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The average teacher in Oak Park-River Forest D200 received $135,194 in total compensation during the 2015-2016 school year for working nine months, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Teachers Retirement System (TRS) records by the West Cook News.
The analysis covers 308 district employees who received a collective $41.64 million in 2015-2016.
The total compensation number was calculated by combining base salary for nine months, cost of benefits (at 30 percent), paid sick days and taxpayer-funded pension contributions for each employee.
The pension contribution was 37 percent of each employee's base salary in 2015-2016, according to TRS.
Public school employees pay into the state pension system approximately 3 percent of what they stand to collect in retirement, or $30,000 for each $1 million received. Taxpayers make up the difference.
Of the employee pay packages analyzed, 234 of the 308 (76 percent) received more than $100,000; and 39 earned more than $200,000, including top-compensated District Superintendent Steven Isoye ($342,554), who has since left his post, and 26 teachers.
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See How Much Oak Park-River Forest D200 Employees Make
| Name | Position | Salary | Total Compensation |
| Steven Isoye | District Superintendent | $219,730 | $342,554 |
| Philip Prale | Assistant/Associate District Superintendent | $203,604 | $312,153 |
| Tod Altenburg | Chief School Business Official | $171,696 | $263,234 |
| Gwendolyne Walker-Qualls | General Administrator or General Supervisor | $170,538 | $261,459 |
| Nathaniel Rouse | Principal | $169,492 | $259,855 |
| Steven Goldberg | Teacher | $166,994 | $250,729 |
| Michael Carioscio | General Administrator or General Supervisor | $162,287 | $248,808 |
| Therese Brennock | Special Education Teacher | $167,778 | $248,543 |
| Nicolette Paplaczyk | Supervisor of one SSP Area | $167,437 | $248,038 |
| Cynthia Mc Guckin | Teacher | $163,312 | $241,927 |
| Kimberly Becker | Teacher | $152,419 | $240,660 |
| Mark Woods | Teacher | $159,615 | $239,651 |
| Sandra Campbell | Teacher | $161,638 | $239,447 |
| Douglas Belpedio | Teacher | $161,958 | $239,079 |
| Jose Sosa | Teacher | $159,294 | $231,871 |
| Jessica Young | Teacher | $152,938 | $229,628 |
| Daphne Lecesne | School Psychologist | $165,725 | $228,386 |
| Ricky Baker | Teacher | $152,419 | $226,124 |
| Catherine Mcnary | Teacher | $151,343 | $224,197 |
| Craig Larson | School Social Worker | $161,577 | $222,669 |
| Lawrence Prystalski | Teacher | $145,026 | $217,747 |
| Kathryn Gargiulo | Teacher | $146,260 | $217,399 |
| James Hunter | Teacher | $143,791 | $215,599 |
| Cheryl Rulis | Teacher | $141,952 | $212,911 |
| Cynthia Milojevic | General Administrator or General Supervisor | $146,048 | $212,590 |
| Vincent Martinek | Teacher | $141,475 | $211,934 |
| James Nudera | Teacher | $140,310 | $210,664 |
| Virginia Brent | Teacher | $140,602 | $210,287 |
| Paul Noble | Teacher | $139,728 | $209,791 |
| William Grosser | Teacher | $139,146 | $208,917 |
