10 Highest Paid City of St. Charles Employees

 ST. CHARLES, 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 projected total budget for the city of St. Charles in 2014-15 is $154.9 million. Of that, $27.2 million is budgeted for salaries.

Here is a look at the highest-paid employees for the city of St. Charles (as of 2014):

1. Mark Koenen, City Administrator: $177,735
2. Kathy Livernois, director of human resources, $145,552
3. Christopher Minick, Director of Finance: $145,552
4. Joseph Schelstreet, Fire Chief: $145,552
5. Rita Tungare, Director of Community and Economic Development: $145,552
6. James Keegan, Chief of Police: $141,578
7. Margaret Forster, Director of Information Systems: $138,629
8. Peter Suhr, Director of Public Works: $136,827
9. Kevin Christensen, Assistant Fire Chief, $131,707
10. Steven Huffman, deputy police chief, $131,707

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

NOTE: The salary numbers provided in this article are from 2014. Two employees no longer work for the city: Kathy Livernois and Steven Huffman.