Benjamin Briddell earns $91,200 at Illinois State Police in 2019

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By Metric Media News Service

May 31, 2020

Benjamin Briddell earned $91,200 during 2019 working for the Illinois State Police as a trooper first class, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.

The average salary as a trooper first class was $96,191 in 2019.

Top 100 highest paid first class troopers in Illinois listed below

Rank	Employee	2019 amount earned
1	Andre Lee	$153,000
2	Johnathan El Randle	$152,100
3	Eric David	$149,900
4	Piotr Dudek	$142,100
5	Julian Eison	$141,600
6	Steve Kerley	$138,100
7	Gregory Melzer	$137,500
8	Eric King	$136,100
8	John McDonough	$136,100
10	John Philbin	$134,300
11	Kyle Schreiner	$132,700
12	Michael Harris	$130,800
13	Michael Bronge	$130,100
14	Lucas Sniady	$129,700
15	Ryan Nalezny	$129,500
16	Robert Woodard	$128,900
17	Jason Olchawa	$128,500
18	Andrew Dykstra	$125,300
19	William Hentze	$125,200
20	Jason Marlow	$124,900
21	Paul Gibson	$123,500
22	Eric Wetstein	$123,100
23	Mark Reynolds	$122,300
24	Frank Espinoza	$121,700
25	Justin Mitchell	$121,300
26	Aaron Palmer	$121,200
27	Andrew Petrak	$121,000
28	Daniel Jansen	$120,600
29	David Verkler	$120,200
30	Christopher Karabin	$119,300
31	Todd Padfield	$119,100
32	Christopher Ehlers	$118,800
33	David Roman	$118,400
34	Lamar Horton	$118,200
35	Tim Mayerbock	$118,100
35	Michael Vodicka	$118,100
37	Peter Skiba	$117,400
38	Jeffrey Nichols	$117,100
39	Jason Czub	$116,900
40	Andre Williamson	$116,500
41	Arkadiusz Wozniak	$116,200
42	Stephen Kenny	$115,600
43	Robert Kaczmarczyk	$115,100
43	James Knaperek	$115,100
45	Eric Manheim	$115,000
46	Rachel Bettis	$114,900
46	Konstantine Likouresis	$114,900
48	Peggy Moon	$114,800
49	Eugene Kuzmiak Jr.	$114,700
50	Daniel Glover	$114,600
51	John Oreskovich	$114,500
52	John Heng	$114,400
53	December Melville	$114,200
54	Kyle Robinson	$114,000
55	Byron Nudd	$113,800
56	Ross Drennan	$113,500
57	Ramon Coss	$113,400
58	Howard Purdue	$113,300
59	Brett Nelson	$112,600
60	Jason Craddock	$112,400
60	Kyle Degroot	$112,400
60	Joseph Reblin	$112,400
63	Tyrone White	$111,900
64	Kyle Klingen	$111,300
64	Piotr Przesmycki	$111,300
64	Michael White	$111,300
67	William Myles	$111,200
68	Joseph Buehler	$111,100
68	Nicholas Lakis	$111,100
68	Brian Watkins	$111,100
71	Virgil Perkins	$110,600
72	Matthew Deschamps	$110,300
72	Aaron French	$110,300
74	Omoayena Williams	$110,200
75	Ramiro Leos	$110,000
76	Clay Carns	$109,600
77	Michael Leathers	$109,500
78	Robert Pagliaro	$109,300
78	Jan Sieczka	$109,300
80	Arturo Resendez	$108,700
81	Kevin Dardugno	$108,400
82	Leslee Nissen	$108,200
83	Ronald Tisdale	$108,100
84	Howard Sterling	$107,600
85	Travis Brewer	$107,400
85	Troy D'Amico	$107,400
87	Aaron Derubeis	$107,300
88	Brandon Engleking	$106,900
88	Cory Fox	$106,900
88	Randy McKenzie	$106,900
91	Garret Lindroth	$106,800
92	Wayne Hocking	$106,700
92	Jason Perkins	$106,700
94	Jaclyn Kloiber	$106,600
94	Petermark Watson	$106,600
96	Gerald Mason	$106,400
96	Jacob Schlueter	$106,400
98	Robert Swift	$106,300
99	Timothy Grove	$106,200
100	John Grogan	$106,100