| Anita North Hamill | Teacher | $139,146 | $208,917 |
| Theodore Domanchuk | Special Education Teacher | $137,399 | $206,294 |
| Kevin Mccarron | Teacher | $136,817 | $205,420 |
| Joshua Seldess | Department Chair | $133,971 | $205,397 |
| Chala Holland | Assistant Principal | $132,860 | $203,693 |
| Jennifer Hoffmann | Assistant Principal | $132,860 | $203,693 |
| Francisco Arriaga | Teacher | $135,911 | $203,271 |
| Margaret Markey | Special Education Teacher | $137,877 | $200,696 |
| Pamela Erickson | Teacher | $135,086 | $200,457 |
| Karen Bardeen | Teacher | $132,583 | $198,293 |
| Allison Myers | Teacher | $130,364 | $195,755 |
| Katherine Moran | Teacher | $129,830 | $194,929 |
| James Webster | Teacher | $129,809 | $194,917 |
| Claudia Sahagun | Department Chair | $126,889 | $194,538 |
| Ann Carlson | Librarian/Media Specialist | $140,872 | $194,136 |
| Elaine Hlavach | Teacher | $128,665 | $193,180 |
| Amy Hill | General Administrator or General Supervisor | $125,706 | $192,725 |
| Kathy Tsilimigras | Teacher | $127,035 | $190,756 |
| Richard Mertz | Teacher | $126,758 | $190,336 |
| Jonathan Silver | Student Dean | $124,095 | $190,255 |
| John Stelzer | General Administrator or General Supervisor | $123,662 | $189,591 |
| Daniel Cohen | Department Chair | $121,456 | $189,353 |
| Steven Schwartz | Teacher | $125,371 | $188,253 |
| Michelle Bayer | Teacher | $125,371 | $188,253 |
| Matthew Kirkpatrick | Department Chair | $128,245 | $186,676 |
| Sarah Roodhouse | Department Chair | $121,468 | $186,227 |
| Julie Frey | Department Chair | $121,456 | $186,209 |
| David Chichester | Teacher | $122,597 | $184,092 |
| Neal Weisman | Teacher | $122,597 | $182,355 |
| Marcellus Vance | Teacher | $124,944 | $181,871 |
| Todd Black | Teacher | $124,816 | $181,685 |
| C Stan Faust | Teacher | $120,933 | $181,515 |
| Linda Carlson | Teacher | $120,378 | $180,755 |
| Janel Bishop | Student Dean | $124,095 | $180,635 |
| Marvin Walker | School Social Worker | $130,798 | $180,253 |
| Ann Slivinski | School Psychologist | $130,214 | $179,448 |
| Joseph Kostal | Teacher | $120,378 | $178,224 |
| Nancy Bardo | Teacher | $118,714 | $177,550 |
| Daniel Kleinfeldt | Teacher | $118,714 | $177,550 |
| Elizabeth Farley | Teacher | $117,605 | $176,600 |
| Jaime Burbano | Teacher | $117,605 | $176,591 |
| Alisa Walton | Student Dean | $121,273 | $176,527 |
| Brian Beyers | Student Dean | $121,068 | $176,228 |
| Elizabeth Ebsen | Teacher | $118,489 | $175,528 |
| Brian Davis | Teacher | $116,218 | $174,201 |
| Julie Fuentes | Student Dean | $115,940 | $174,091 |
| Peter Quinn | Teacher | $115,663 | $173,619 |
| Austin Clay Reagan | Department Chair | $119,085 | $173,342 |
| Mary Young | Special Education Teacher | $114,831 | $172,422 |
| Tia Marr | Teacher | $114,831 | $172,260 |
| Mark Collins | Teacher | $117,959 | $171,703 |
| Sarah Rosas | Teacher | $114,276 | $171,592 |
| Louis Giovannetti | Teacher | $114,276 | $171,441 |
| Suze Ferrier | Teacher | $113,529 | $170,472 |
| Michael Dorame | Teacher | $117,050 | $170,380 |
