Jayson Porter earned $69,500 during 2019 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 $65,722 in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid engineering technicians in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2019 amount earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Inglis | $141,000 |
| 2 | Andy Pilkington | $120,200 |
| 3 | James Rettig | $117,800 |
| 4 | Donald Hoffman | $114,900 |
| 5 | Sherry Ditzler | $114,600 |
| 6 | Kurt Kaldenberger | $114,100 |
| 7 | Darin Keener | $113,000 |
| 8 | Patrick Sloper | $110,400 |
| 9 | Kelly Ruff | $108,600 |
| 10 | Andrew York | $106,000 |
| 11 | Kim Tressel | $103,400 |
| 12 | Matthew Wild | $103,000 |
| 13 | David Huene | $102,800 |
| 14 | Donald Bridson | $101,800 |
| 14 | Christopher Kustes | $101,800 |
| 16 | David Thompson | $100,000 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Thumm | $99,900 |
| 18 | Brett Sullivan | $97,300 |
| 19 | Dana Kunkel | $97,000 |
| 20 | Ronald Stemler | $96,700 |
| 21 | Shane Jacobs | $96,400 |
| 22 | Lyle Heitman | $95,700 |
| 22 | Christopher Olson | $95,700 |
| 24 | Karl Ulrich | $95,200 |
| 25 | Steven Klein | $94,700 |
| 26 | Henry Gray | $94,600 |
| 27 | Jeffrey Roberts | $93,800 |
| 28 | Jane Morgando | $93,700 |
| 29 | Michael Worthey | $93,600 |
| 30 | Brian Fry | $93,300 |
| 30 | Gregory Ragain | $93,300 |
| 32 | Marcie Andrews | $93,200 |
| 33 | Andre Sargent | $93,100 |
| 34 | Todd Misfeldt | $92,700 |
| 35 | Phillip Seiwert | $92,600 |
| 36 | Michael Henrichs | $92,300 |
| 37 | Thad Knirlberger | $91,900 |
| 38 | Philip Barrett | $91,800 |
| 38 | Chad Tonozzi | $91,800 |
| 40 | Rita Mathias | $91,500 |
| 41 | Jerry Martin | $91,400 |
| 42 | Mark Tucker | $91,300 |
| 43 | Denice Hutsch | $91,200 |
| 43 | Mark Walberg | $91,200 |
| 45 | Chad Sanders | $91,100 |
| 46 | Kevin Harden | $90,900 |
| 47 | Robert Etzenbach | $90,800 |
| 47 | Ali Othman | $90,800 |
| 49 | Wayne Chan | $90,600 |
| 49 | Doris Leonard | $90,600 |
| 51 | Kenneth Couperus | $90,200 |
| 51 | Daniel Edwards | $90,200 |
| 53 | Joshua Knowles | $89,500 |
| 54 | Dale Dippon | $89,200 |
| 55 | Lawrence Pray | $89,100 |
| 55 | Jacqueline Schertz | $89,100 |
| 57 | Nicholas Lambert | $89,000 |
| 58 | Thomas Costello | $88,900 |
| 59 | Kurt Glazier | $88,700 |
| 59 | George Williams | $88,700 |
| 61 | Joel Harris | $88,600 |
| 62 | Kenneth Grove | $88,300 |
| 63 | John Fenelon | $88,200 |
| 63 | James Vanderpal | $88,200 |
| 65 | Laura Connolly | $88,000 |
| 65 | Jason Myers | $88,000 |
| 67 | Lawrence Holland | $87,900 |
| 68 | William Hutchison | $87,800 |
| 68 | Deborah Sassen | $87,800 |
| 70 | Deborah Bauer | $87,700 |
| 70 | Scott Konieczki | $87,700 |
| 72 | Matthew Harmon | $87,500 |
| 72 | Albert Torres | $87,500 |
| 74 | Michael Harris | $87,400 |
| 74 | Jason Wells | $87,400 |
| 76 | Dale Hebenstreit | $87,300 |
| 77 | Darren Reents | $86,900 |
| 78 | Kelly Fender | $86,700 |
| 79 | Bart Sherer | $86,600 |
| 80 | Darrin Davis | $86,500 |
| 80 | Mark Harden | $86,500 |
| 80 | Steven Jones | $86,500 |
| 83 | Lance Lagow | $86,300 |
| 83 | Robert Shearer | $86,300 |
| 85 | Gerard Preston | $86,200 |
| 85 | Carl Rothgeb | $86,200 |
| 87 | Derek Griffith | $86,100 |
| 87 | Daniel Kearney | $86,100 |
| 89 | Glen Wiemerslage | $86,000 |
| 90 | Phillip Sawyer | $85,900 |
| 91 | Roger Biggs | $85,800 |
| 91 | Ronald Nolte | $85,800 |
| 93 | Kenton Patrick | $85,700 |
| 94 | Randy Freeman | $85,500 |
| 95 | Chad Armstrong | $85,400 |
| 96 | Michael Mudra | $85,200 |
| 97 | Jerry Clement | $85,000 |
| 98 | Dora Diekemper | $84,500 |
| 99 | Eurnie Garver | $84,400 |
| 100 | Michael Staab | $84,200 |
