Politics & Government

10 Highest Paid Bolingbrook Government Employees

See how much your public servants are making.

BOLINGBROOK, IL - A lot of people like to claim that politicians and government employees are overpaid. Want to see if you’re right? The Better Government Association has compiled a wide-ranging list of salaries for government employees throughout Illinois in 2014.


  1. Kevin McCarthy, Police Chief - $143,500
  2. Thomas Ross, Deputy Chief of Police - $133,240
  3. Lucas Rickelman, Director of Public Services and Development - $131,250
  4. Dennis Hess, Kenneth Teppel, Police Commanders - $127,828
  5. (Tie) James Coughlin, Brian Hafner, Carter Larry, Jeffrey Lockard, Michael Rompa, David Schurr, Police Lieutenants - $124,104
  6. Trinedad Garza, Deputy Fire Chief - $122,894
  7. Thomas Pawlowicz, Assistant to Director of Engineering - $121,375
  8. Patrick Freeman, Police Lieutenant - $121,077
  9. Richard Hilliard, Police Lieutenant - $119,280
  10. Ronald Banda, Fire Platoon Batallion Chief - $117,042

Want to see more? Search for government payroll information for local, county and township governments on the Better Government Association database.

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