| Lauren Lee | Teacher | $113,167 | $169,933 |
| John Costopoulos | Teacher | $113,167 | $169,923 |
| Clyde Lundgren | Teacher | $113,167 | $169,923 |
| Sheila Hardin | Teacher | $113,114 | $169,691 |
| Annamaria Carparelli | Teacher | $111,502 | $167,357 |
| Naomi Hildner | Teacher | $110,618 | $166,084 |
| Nimmi Weisman | Teacher | $111,502 | $164,904 |
| Scyla Murray | Teacher | $109,838 | $164,768 |
| Rena Mazumdar | Teacher | $109,838 | $162,882 |
| Bernard Heidkamp | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,779 |
| Jane Graham | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,429 |
| Maureen Grady | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,425 |
| Jeremy Colquhoun | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,425 |
| Anthony Svejda | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,425 |
| Manuel Gonzalez-Diaz | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,274 |
| Carmen Avalos | Teacher | $108,174 | $162,258 |
| Heidi Lynch | School Guidance Counselor | $117,605 | $162,071 |
| Michelle Carrow | Teacher | $107,022 | $160,646 |
| Avram Lessing | Teacher | $106,787 | $160,346 |
| Kimberly Fotzler | Teacher | $106,510 | $159,920 |
| James Geovanes | Teacher | $108,174 | $159,710 |
| Patrick Pearson | Teacher | $105,955 | $159,113 |
| Michael Byars | Special Education Teacher | $105,955 | $159,100 |
| Peter Kahn | Teacher | $105,955 | $158,952 |
| Jenifer Roth | Teacher | $105,400 | $158,264 |
| Leigh Kramer | Teacher | $105,400 | $158,263 |
| Carolyn Ojikutu | School Guidance Counselor | $114,831 | $158,249 |
| Aaron Podolner | Teacher | $105,400 | $158,129 |
| Kristen Stow | Teacher | $104,846 | $157,397 |
| Kathleen Wirtz | Teacher | $104,213 | $156,467 |
| Christian Ledbetter | Teacher | $103,736 | $155,764 |
| Elizabeth Nash | Teacher | $103,736 | $155,757 |
| Patti Warren | Teacher | $103,633 | $155,377 |
| Kristin Knake | Teacher | $104,013 | $155,063 |
| Teresa Conrick | Special Education Teacher | $105,955 | $154,230 |
| John Condne | Teacher | $102,627 | $154,096 |
| Paul Wright | Teacher | $102,627 | $154,096 |
| Matthew Maloney | Teacher | $100,962 | $151,602 |
| Glynis Kinnan | Teacher | $100,685 | $151,182 |
| Daniel Ganschow | Teacher | $100,280 | $150,375 |
| Tom Tarrant | Special Education Teacher | $100,592 | $149,424 |
| John Lesniak | Teacher | $98,743 | $148,216 |
| Robert Potts | Teacher | $98,743 | $148,108 |
| Stephanie Oliver | Teacher | $100,962 | $146,962 |
| Luis Perez | Teacher | $98,743 | $146,916 |
| Meghan Cahill | School Guidance Counselor | $106,510 | $146,781 |
| William Young | Special Education Teacher | $97,634 | $146,583 |
| Kristina Johnson Molho | School Guidance Counselor | $105,955 | $146,017 |
| Amy Stanis | Special Education Teacher | $96,525 | $144,933 |
| James Bell | Teacher | $96,525 | $144,932 |
| Elizabeth Kaufman Fox | Teacher | $96,525 | $144,932 |
| Fawn Joyce | Assistant Director (Special Education) | $91,532 | $144,875 |
| Sarah Hunter | Teacher | $96,525 | $144,763 |
| Gisele Ramilo | Teacher | $99,298 | $144,540 |
| Laura Young | Teacher | $95,970 | $144,102 |
