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Newaygo Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above in Michigan

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Two Newaygo Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Newaygo Public Schools was $145,456 to Peggy Mathis.

The highest salary was $141,339 in 2019.

According to records, 179 individuals received compensation for their work from Newaygo Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 74 earned less than $20,000.

A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019, argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.

Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have important ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.

Highest paid Newaygo Public Schools employees

Newaygo Public Schools employeeAnnual salary
Peggy Mathis$145,456
Brody Milner$100,411.71

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