$30K Raise For Burr Ridge Administrator

BURR RIDGE, IL – Burr Ridge Village Administrator Evan Walter is seeing his pay rise to $210,000, from $180,000, according to the village.

The Village Board voted unanimously last week for the increase.

In an email to Patch, Mayor Gary Grasso said the village intended to "lock down" Walter's salary for four years starting in May. That's when the new mayoral term starts. Such a change cannot happen legally now, Grasso said.

"We increased his compensation for his excellent performance and results," the mayor said.

Walter has served as village administrator since November 2020.

Many municipal managers get salaries over $200,000.

Walter makes more than the manager in neighboring Western Springs, which has 2,000 more people. There, manager Ellen Baer makes $184,713. She started a year after Walter.

As of 2023, Hinsdale's village manager, Kathleen Gargano, made $223,432 a year. She has been at the helm a dozen years.