40 Top Paid Elmhurst D205 Employees

ELMHURST, IL – Administrators were among the highest-paid employees in Elmhurst School District 205 in the 2022-23 budget year. But a few teachers neared the top ranks.

The top six were the same as the 2021-22 budget year.

Coming in ninth was a math teacher at York High School, who was the second highest paid person at the school, behind the principal. He was in the 10th position a year earlier.

The district's information is from the 2022-23 school year. The school board is expected to vote on the administrator and teacher salary report at its meeting Tuesday.

Here is what the top 40 administrators and teachers were paid, including retirement enhancements, in the 2022-23 year (a few employees have since retired or moved to other positions):

1. Keisha Campbell
Superintendent
$256,147

2. Shahe Bagdasarian
York High principal
$225,384

3. Christoper Whelton
Assistant superintendent, finance
$214,230

4. Scott Grens
Associate superintendent
$204,918

5. Luke Pavone
Assistant superintendent, human resources
$199,370

6. Kevin Rubenstein
Assistant superintendent, student services
$187,914

7. Linda Fehrenbacher
Sandburg Middle principal
$178,227

8. Gina Pogue Reeder
Churchville Middle Principal
$177,552

9. Mark Laurich
Teacher
$176,887

10. Rob Wagner
York High assistant principal for athletics
$173,394

11. James Pluskota
Edison Elementary principal
$166,728

12. Mark Bibel
Teacher
$161,352

13. Paul Pokryfke
Teacher
$159,751

14. Michael Hanley
Special education teacher
$158,772

15. Susan Kondrat
Madison Early Childhood Center principal
$158,742

16. Jacquelyn Discipio
Bryan Middle principal
$158,533

17. Bradley Sutter
Teacher
$157,102

18. Paula Meltz
Teacher
$154,859

19. Kerry Leuschel
Secondary education, executive director
$154,738

19. Katie Lyons
Elementary education, executive director
$154,738

20. Christine Trendel
Jackson Elementary principal
$153,093

21. John Gaunt
Teacher
$152,602

22. Drew McGuire
York High assistant principal for student experience
$150,150

23. Heidi Thomas
Field Elementary principal
$149,778

24. Ray Ostwald
Teacher
$149,751

25. Tim Riordan
Hawthorne Elementary principal
$149,607

26. Adam Roubitchek
York High assistant principal for instruction
$148,796

27. Kurt Baumeister
Teacher
$147,847

28. Meredith Sheriff
York High assistant principal for student services
$147,839

29. Joseph Fowler
Principal
$146,324

30. Patricia Rowe
Resource teacher (all sciences)
$144,953

31. Karen Steahly
Teacher
$144,786

32. Barbara Curran
Teacher
$143,751

33. Margaret Geary Thomson
Teacher
$143,549

34. David Grelecki
Teacher
$143,210

35. Jeune Winchester
Teacher
$142,748

36. Larissa Ruesch
Teacher
$142,115

37. Jeff Gail
Sandburg Middle assistant principal
$141,541

38. Lori Sweeney
Jefferson Elementary, principal
$141,475

39. Marc Wesseler
Teacher
$141,125

40. Sheleen DeLockery
Emerson Elementary principal
$141,101