James Bell earned $42,200 during 2019 working for the Illinois Secretary of State as an executive, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
The average salary as an executive was $85,448 in 2019.
Top 100 highest paid executives in Illinois listed below
| Rank | Employee | 2019 amount earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Brown | $152,700 |
| 2 | Quinlyn Whitaker | $152,500 |
| 3 | Ronald Delay | $150,500 |
| 4 | Tanya Jones | $146,000 |
| 5 | Phyllis Saad | $142,200 |
| 6 | Larry Austin | $138,600 |
| 7 | Nancy Ferguson | $137,300 |
| 8 | Byron Curry | $136,500 |
| 9 | Karen Ogden | $136,400 |
| 10 | Stacey Burke | $135,100 |
| 11 | Tara Alexander | $134,600 |
| 12 | Kevin Behl | $134,000 |
| 13 | Janatha Thrasher | $133,400 |
| 14 | Kimberly Pappas | $131,900 |
| 15 | Todd Robertson | $131,400 |
| 16 | Tamara Roberts | $129,200 |
| 17 | Sean Hannah | $128,700 |
| 18 | Anthony Cooper | $128,500 |
| 18 | Dara Matson | $128,500 |
| 20 | Randal Wilson | $127,800 |
| 21 | Debra Fortman | $126,500 |
| 22 | Taunia Fair | $126,300 |
| 23 | Scott Riech | $125,200 |
| 24 | Joseph Gordon | $124,300 |
| 25 | Ryan Woodward | $124,000 |
| 26 | Joseph Petrosky | $123,500 |
| 27 | John Hamrock | $123,300 |
| 28 | Michelle Defrates | $122,900 |
| 28 | Sabrina Manci | $122,900 |
| 30 | Justin Weigler | $122,700 |
| 31 | Maria Gallardo | $122,500 |
| 31 | Daphne Hayes | $122,500 |
| 33 | Mary Ross | $122,400 |
| 34 | Lisa Spradlin | $122,000 |
| 35 | Charles Cox | $121,700 |
| 36 | Susan Scully | $121,600 |
| 37 | Benaye Foster | $120,300 |
| 38 | Mario Jimenez | $119,800 |
| 39 | Delores Shelton | $119,700 |
| 40 | Ramona Whitlock | $119,600 |
| 41 | Diniah Jefferson | $119,200 |
| 42 | Marla Carter | $119,100 |
| 43 | Kimberly Navarro | $118,600 |
| 43 | Tommy Saunders | $118,600 |
| 45 | Marilyn Rosenthal | $118,500 |
| 46 | Jennifer Morrell | $118,300 |
| 47 | Melissa Robbins | $118,200 |
| 48 | Fintan Fassero | $118,100 |
| 48 | Lila Robinson | $118,100 |
| 50 | Gregory Armstrong | $117,900 |
| 51 | Steven Aherin | $117,800 |
| 52 | Stacy Burton | $117,700 |
| 52 | Angela Caudill | $117,700 |
| 54 | Melissa Bilyeu | $117,600 |
| 55 | Sharie Ryan | $117,500 |
| 56 | Amy Madigan-Brown | $117,400 |
| 57 | Tahney Fletcher | $117,200 |
| 58 | Jean Cannon | $117,000 |
| 59 | Dawn Stewart-Lipscomb | $116,900 |
| 60 | Samantha Morgan | $116,600 |
| 61 | Paula Conrady | $116,500 |
| 62 | Craig Burge | $116,400 |
| 63 | Sarah Johnson | $116,200 |
| 63 | Deana Madonia | $116,200 |
| 65 | Shirley Bryant | $116,000 |
| 66 | Andreas Walker | $115,800 |
| 67 | Carolyn Eilering | $115,500 |
| 68 | Charles Oseland | $115,400 |
| 69 | Patricia Wesley | $115,300 |
| 70 | Robert Huck | $115,200 |
| 70 | Diane Smith | $115,200 |
| 72 | Brenda Sigler | $114,900 |
| 73 | Nicole Bergee | $114,600 |
| 73 | William Minder | $114,600 |
| 75 | Thomas Brenner | $114,500 |
| 75 | Anthony Weyant | $114,500 |
| 77 | Shannon Tribble | $114,400 |
| 77 | Travis Wentworth | $114,400 |
| 77 | Elizabeth Wilding | $114,400 |
| 80 | Edith Wood | $114,300 |
| 81 | Rebecca Patton | $114,200 |
| 82 | Cherri Price | $114,100 |
| 83 | Dawn Scroggins | $113,800 |
| 84 | Audrey Collins-Curry | $113,700 |
| 85 | Angela McClelland | $113,600 |
| 86 | Cynthia Sims | $113,500 |
| 87 | Mary Belke | $113,400 |
| 88 | Martin Fruchtl | $113,300 |
| 88 | Danette Mohr | $113,300 |
| 90 | John Estergard | $113,100 |
| 90 | Brandy Hayes | $113,100 |
| 90 | Elizabeth Rolando | $113,100 |
| 93 | Minatu Onasanya | $113,000 |
| 94 | Brian Brewer | $112,800 |
| 94 | Francis Morkeh | $112,800 |
| 96 | Christopher Stalets | $112,400 |
| 97 | Sasitharan Nair | $112,300 |
| 98 | Barbara Johnson | $111,900 |
| 98 | Christopher Miles | $111,900 |
| 100 | Paula Bartz | $111,800 |
