10 Highest Paid Village of Palatine Employees

PALATINE, 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.

The total budget for Palatine for 2014 was $108,839,952. Of that, $46,897,465 was budgeted for salaries.

Here is a look at the top ten highest-paid employees for the village of Palatine:

1. Reid Ottesen, village manager: $195,920
2. Michael Danecki, village engineer: $137,892.56
3. Alan Stoeckel, police chief: $136,000
4. Paul Mehring, finance director: $134,310.80
5. Scott Andersen, fire chief: $134,127
6. Harry Spila, community services director: $130,013
7. Michael Jacobs, deputy village manager: $129,854
8. Bradley Grossman, deputy police chief: $125,693
9. Matt Barry, public works director: $124,295
10. Pamela Jackson, human resources director: $119,107