From September to December 2011, Woodridge Patch posted the salaries for the officials of Woodridge's taxing bodies, from the Woodridge Public Library and Park District to its school districts.
Salary and benefit information for public employees is public record. We post this information because we think it will be of interest to our readers, many of whom are Woodridge residents and taxpayers who foot the bill.
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By compiling the data from each list, we put together the list of the 20 highest officials in Woodridge below.
Below is a list including the top officials from each taxing body.
Name Position Department Salary Supplemental Pay Total Loren J. Tiede Superintendent $181,284 $3,700 $184,984 Mark McDonald Superintendent $183,855 $183,855 Cathy Skinner Superintendent $180,000 $180,000 Kathleen Rush Village Administrator $156,995.24 $5,000 $161,995.24 Steven Herron (retired) Chief of Police $131,518.42 $7,783.40 $139,301.40 Michael Adams Executive Director $117,000 $117,000 Christopher Bethel Director of Public Works $116,919.28 $116,919.28 Susan McNeil-Marshall Library Administrator $102,188.61 $102,188.61
Below is the list of the 20 highest paid officials serving Woodridge, including school administrators.
Name Position Organization Salary Supplemental Pay Total Loren J. Tiede Superintendent District 66 $181,284 $3,700 $184,984 Mark McDonald Superintendent District 99 $183,855 $183,855 Cathy Skinner Superintendent District 68 $180,000 $180,000 Mark Staehlin Controller District 99 $177,476 $177,476 Jan Heiteen Teacher, English District 99, South High $109,631 $55,535 $165,166 Kathleen Rush Village Administrator Village of Woodridge $156,995.24 $5,000 $161,995.24 Pat Broncato Assistant Superintendent, Personnel & Administrative Services District 68 $155,370 $155,370 Kevin Wegner Assistant Superintendent for Business District 68 $155,370 $155,370 Gregory Wolcott Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning District 68 $155,370 $155,370 John Belskis Teacher, P.E./Health District 99, South High $113,042 $35,763 $148,805
Below is the list without school administrators.
Name Position Organization Salary Supplemental Pay Total Jan Heiteen Teacher, English District 99, South High $109,631 $55,535 $165,166 Kathleen Rush Village Administrator Village of Woodridge $156,995.24 $5,000 $161,995.24 John Belskis Teacher, P.E./Health District 99, South High $113,042 $35,763 $148,805 Deborah Dipert Teacher, Art District 99, South High $113,042 $33,540 $146,582 Robert Bruns Teacher, Science District 99, South High $113,042 $32,320 $145,362 Mark Antonoff Teacher, English District 99, South High $113,042 $32,012 $145,054 Jonathan Baum Teacher, Special Services District 99, South High $113,042 $28,524 $141,566 Alan Bekkedal Teacher, P.E./Health District 99, North High $113,042 $28,239 $141,281 Terrett Teague Teacher, Music District 99, North High $105,246 $34,473 $139,719 Steve Herron Chief of Police Police Department $131,518.42 $7,783.40 $139,301.40
