$111,100
83	Tara Kerns	$111,000
84	Danielle Adair	$110,900
85	Vickie Reels	$110,800
86	Aaron Roemer	$110,600
86	Katherine Sullivan	$110,600
88	Blake Aper	$110,400
89	Martin Palomo	$110,300
89	Angela Kaeshamer	$110,300
89	Jennifer MacRitchie	$110,300
92	Kathleen Kozak	$110,200
93	Karri Sherwood Broaddus	$110,000
94	Melissa McCann	$109,900
95	Brian Schoon	$109,800
96	Megan Neff	$109,400
97	Jeffrey Parise	$109,300
98	Kelly Carcaise	$109,200
98	Jennifer Banning	$109,200
100	Aaron Small	$109,100