Mark Jenkins earned $86,200 during 2019 working for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a child welfare specialist, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The average salary as a child welfare specialist was $80,949 in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid child welfare specialists in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2019 amount earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Schwab | $140,200 |
| 2 | Alicia McCree | $139,000 |
| 3 | Lilia Canales | $130,800 |
| 4 | Monica Sosa | $126,200 |
| 5 | Amanda Moren | $121,700 |
| 6 | Mendy Hertz | $121,100 |
| 7 | Jill Blair | $121,000 |
| 8 | Tashinah Shade | $119,900 |
| 9 | Pedro Tomas | $119,600 |
| 10 | Sarah Davison | $118,000 |
| 11 | Yolanda Gomez | $117,800 |
| 12 | Sergio Jimenez | $116,500 |
| 13 | Jason Hasquin | $114,100 |
| 14 | Jodi Grant | $113,400 |
| 15 | A. Alvarado-Lozano | $113,300 |
| 15 | Miriam Hullon | $113,300 |
| 17 | Nin Tolefree-Walton | $112,900 |
| 18 | Denise Smith | $112,300 |
| 19 | Marikay Jerit | $111,700 |
| 19 | L’Tanya Jones | $111,700 |
| 21 | Kimberly Monk | $111,100 |
| 22 | Denise Boaz | $110,400 |
| 23 | Dawn Bliefnick | $109,500 |
| 24 | Sandra Davis | $109,200 |
| 25 | Bari Brown | $109,100 |
| 26 | Shirley Stalling | $108,700 |
| 27 | Melissa Sanborn | $108,600 |
| 28 | Carmen Santos | $108,400 |
| 28 | Amy Wettig | $108,400 |
| 28 | Karen Wilson | $108,400 |
| 31 | Juana Haywood | $108,000 |
| 32 | Amy Jackson | $106,800 |
| 33 | Roger Washington | $106,700 |
| 34 | Michelle Bunch | $106,000 |
| 34 | Alyssa Norman | $106,000 |
| 36 | Cesareo Lopez | $105,900 |
| 36 | Seth Wessel | $105,900 |
| 38 | Steve Saner | $105,800 |
| 39 | Charles Ward | $105,700 |
| 40 | Antonio Hampton | $105,600 |
| 40 | Milton Pope | $105,600 |
| 40 | April Queckboerner | $105,600 |
| 43 | Cathy Hughes | $104,600 |
| 44 | Benny Barraza | $104,500 |
| 45 | Victoria Vinyard | $103,900 |
| 46 | Shannon Perez | $103,400 |
| 47 | Heather Kruep | $103,000 |
| 48 | Richard Larson | $102,800 |
| 49 | Felicia Reid | $102,300 |
| 50 | Marcus Truss | $101,600 |
| 51 | Ana Campos | $101,200 |
| 52 | Cynthia Tyler | $100,500 |
| 53 | Deborah Armand | $100,200 |
| 54 | Kimberly Allen | $99,800 |
| 54 | Michelle Hill | $99,800 |
| 56 | Elizabeth Slater | $99,700 |
| 56 | Naomi Taylor-Balogun | $99,700 |
| 58 | Davera Orr | $99,500 |
| 59 | Sally Putnam | $99,000 |
| 60 | Sarah Meyer | $98,900 |
| 61 | Connie Thomas | $98,700 |
| 62 | Maria Thompson | $98,500 |
| 63 | Richard Leavy | $98,400 |
| 64 | Ambur Emrich | $98,300 |
| 65 | Charlene Graham | $97,900 |
| 65 | Maria Moreno-Horne | $97,900 |
| 67 | Diane Cook | $97,800 |
| 67 | Tammi Steiner | $97,800 |
| 69 | Erin Schaub | $97,700 |
| 70 | Ida Riley | $97,600 |
| 71 | Janis Karasch | $97,500 |
| 72 | Joy McCoy | $97,000 |
| 73 | Eugenia Clark | $96,900 |
| 74 | Thomas Decross | $96,800 |
| 74 | Mary Ewert | $96,800 |
| 76 | Celestine Collins | $96,300 |
| 77 | Terra Wofford | $96,000 |
| 78 | Doris Jackson | $94,600 |
| 79 | Carolyn Armstrong | $94,400 |
| 80 | Jobert Hoagland | $94,300 |
| 81 | Sonia Garrett | $94,100 |
| 82 | Georget Adams-White | $93,800 |
| 82 | Cordelia Harris | $93,800 |
| 82 | Rebecca Zurliene-Harris | $93,800 |
| 85 | Marsha Daniel | $93,600 |
| 86 | Barbara Ballotti | $93,500 |
| 86 | Mary Miller | $93,500 |
| 86 | Reginald Young Riddle | $93,500 |
| 89 | Sharyl Rushton | $93,400 |
| 90 | Likeysha Meyers | $93,200 |
| 91 | Lori Booker | $93,000 |
| 92 | Michelle Troyer | $92,900 |
| 93 | Patricia Broughton | $92,800 |
| 93 | Carrie Downen | $92,800 |
| 95 | Arnetha Truss | $92,600 |
| 96 | Jessica Evans | $92,400 |
| 96 | Jocelyn Lovett | $92,400 |
| 98 | Christa Newman | $92,300 |
| 99 | Robyn Chamblin | $92,100 |
| 100 | Renee Smith | $92,000 |