| Dana Limberg | Teacher | $95,970 | $144,102 |
| Peter Hostrawser | Teacher | $98,743 | $143,732 |
| Ignacio Ponce Jr | Teacher | $94,306 | $141,630 |
| Kristen Mckee | Reading Specialist | $102,072 | $140,665 |
| Cathleen Martin | Teacher | $96,525 | $140,504 |
| Kara Bohne | Teacher | $93,751 | $140,460 |
| Brendan Lee | Teacher | $93,196 | $140,354 |
| Jason Dennis | Teacher | $93,196 | $140,185 |
| Melinda Novotny | Teacher | $93,196 | $139,936 |
| Joseph Herbst | Student Dean | $93,196 | $139,933 |
| Marci Diverde | Teacher | $93,196 | $139,933 |
| Dana Tolomeo | Teacher | $92,641 | $139,103 |
| Peter Nixen | School Guidance Counselor | $100,685 | $138,754 |
| Jeremy Lind | Teacher | $93,196 | $138,658 |
| Danielle Laporte | Teacher | $92,641 | $136,790 |
| Karin Sullivan | General Administrator or General Supervisor | $89,041 | $136,512 |
| Lauren Achurra | Special Education Teacher | $93,730 | $136,435 |
| Carolina Schoenbeck | Special Education Teacher | $90,422 | $135,770 |
| Eleanor Okeefe | Teacher | $90,422 | $135,770 |
| James Messer | Teacher | $93,196 | $135,658 |
| John Terretta | Special Education Teacher | $90,422 | $135,641 |
| Tyrone Williams Jr | Teacher | $89,868 | $134,936 |
| Gary Miller | Special Education Teacher | $92,641 | $134,850 |
| Faith Nelson | Teacher | $91,532 | $133,236 |
| Patrick Mccormack | Special Education Teacher | $89,647 | $133,107 |
| Danielle Dobias | Teacher | $88,203 | $132,435 |
| James Coughlin | Special Education Teacher | $88,203 | $132,174 |
| Amy Mcgrail | Teacher | $90,423 | $132,099 |
| Douglas Brown | Teacher | $87,649 | $131,606 |
| Mary Vogel | Teacher | $87,656 | $131,367 |
| Keldra Rabichow | Teacher | $89,868 | $130,814 |
| Christine Booth | Special Education Teacher | $87,649 | $130,584 |
| Ryan Mulvaney | Teacher | $86,539 | $129,936 |
| Allison Hennings | Teacher | $86,539 | $129,936 |
| David Bernthal | Teacher | $86,539 | $129,936 |
| Jessica Greenberg | Teacher | $86,539 | $129,777 |
| Esteban Medina | School Guidance Counselor | $93,196 | $128,433 |
| Kathleen Van Der Meulen | Special Education Teacher | $87,656 | $127,594 |
| Carlos Tellez | Teacher | $87,649 | $127,584 |
| Jacqueline Hanson | Student Dean | $84,875 | $127,437 |
| Toni Biasiello | Teacher | $84,875 | $127,437 |
| Raffaella Spilotro | Teacher | $84,875 | $127,437 |
| Kristen Holtschlag | Teacher | $84,320 | $126,484 |
| Tracy Vanduinen | Teacher | $86,539 | $125,968 |
| Joyce Gajda | Teacher | $83,211 | $124,938 |
| Lauren Litowsky | Special Education Teacher | $85,643 | $124,663 |
| Sarah Venhorst | School Guidance Counselor | $90,422 | $124,611 |
| Joseph Parenti | Special Education Teacher | $83,211 | $124,123 |
| Risa Caudle | Special Education Teacher | $84,875 | $123,546 |
| Leandrew Wade | Teacher | $84,875 | $123,546 |
| Christopher Baldwin | Teacher | $82,276 | $123,423 |
| Meghan Kennedy | Special Education Teacher | $81,547 | $122,698 |
| Kelly Diaz | Teacher | $81,547 | $122,150 |
| Daniel Corcoran | Teacher | $79,882 | $119,939 |
| Michael Soffer | Teacher | $79,690 | $119,326 |
