Departments with the Highest Average Wages in 2008

Which departments had the highest average wages in 2008? Find out here.

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

Taking another look at the payroll data from IllinoisOpenGov.org,
I compiled a list of the departments with the highest average total
wages for 2008. Who would you expect to be on the list?

To find the data used in the table below on the IllinoisOpenGov site
go to