Diane Hungerford earned $88,100 during 2019 working for the Illinois Department of Human Services as a registered nurse, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The average salary as a registered nurse was $109,615 in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid registered nurses in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2019 amount earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comfort Okorie | $277,100 |
| 2 | Ofonmbuk Akpan | $272,700 |
| 3 | Dorothy Daggs | $270,800 |
| 4 | Kumar Swamy | $248,500 |
| 5 | Dorothy Bassey | $229,300 |
| 6 | Angela Smith | $206,700 |
| 7 | Cecilia Akpan | $197,600 |
| 8 | Levy Ladao | $193,600 |
| 9 | Elpidio Artus | $193,400 |
| 10 | Mandeep Bhaleh | $192,300 |
| 11 | Kimberly Law | $191,000 |
| 12 | Marsha Piper | $190,700 |
| 13 | Linda Maxard | $190,600 |
| 14 | Luzviminda Lopez | $188,600 |
| 15 | Brown Ehis | $184,900 |
| 16 | Nikita Williams | $178,100 |
| 17 | Sherri Rider | $176,700 |
| 18 | Troy Garren | $170,800 |
| 19 | Perfecto Bermudez | $167,400 |
| 20 | Delores Hughes | $166,000 |
| 21 | Brian Hennessey | $165,800 |
| 22 | Kellen McMullin | $162,900 |
| 23 | Candice Martinez | $162,700 |
| 24 | Marilou Eubinag | $160,800 |
| 25 | Michelle Logue | $159,900 |
| 26 | Patricia Hill | $159,700 |
| 27 | Bernadette Ononiwu | $159,200 |
| 28 | Patricia Pearce | $158,800 |
| 29 | Justin Daverin | $158,300 |
| 30 | Lisa Shields | $158,200 |
| 31 | David Kellems | $157,400 |
| 31 | Tanya Moffatt | $157,400 |
| 33 | Victoria Dameron | $157,300 |
| 33 | Erma Russell | $157,300 |
| 35 | Amy Killian | $157,100 |
| 36 | Susan Veihl | $156,700 |
| 37 | Melinda Dunford | $155,200 |
| 38 | Vilma Jackaron | $154,900 |
| 38 | Edwin Salvador | $154,900 |
| 40 | Bradley Florea | $154,400 |
| 40 | Mary Petrowske | $154,400 |
| 42 | Rebecca Sayles | $154,000 |
| 43 | Bobbie Lipe | $153,500 |
| 44 | Zenaida Goy | $153,300 |
| 44 | Tanya Wolf | $153,300 |
| 46 | Tina Roberts | $151,600 |
| 47 | Marcia Borcky | $150,000 |
| 48 | Lenissa Bueno | $149,000 |
| 49 | Thomas Janca | $148,600 |
| 50 | Kelly Donnigan | $147,400 |
| 51 | Candace Nehls | $146,800 |
| 52 | Charlotte Hall | $146,300 |
| 53 | Kelly Tucker | $145,600 |
| 54 | Marilyn Guzman De | $145,300 |
| 55 | Kimberly Seidel | $145,000 |
| 56 | Hyacinth Carpio | $144,800 |
| 57 | Rhonda Winston | $144,600 |
| 58 | Cynthia Pettit | $144,500 |
| 59 | Randy Hoffsuemmer | $144,100 |
| 60 | Nellie Abella | $143,600 |
| 61 | Hema Rebman | $143,500 |
| 62 | Wanda McCoy | $143,400 |
| 63 | Sherly Abraham | $143,200 |
| 64 | Beth Ray | $143,000 |
| 65 | Teresa Allensworth | $142,900 |
| 66 | Mark McConnaughay | $142,600 |
| 67 | Stephanie Ambrose | $141,900 |
| 67 | Amanda Beedle | $141,900 |
| 67 | Stephen Prunty | $141,900 |
| 70 | Ifeoma Agholor | $141,700 |
| 71 | Remedios Tiu | $141,400 |
| 72 | Norberto Abobon | $141,300 |
| 72 | Kristina Harris | $141,300 |
| 72 | Michele Mcinerney | $141,300 |
| 72 | Gayle Robins | $141,300 |
| 72 | Jenna Webb | $141,300 |
| 77 | Jilliane Inovskis | $141,200 |
| 78 | Lylia Soriano | $140,800 |
| 79 | Vontoya Miller | $140,200 |
| 80 | Wosena Olivier-Smith | $140,000 |
| 81 | Okemena Oletu | $139,400 |
| 82 | Erlinda Lapaz | $139,300 |
| 83 | Trena Hardin | $139,200 |
| 84 | George Heisner | $139,000 |
| 84 | Imelda Licudan | $139,000 |
| 86 | Ayrin Johnson | $138,000 |
| 87 | Heidi Ludwig | $137,600 |
| 88 | Oluwasegun Ajasa | $137,500 |
| 89 | Katherine Kueker | $137,300 |
| 89 | Kedeka Miller | $137,300 |
| 91 | Roseline Oluyede | $137,000 |
| 92 | Rodelio Sugatan | $136,900 |
| 93 | Lilianne Bernal | $136,700 |
| 94 | Layla Malone | $136,200 |
| 95 | Linda Sult | $135,900 |
| 96 | Benedette Njoku | $135,400 |
| 97 | Donald Larnerd | $135,000 |
| 98 | Breana Foster | $134,900 |
| 98 | Jeanette Johnson | $134,900 |
| 98 | Melissa Schnoeker | $134,900 |