| Fischer Timothy | Teacher | $81,547 | $118,701 |
| Devon Alexander | Teacher | $79,328 | $118,471 |
| Andrea Neuman | Special Education Teacher | $78,773 | $118,292 |
| Douglas Hill | Special Education Teacher | $78,773 | $118,273 |
| Mark Pappalardo | Teacher | $78,307 | $117,498 |
| Tamara Robinson | Teacher | $84,875 | $116,966 |
| Lauren Arends | Special Education Teacher | $79,725 | $116,049 |
| Buster Torrez | Special Education Teacher | $77,109 | $115,768 |
| Christina Smith | Teacher | $77,492 | $115,640 |
| Erin Leuschel | Teacher | $78,773 | $114,663 |
| Elizabeth Farrow | Teacher | $78,773 | $114,663 |
| Barbara Harmon | Teacher | $75,905 | $113,816 |
| Kyle Farley | Teacher | $75,444 | $113,278 |
| Lauren Przyborowski | Teacher | $75,444 | $113,278 |
| Katie Depasquale | Teacher | $75,444 | $113,278 |
| Octavius Bellamy | Special Education Teacher | $75,444 | $113,278 |
| Lynn Gilbertsen | Teacher | $75,444 | $112,835 |
| Derrick Purvis | Teacher | $75,444 | $112,835 |
| John Hoerster | Teacher | $77,257 | $112,457 |
| Yoko Schmadeke | Teacher | $74,335 | $111,629 |
| Ryan Venhorst | Teacher | $74,335 | $111,615 |
| Kirsten Cartier | Teacher | $76,554 | $111,433 |
| Nicholas Dalo | Special Education Teacher | $75,444 | $109,818 |
| Anthony Clark | Special Education Teacher | $74,335 | $108,203 |
| Kevin Mckittrick | Teacher | $72,671 | $105,781 |
| Kelly Collins | Teacher | $72,671 | $105,781 |
| Betina Dunson | Teacher | $72,116 | $105,723 |
| Thomas Kennedy | Teacher | $71,894 | $104,650 |
| Emily Steffen | Teacher | $71,561 | $104,166 |
| Paul Collins | Teacher | $69,342 | $103,709 |
| Joseph Curtis | Special Education Teacher | $69,342 | $103,603 |
| Rahasad Singletary | Teacher | $69,342 | $103,536 |
| Benjamin Cain | Teacher | $71,007 | $103,359 |
| Daniel Wolman | Teacher | $70,174 | $102,147 |
| Jessica Howell | Teacher | $69,342 | $100,936 |
| Scott Sponsler | School Guidance Counselor | $72,671 | $100,148 |
| Dariusz Radziszewski | School Guidance Counselor | $72,671 | $100,148 |
| Louise Brueggemann | Librarian/Media Specialist | $72,671 | $100,148 |
| Jason Fried | Teacher | $68,788 | $100,129 |
| Regina Topf | Teacher | $66,944 | $97,445 |
| Timothy Walsh | Teacher | $66,569 | $96,899 |
| Emmanuel Pena | Teacher | $66,569 | $96,899 |
| Matt Mcmurray | Teacher | $66,569 | $96,899 |
| Lauren Krefft | Teacher | $66,569 | $96,899 |
| Jennifer Kanwischer | Teacher | $64,250 | $96,479 |
| Liliana Boyce | Teacher | $66,014 | $96,091 |
| Rachel Pitt | School Psychologist | $68,318 | $94,150 |
| Cameron Mclaughlin | Teacher | $63,795 | $92,861 |
| Christine Mondragon | Teacher | $61,243 | $92,179 |
| Nicholas Michalek | Teacher | $62,685 | $91,245 |
| Jennifer Stinich | Teacher | $60,467 | $88,017 |
| Max Sakellaris | Teacher | $59,160 | $86,115 |
| Ellayne Watson | Teacher | $58,802 | $85,594 |
| Sana Jaber | Teacher | $57,138 | $83,171 |
| Patricia Valenzuela | Teacher | $57,138 | $83,171 |
| Ixtla Arceo-Witzl | Teacher | $57,138 | $83,171 |
| Erica Sobanski | Teacher | $57,138 | $83,171 |
| Kristina Essenberg | Teacher | $57,138 | $83,171 |
