Here are the nine highest-paid employees of the village of Rockdale, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Name
Years Worked
Salary
Dykstra, Robert J.
8
$86,433
Planinsek, James
32
$75,549
Joutras, Robert M.
2
$71,512
Baikie, Robert D.
2
$51,909
Hamilton, John
16
$47,041
Lucas, Matthew
9
$37,248
Huizenga, John S.
6
$35,919
Proia, Angelo G.
< 1
$24,797
Shimek, Gayle S.
< 1
$16,091
Salary totals include gross wages, but not the cost of benefits or taxpayer-funded pension contributions made on a public employee's behalf. These typically add 30-40 percent to total compensation.