10 Highest Paid Employees for the City of Wheaton

A lot of people like to claim that politicians and government employees are overpaid. Want to see if you’re right?

The city of Wheaton lists its employees salaries for 2015 on the city’s website while the Better Government Association also compiled a wide-ranging list of salaries for government employees throughout Illinois for 2014.

Wheaton’s 2014-15 operating budget came to $41,258,281. The city spent $23,056,553 on salaries and benefits. Here is a look at the top ten highest-paid employees for the city of Wheaton:

1. Donald Rose, Wheaton City Manager: $178,500
2. Michael Dzugan, Wheaton Assistant City Manager: $145,587
3. Mark Field, Wheaton Chief of Police: $143,412
4. Vincent-Jay Laoang, Director of Public Works: $128,826
5. Robert Lehnhardt, Director of Finance: $125,358
6. Chad Michaelis, Director of Information Technology: $124,796
7. William Schultz, Fire Chief: $124,440
8. Paul Redman, Director of Engineering: $124,185
9. James Volpe, Division Commander - Investigations: $123,000
10. Donald Wilson, Division Commander - Traffic Patrol: $123,000

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