TOP DOLLARS | | CEO compensation, including salary, bonus, options, stock, and any other considerations, can add up. Here's how some top Chicago-area executives did in 2006. (Source for all but Winfrey: Crain's Book of Lists 2008) | OPRAH WINFREY
Media diva, Harpo Inc.
(Source: Forbes; for 6/06 to 6/07) | $260 million | MILES D. WHITE
Chairman/CEO, Abbott Laboratories | $21.18 million | IRENE B. ROSENFELD
Chairman/CEO, Kraft Foods | $19.24 million | EDWARD M. LIDDY
Chairman/CEO, Allstate | $17.64 million | EDWARD J. ZANDER
Chairman/CEO, Motorola | $16.48 million | JOHN W. ROWE
Chairman/president/CEO, Exelon | $10.96 million | WILLIAM D. PEREZ
President/CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | $7.86 million | | | | THEIR OWN BOSSES | DANIELE DE PESO
Jewelry designer | $12,000 | LARA MILLER
Fashion designer/owner, Lara Miller Ltd.
(does not include $24,000 in freelance income) | $51,583 | SCOTT SULLIVAN
Lighting/furniture designer | $90,000 | JOSEPH GIANNINI
Owner/president, Urban Out Sitters, doggy daycare | $250,000 | JAY NACU
Karate instructor/owner, Enso (South Loop martial arts studio)
($1,700/month, plus $750 for private shotokan karate lessons; projected for 2008, under new rates) | $29,400 | DEBORAH UMUNNABUIKE
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Online vintage-clothing reseller | $13,796 | JOE LLERA
Florist/owner, Yera's Lakeview Florist | $60,000 | SEARAH DEYSACH
Owner, Early to Bed (sex-toy shop) | $52,000 | MIKKY AND LAURA WRIGHT
Owners, Wicker Park Inn (combined) | $75,000 | EMILY MOE
Milliner, Moe Sew Co. | $4,000 | ADRIENE BOOTH
Owner, LMNOP
(Lincoln Park children's clothing store) | $34,960 | | | | THE OFFICE SUITE | Management consultant, senior executive level, Accenture
(not including stocks and options) | $180,000 | SHRUTI VORA
Entry-level analyst, Accenture | $49,000 | PANKAJ PANDEY
IT project manager, Ajilon Consulting | $120,000 | SUSAN LOEFFLER
Senior administrative manager, Banc of America Securities LLC | $50,000 | AARON ROQUENA
Network administrator, Center for Neighborhood Technology | $41,000 | First-year associate, Sidley Austin LLP | $160,000 | Medical safety analyst, local medical research company
(includes $2,000 bonus) | $70,000 | Marketing coordinator, large Chicago-based law firm
($42,000 base + $12,000 average overtime) | $54,000 | | | | BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER | MATT LACHEY
Freelance communications consultant | Approx. $45,000 | JOSEPH KENDRICK
Site manager, Carol's Event Staffing | $20,000 | JOHN D. MOORE
Licensed psychotherapist, CEO, Second Story Counseling and Consultants Approx. | $100,000 | REV. REBECCA ARMSTRONG
Freelance consulting minister, Ceremonies from the Heart | $50,000 | ALISON MILLER
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Life coach, Life Essentials | $164,000 | JULIE KRUG
Sign language interpreter, Deaf Communication by Innovation, Chicago Hearing Society, C.A.I.R.S., and freelance | $62,000 | | | CAREERS ON THE MOVE | CASEY CHERRY
Bike messenger
($360/wk., 48 wks./yr.) | $17,280 | LAURA DAVIS
Flight attendant, United Airlines Approx. | $35,000 | LAUREN BLOSS
Real-estate agent, Coldwell Banker Approx.
(Bloss now works for @properties.) | $45,000 | | | NOT FOR PROFIT | CHRIS MATTHEWS
Director of fundraising events, AIDS Foundation of Chicago | $52,000 | LAURA BECERRA
Phlebotomist, LifeSource | $29,000 | SIMON HARRIES
Lead caregiver, PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving)
($11.50/hr., 50 hrs./wk., 50 wks./yr.) | $28,750 | JOEL AFRICK
CEO, Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago | $210,708 | JIM DOWER, DAN ISHERWOOD
Coexecutive directors, Urban Initiatives (nonprofit organization promoting soccer) | $35,000 each | Nurse, nonprofit West Side health clinic
(plus $6,500 in benefits) | $50,000 | Medical assistant and operations analyst, nonprofit West Side health clinic
(approx. $17,000/yr.) | $9.25/hr. | | | | IN FINE SHAPE | STEPHANIE DRAUS
Naturopath, owner, Stellaria Natural Health Approx. | $20,000 | DAVID KATO
Acupuncturist/owner, Lincoln Square Acupuncture | $56,000 | ELIZABETH ROSE
Owner, B. Rose Salon & Spa | $140,000 | AMY BETH TRECIOKAS
Yoga teacher, Yoga Now and East Bank Club; owner, Yoga Now | $45,000 | Stylist, Brilli Salon
(plus cash tips) | $63,000 | ALEXANDRA WEISMANTEL
Passion Parties consultant, Passion Parties Inc. (sex-toy sales events)
(15 to 20 hrs./wk.) | Approx. $22,000 | CARLOS PECCIOTTO JR.
Massage therapist, Chicago Touch
($27 per 50-min. massage hour) | $24,960 | JENNIFER WATTS
Nutritionist, Brookfield Zoo
(The zoo did not offer a precise figure.) | $53,633 to $66,953 | | | | JUST GETTING STARTED | MELISSA MAIERS, KATE KRUMMEL
Owners, MK Cookies
(no salary paid since January 2007 launch) | $0 | DORI BONECK
Founder (and Maddy's mom), Maddy's Organic Meals
(earnings since June 2007 launch) | $2,900 | LESLIE HAMER
Artist for hire (specializing in wedding invitations and portraits)
(profit since August 2007 launch) | $0 | JONATHAN SALES
Freelance photographer | $1,000 | | | | LEARNING EARNINGS | HENRY BIENEN
President, Northwestern University $690,333
(plus $124,239 in benefits; for 9/05 to 8/06) | | DANIEL DIERMEIER
Business professor, Northwestern University
(for 9/05 to 8/06) | $635,923 | WARRICK CARTER
President, Columbia College of Chicago
(plus $238,297 in benefits; for 9/05 to 8/06) | $376,888 | LORI B. ANDREWS
Director, Institute for Science, Law, and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology
(for 6/04 to 5/05) | $256,677 | DON FIRKE
Head of school, The Latin School of Chicago
(for 7/05 to 6/06) | $275,000 | DANIEL FRANK
Principal, Francis W. Parker School
(for 7/05 to 6/06) | $332,750 | SANJAY DHAR
Professor of marketing, University of Chicago
(for 7/05 to 6/06) | $787,867 | VALLUVAN JEEVANANDAM
Chief of cardiac and thoracic surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
(for 7/05 to 6/06) | $711,939 | WALTER BENN MICHAELS
Professor of English, University of Illinois at Chicago | $175,000 | JENNIFER ASHTON
Associate professor of English, University of Illinois at Chicago | $75,521 | JEFF BARTLETT
Special education teacher, Lake Zurich High School | $44,000 | |
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