Top 100 Highest-Paid in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Highest-Paid Employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

$158,548.09 AVERAGE PAY

$15.85M TOTAL PAY

This table shows the top-earning Federal employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2004, based on OPM data (base salary + bonuses).

The majority of these top-earning employees work in Georgia.

Some employee names may be withheld by the OPM or individual agencies.

Rank	Name	Occupation	Total Pay	Location
1	John W. Loonsk	Medical Officer	$210,338	GA
2	Richard C. Hunt	Medical Officer	$204,400	GA
3	John M. Jr. Douglas	Medical Officer	$201,912	GA
4	John D. Osterloh	Medical Officer	$193,096	GA
5	John S. McDougal	Medical Officer	$182,008	GA
6	F E. Jr. Thompson	Medical Officer	$181,997	GA
7	Richard E. Dixon	Medical Officer	$180,933	GA
8	Jane E. Sisk	General Health Science	$180,000	MD
9	Larry K. Pickering	Medical Officer	$179,956	GA
10	William R. Maas	Dental Officer	$179,511	GA
11	Albert E. Munson	General Health Science	$179,195	WV
12	J David Erickson	General Health Science	$175,682	GA
13	Brian W. J Mahy	General Health Science	$175,682	GA
14	Lewis V. Wade	General Health Science	$175,682	DC
15	Kathleen Kreiss	Medical Officer	$175,682	WV
16	William A. Yasnoff	Medical Officer	$175,682	GA
17	Eric J. Sampson	Chemistry	$175,682	GA
18	Jennifer H. Madans	Statistician	$175,679	MD
19	Monroe G. Sirken	General Health Science	$175,649	MD
20	Kevin M. Decock	Medical Officer	$175,649
21	Martin G. Myers	Medical Officer	$175,507	GA
22	James W. Leduc	General Health Science	$175,092	GA
23	Lawrence H. Cox	Mathematical Statistician	$172,647	MD
24	Richard J. Waxweiler	General Health Science	$171,199	GA
25	Michael L. Luster	Microbiology	$171,169	WV
26	Lawrence B. Schonberger	Medical Officer	$169,878	GA
27	Nancy J. Cox	Chemistry	$168,675	GA
28	Nathaniel Schenker	General Health Science	$167,216	MD
29	Maurizio Macaluso	Medical Officer	$164,835	GA
30	Ronald D. Stall	General Health Science	$164,169	GA
31	Balasubra Swaminathan	Microbiology	$164,155	GA
32	Thomas G. Ksiazek	General Health Science	$163,088	GA
33	Sevgi O. Aral	General Health Science	$162,159	GA
34	Stephen A. Olenchock	General Health Science	$162,060	WV
35	Phyllis A. Wingo	General Health Science	$161,960	GA
36	John R. Lutzker	Social Science	$161,680	GA
37	Diane M. Makuc	General Health Science	$161,660	MD
38	James S. Marks	Medical Officer	$161,178	GA
39	John L. Kiely	General Health Science	$160,252	MD
40	Fred C. Tenover	Microbiology	$159,310	GA
41	Donna F. Stroup	General Health Science	$158,297	GA
42	Roger H. Bernier	General Health Science	$158,146	GA
43	Thomas M. Shinnick	Microbiology	$157,436	GA
44	Susan Y. Chu	General Health Science	$157,387	GA
45	Larry L. Needham	Chemistry	$157,089	GA
46	David V. McQueen	General Health Science	$156,743	GA
47	Stephen A. Morse	Microbiology	$156,292	GA
48	James A. Mercy	Social Science	$155,282	GA
49	Joseph L. Annest	Mathematical Statistician	$155,223	GA
50	Thomas M. Folks	Microbiology	$154,868	GA
51	Paul A. Schulte	General Health Science	$153,891	OH
52	William E. Collins	General Biological Science	$152,571	GA
53	Miriam J. Alter	General Health Science	$151,494	GA
54	Donald G. Jr. Patterson	Chemistry	$151,494	GA
55	David W. Warnock	Microbiology	$151,380	GA
56	Jane F. Gentleman	Statistician	$151,003	MD
57	W Meade Morgan	General Health Science	$150,759	GA
58	John W. Barnwell	General Biological Science	$150,630	GA
59	Janet S. St Lawrence	Social Science	$150,026	GA
60	Robert A. Hahn	General Health Science	$149,984	GA
61	Terry F. Pechacek	General Health Science	$149,925	GA
62	Glen A. Satten	Mathematical Statistician	$149,293	GA
63	John J. Howard	Medical Officer	$149,190
64	Nancy A. Stout	General Health Science	$149,047	WV
65	Barbara A. Bowman	General Health Science	$148,455	GA
66	Coleen A. Boyle	General Health Science	$148,407	GA
67	Karen K. Steinberg	Microbiology	$147,760	GA
68	James H. Maguire	Medical Officer	$147,385	GA
69	W Rodney Hammond	Social Science	$147,070	GA
70	Peter M. Strebel	Medical Officer	$146,985	GA
71	Roland W. Sutter	General Health Science	$146,973
72	Bonnie L. Zell	Medical Officer	$145,635	GA
73	John R. Anderson	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$145,600	MD
74	Janet L. Collins	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$145,600	GA
75	William H. III Gimson	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$145,600	GA
76	Edward L. Hunter	Management And Program Analysis	$145,600	MD
77	Kathy Cahill	General Health Science	$145,600	GA
78	Edward J. Sondik	General Health Science	$145,600	MD
79	Julie L. Gerberding	Medical Officer	$145,600	GA
80	Ronald O. Valdiserri	Medical Officer	$145,600	GA
81	James D. Seligman	Information Technology Management	$145,600	GA
82	David A. Sleet	Social Science	$144,919	GA
83	W. Harry Hannon	Chemistry	$144,184	GA
84	Mark J. Scally	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$143,823	GA
85	Stephen B. Blount	Medical Officer	$143,573	GA
86	Ann M. Oleary	Social Science	$143,507	GA
87	Barbara R. Holloway	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$143,498	GA
88	Martha F. Katz	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$143,498	GA
89	Donald E. Shriber	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$143,498	DC
90	Richard J. Jackson	Medical Officer	$143,498	GA
91	Virginia Bales Harris	Public Health Program Specialist	$143,498	GA
92	Robert F. Spengler	General Health Science	$143,254	GA
93	Stuart T. Nichol	Chemistry	$142,906	GA
94	Janet K. A Nicholson	Microbiology	$142,852	GA
95	Diane D. Porter	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$142,323	GA
96	William J. Bellini	Microbiology	$142,129	GA
97	Eduardo J. Simoes	General Health Science	$141,837	GA
98	Ileana Arias	Social Science	$141,190	GA
99	James M. Smith	General Health Science	$141,002	GA
100	Howard A. Fields	Chemistry	$140,996	GA

Data Sources

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