| Joseph Conway | Teacher | $56,221 | $81,836 |
| Kaitlin Burke | Teacher | $55,474 | $80,749 |
| Evan Tarshish | Teacher | $55,474 | $80,749 |
| Lisa Faulkner | Teacher | $52,589 | $76,550 |
| Brandi Ambrose | Leave of Absence | $54,087 | $74,537 |
| Benjamin St John | Teacher | $47,264 | $68,798 |
| Ai-Lien Hung | Teacher | $45,266 | $65,891 |
| Lynn Granzyk | Paraprofessional | $44,446 | $61,250 |
| Vincent Sanfilippo | Paraprofessional | $42,894 | $59,112 |
| Elaine Ritacco | Paraprofessional | $40,105 | $55,268 |
| Kevin Campbell | Teacher | $37,894 | $55,160 |
| Patricia Cheney | Paraprofessional | $39,881 | $54,959 |
| Jessica Stovall | Teacher | $36,336 | $54,644 |
| Lynette Welter | Paraprofessional | $38,159 | $52,587 |
| Patricia Kremidas | Paraprofessional | $37,474 | $51,643 |
| Barbara Pruitt | Paraprofessional | $37,181 | $51,239 |
| Etta Coker - Martin | Paraprofessional | $36,181 | $49,861 |
| Diane Korab | Paraprofessional | $34,968 | $48,189 |
| Mary Nissen | Paraprofessional | $33,862 | $46,665 |
| Olivia Billingsley | Paraprofessional | $33,346 | $45,954 |
| Richard Short | Paraprofessional | $32,718 | $45,089 |
| Gina Sassone | Paraprofessional | $32,651 | $44,996 |
| Donna Meador | Paraprofessional | $31,532 | $43,454 |
| Jonathan Adelman | Paraprofessional | $31,394 | $43,264 |
| Michael Phelan | Paraprofessional | $31,110 | $42,873 |
| Joseph Ordman | Paraprofessional | $31,023 | $42,753 |
| Beth Dressel | Paraprofessional | $30,657 | $42,248 |
| Matt Kelly | Paraprofessional | $29,822 | $41,097 |
| Leonotis Williams | Paraprofessional | $29,732 | $40,974 |
| Ann Tomaino | Paraprofessional | $29,690 | $40,916 |
| Alex Krick | Paraprofessional | $29,662 | $40,877 |
| Robert Mcshane | Paraprofessional | $29,662 | $40,877 |
| Carol Kimmel | Teacher | $29,068 | $40,059 |
| Bryce Malhiot | Paraprofessional | $29,002 | $39,968 |
| Andre Harris | Paraprofessional | $28,636 | $39,464 |
| Armando Barajas | Paraprofessional | $28,623 | $39,445 |
| William Fillyaw | Paraprofessional | $28,605 | $39,420 |
| Clare Oconnor | Paraprofessional | $28,465 | $39,227 |
| Eric Rutter | Paraprofessional | $28,311 | $39,016 |
| Kim Spearman | Paraprofessional | $28,239 | $38,916 |
| Elizabeth Maxwell | Paraprofessional | $28,176 | $38,829 |
| Mary Poro | Paraprofessional | $27,995 | $38,580 |
| Donald Fenwick | Paraprofessional | $27,910 | $38,462 |
| Ethan Moes | Paraprofessional | $27,737 | $38,225 |
| Nicholas Poirier | Paraprofessional | $27,245 | $37,546 |
| Donal Collins | Paraprofessional | $27,091 | $37,334 |
| Paula Legaspi Ortiz | Teacher | $22,855 | $33,269 |
| Regina Haka | Teacher | $22,189 | $30,579 |
| Jonathan Saucedo | Paraprofessional | $20,519 | $28,277 |
| James Sieck | Teacher | $19,139 | $27,859 |
| Joseph Hallissey | Teacher | $14,867 | $20,488 |
| Amber Hooper | Leave of Absence | $0 | $0 |
| James Williams | Leave of Absence | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Burns | Leave of Absence | $0 | $0 |
| Eleanor Crawford | Leave of Absence | $0 | $0 |
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