West Central Michigan News

Sten Vaara earned $54,672 in 2018, 5.9 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Mason County.

Linda Steigenga's compensation of $134,126 was the most as a public employee in Mason County in 2018.

The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Linda Steigenga	West Shore Educational Service District	134,126	134,026	0.1%
2	William Mueller	West Shore Educational Service District	133,621	133,521	0.1%
3	Matthew Sanderson	West Shore Community College	113,194	117,603	-3.7%
4	Jeffrey Mount	Mason County Central School District	112,400	109,043	3.1%
5	Wade James	West Shore Community College	110,688	115,032	-3.8%
6	Constance Schwass	West Shore Community College	109,715	115,189	-4.8%
7	Terri Steih	West Shore Educational Service District	108,066	103,737	4.2%
8	Kerri Harrie	West Shore Educational Service District	105,542	96,786	9%
9	Bruce Doggett	Ludington Area Schools	103,940	102,950	1%
10	Brenda Tarsa	West Shore Educational Service District	100,004	101,898	-1.9%
11	Daniel Mesyar	Ludington Area Schools	99,969	99,453	0.5%
12	Angela Taylor	Mason County Central School District	98,440	94,064	4.7%
13	Jennifer Rollenhagen	West Shore Educational Service District	98,035	96,444	1.6%
14	Lisa Morley	West Shore Community College	98,026	107,405	-8.7%
15	Kristie Dila	West Shore Educational Service District	96,638	98,562	-2%
16	Jenny Orton	West Shore Educational Service District	95,798	94,243	1.6%
17	Chad Inabinet	West Shore Community College	94,658	91,773	3.1%
18	Randy Fountain	Ludington Area Schools	94,449	90,870	3.9%
19	Kathy Surd	West Shore Educational Service District	94,321	92,790	1.7%
20	Suzanne Vengen	Ludington Area Schools	94,218	79,312	18.8%
21	Theresa Shoop	Ludington Area Schools	93,588	93,671	-0.1%
22	Steven Deller	West Shore Community College	93,264	97,815	-4.7%
23	Kimberly Tiel	West Shore Educational Service District	92,911	89,027	4.4%
24	Thomas Hawley	West Shore Community College	92,690	91,772	1%
25	Kristie Courtland Willick	Mason County Central School District	92,619	88,874	4.2%
26	Geraldine Fellows	Ludington Area Schools	92,401	78,441	17.8%
27	Paul Shoup	Mason County-Eastern-Custer #5 School District	92,101	92,036	0.1%
28	Timothy Genson	Mason County Central School District	92,063	79,656	15.6%
29	Richard Kirby	Ludington Area Schools	91,837	92,025	-0.2%
30	Tracy Wardle	West Shore Educational Service District	91,501	94,847	-3.5%
31	Helisa Johnson	West Shore Educational Service District	91,351	113,476	-19.5%
32	Rebecca Mott	West Shore Community College	91,238	89,381	2.1%
33	Catherine Horowski	West Shore Educational Service District	91,217	119,307	-23.5%
34	Dolores Harley	West Shore Educational Service District	91,051	118,903	-23.4%
35	Rachelle Ledger	West Shore Educational Service District	90,984	93,973	-3.2%
36	Gretchen Luce	West Shore Educational Service District	90,943	94,307	-3.6%
37	Heather Vanderhaag	West Shore Educational Service District	90,893	94,213	-3.5%
38	Lisa Kimes	West Shore Educational Service District	90,793	94,143	-3.6%
39	Kevin Kimes	Mason County Central School District	90,373	86,971	3.9%
40	Edward Sanders	Mason County Central School District	90,344	77,858	16%
41	Cynthia Hill	Ludington Area Schools	90,280	86,431	4.5%
42	Lynda Matson	West Shore Educational Service District	90,087	87,067	3.5%
43	Jeffrey Tuka	Mason County Central School District	89,456	79,092	13.1%
44	Charlene Lundberg	West Shore Educational Service District	89,085	91,968	-3.1%
45	Brian Dotson	Ludington Area Schools	89,010	87,051	2.2%
46	Janice Jackoviak	Ludington Area Schools	89,010	86,969	2.3%
