salaries

We now know just which college graduates are set to be the highest-paid in Minnesota, thanks to the discipline in which they majored.

He's already the CEO who earned the most money in Minnesota, and he just landed a pretty hefty salary increase as well.

Minnesota's top ten highest-paid state employees all do pretty well, but take a look at just how much money the highest-paid employee will take home this year.

Working for the government has its perks, and 114 Rockford city and school employees know it. They are making over $100,000 a year, and you get to pay their salaries.

That's easy, right? It's gotta be Kris Bryant. Nope. How about Anthony Rizzo? Wrong again. Okay...Jon Lester? It's not him, either.

Who says public service doesn't pay? The newest salary report is out and we have the numbers. Mayor Morrissey makes a lot, but he is not the number one paid employee in the City of Rockford.

There are 131 institutions of higher learning in Illinois. The college you attend could forecast how much you will earn once your graduate and are settled into your chosen profession.

Whoever said that public service doesn't pay was definitely wrong. The 2015 salary report is out. If you think the Mayor makes the most money, you are wrong

If you want to make a lot of money, get a job in public higher education. With tuition rates going up at a rate that is much faster than the rate of inflation, it is worth noting how much is being paid to Illinois college and University Presidents and Chancellors.