homepage Top 10 Highest Paid Public Officials in Champaign County Champaign Police Chief Anthony Cobb was in the hot seat during a recent Citizen Review Subcommittee (CRS) Meeting. Board members were trying to get straight answers from him, but he evaded answering by saying it was above his paygrade. This prompted us to look into how much local government officials and employees were compensated in Champaign County. We identified the 10 highest paid public officials in Champaign County based on total compensation reports released by Champaign County, City of Urbana, and City of Champaign. Anthony Cobb, Chief of Police, Champaign, $289,222.01Dorothy David, City Manager, Champaign, $255,664.43David Griffet, Police Sergeant, Champaign, $252,831.63Troy Daniels, Deputy Chief Police, Champaign, $ 252,308.93Gary Ludwig, Fire Chief, Champaign, $ 237,482.87Tod Myers, Deputy Police Chief, Champaign, $236,999.92David Shaffer, Deputy Police Chief, Champaign, $231,633.84Frederick Stavins, City Attorney, Champaign, $217,861.45Glen Daniels, Fire Battalion Chief, Champaign, $216,122.69Dennis Schmidt, Public Works Director, Champaign, $215,723.16 The City of Champaign leads the pack by far in terms of employee compensation, with their employees filling up all top ten spots. Curious how Champaign County and City of Urbana employees compare? Read on… Top 10 highest paid Urbana employees Carol Mitten, City Administrator, $168,847Bryant Seraphin, Police Chief, $157,303Robert Fitzgerald, Deputy Police Chief, $150,222Elizabeth Hannan, Finance Director, $146,037Charles Lauss, Fire Chief, $136,249John Schneider, Community Development Director, $131,394James Simon, City Attorney, $130,296Todd Rent, Human Resources Director, $129,382Chad Hensch, Fire Division Chief, $128,996 Jason Norton, Police Lieutenant, $128,600 Top 10 highest paid Champaign County employees Julia Rietz, State’s Attorney, $209,276.98John Jeffery Blue, County Engineer, $199,368.20Dalitso Sulamoyo, Chief Executive Officer, $193,084.52Jane Marjorie Miller Jones, Public Defender, $189,303.29Elizabeth Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, $177,300.13Dustin Heuerman, Sheriff, $169,664.56Shannon Barrett, Chief Deputy Sheriff, $164,501.89David Sherrick, Lieutenant/Patrol, $151,037.26Nathaniel Cook, Captain/Support Services, $147,503.92Karee Voges, Jail Administrator, $147,486.39 Data from: City of Champaign Employee Compensation Report, 7/1/18-6/30/19City of Urbana Total Compensation Report FY 2019-2020Champaign County Employees With An Annual Compensation Package of >$75,000, Run date 1/3/2020 Share This January 27, 2020