Top 20 Highest Salaries In Hinsdale D181

HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale School District 181's top-paid employee in the 2022-23 school year was Superintendent Hector Garcia, at $273,763. That was up by $8,000 from the year before.

The district has about 3,700 students. It has the highest enrollment of the districts that feed into Hinsdale High School District 86.

Of the district's employees, the eight highest paid were administrators. The teacher with the highest salary last year was Jean Monat, at $129,969. Some principals and assistant principals did not make the top 20.

The school board approved the release of the 2022-23 compensation list earlier this month.

Here is what the top 20 administrators and teachers were paid in the 2022-23 year (a few employees may have since retired or moved to other positions):

1. Hector Garcia
Superintendent
$273,763

2. Richard Engstrom
Chief school business official
$184,039

3. Kathleen Robinson
Associate superintendent
$182,168

4. Gina Herrmann
Associate superintendent
$160,650

5. Dana Bergthold
Associate superintendent
$143,470

6. Sara Olson
Principal
$134,821

7. Eric Chisausky
Principal
$133,688

8. Levi Brown
Principal
$132,614

9. Jean Monat
Teacher
$129,969

10. Todd Brandon
Principal
$128,080

11. Tracey Miller
Director of assessment, instruction and evaluation
$127,482

12. Lori Andreoni
Teacher
$125,389

13. Kelly Turrentine
Teacher
$125,139

14. Lynette Leahy
Teacher
$123,595

15. (tied) Christine Feeney
Teacher
$122,526

15. (tied) Camille Skordilis
Teacher
$122,526

16. Lorraine Kakida-Six
Teacher
$121,934

17. (tied) Kristin Cummings
Principal
$121,339

17. (tied) Kristin Reingruber
Principal
$121,339

18. Barbara Dawes
Teacher
$120,808

19. Helen Dunlea
Teacher
$120,432

20. Sara Havel
Teacher
$120,279