47	Christina Christmas	West Shore Community College	88,755	87,876	1%
48	Joan Ruby-Vidak	Mason County Central School District	88,662	92,276	-3.9%
49	Heidi Hebert-Walden	Ludington Area Schools	88,113	77,164	14.2%
50	Eileen Kline	Ludington Area Schools	87,798	86,434	1.6%
51	Kelley Chapman	Ludington Area Schools	87,413	82,050	6.5%
52	Michael Nichols	Ludington Area Schools	86,847	85,809	1.2%
53	Melissa Bansch	Ludington Area Schools	86,126	84,224	2.3%
54	Laura Powers	Ludington Area Schools	85,877	84,332	1.8%
55	Kim Beardslee	West Shore Educational Service District	85,648	81,519	5.1%
56	Amber Kowatch	Ludington Area Schools	85,595	83,391	2.6%
57	Amanda Unger	West Shore Educational Service District	85,298	81,719	4.4%
58	Sean Henne	West Shore Community College	85,295	88,883	-4%
59	Lisa Weber	West Shore Educational Service District	84,914	85,461	-0.6%
60	Cheryl Hogan	West Shore Community College	84,844	67,751	25.2%
61	Michael Hart	Ludington Area Schools	84,634	80,883	4.6%
62	Keri Sanders	Mason County Central School District	84,477	80,258	5.3%
63	Scott Briggs	Mason County Central School District	84,419	84,560	-0.2%
64	Michael Joynt	West Shore Educational Service District	84,221	87,263	-3.5%
65	Melanie Tomaski	Ludington Area Schools	83,570	81,221	2.9%
66	Patricia Hanlon	West Shore Educational Service District	83,206	82,024	1.4%
67	Christian Etchison	Mason County Central School District	83,204	79,977	4%
68	Judith Bussey	Ludington Area Schools	83,091	76,742	8.3%
69	Shannon McQuesten	West Shore Educational Service District	83,053	83,828	-0.9%
70	Elizabeth Kirby	Ludington Area Schools	83,020	80,286	3.4%
71	Michal Lacombe	Ludington Area Schools	82,444	79,462	3.8%
72	Scott Stone	Ludington Area Schools	81,948	74,081	10.6%
73	Heather Chickering	West Shore Educational Service District	81,604	81,604	0%
74	Kristin Pomorski	Ludington Area Schools	81,369	79,268	2.6%
75	Jon Stowe	Ludington Area Schools	81,259	84,523	-3.9%
76	Lauren Soper	West Shore Educational Service District	81,051	72,795	11.3%
77	Amy Stone	Ludington Area Schools	80,979	88,937	-8.9%
78	Kara Albrecht	West Shore Educational Service District	80,804	80,491	0.4%
79	Brian Lacombe	West Shore Educational Service District	80,654	84,242	-4.3%
80	Kevin Tabaczka	West Shore Educational Service District	80,504	66,189	21.6%
81	Todd Schipper	Ludington Area Schools	80,331	78,076	2.9%
82	Amy Marsh	Ludington Area Schools	79,852	80,775	-1.1%
83	Brenda Smolinski	West Shore Educational Service District	79,779	82,487	-3.3%
84	Cinda Bertucci	Ludington Area Schools	79,673	76,960	3.5%
85	Robert KillipsJr.	Ludington Area Schools	79,527	72,999	8.9%
86	Timothy Pomorski	Ludington Area Schools	79,250	80,098	-1.1%
87	Michael MooreII	West Shore Community College	79,179	60,976	29.9%
88	Marlynn Gulembo	Mason County Central School District	79,043	80,143	-1.4%
89	Thomas Richert	Mason County Central School District	78,381	71,465	9.7%
90	Sarah Cole	West Shore Educational Service District	78,333	78,193	0.2%
91	Maria Urka	Mason County Central School District	78,289	82,400	-5%
92	Crystal Young	West Shore Community College	77,203	78,004	-1%
93	Brenda Vronko	West Shore Educational Service District	77,000	85,229	-9.7%
94	Keri Hansen	West Shore Educational Service District	76,991	73,245	5.1%
95	Amy Mesyar	West Shore Educational Service District	76,452	76,314	0.2%
96	Jon Schoon	Ludington Area Schools	76,341	74,224	2.9%
97	Mary Brown	West Shore Educational Service District	76,269	73,467	3.8%
98	Rebecca Skiba	West Shore Educational Service District	76,075	75,948	0.2%
99	Dana Thibault	Ludington Area Schools	75,835	73,666	2.9%
100	Thad Shank	Ludington Area Schools	75,741	75,305	0.6%