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The highest annual salary earned among Mecosta County employees was $235,890.41 to Timothy Haist.
The highest salary was $233,593.52 in 2019.
According to records, 942 individuals received compensation for their work from Mecosta County in 2020. Of those, 229 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 $30,000 more on average than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.
Highest paid Mecosta County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ferris State University | Paul Blake | $235,890.41 |
| Ferris State University | Amy Buse | $169,112.87 |
| Ferris State University | Sally Depew | $161,913.32 |
| Ferris State University | James Miller | $160,253.23 |
| Ferris State University | Michael Hughes | $152,305.24 |
| Ferris State University | Daniel Noren | $148,477.71 |
| Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District | Stephen Locke | $147,415.80 |
| Ferris State University | Gary Huey | $142,997.17 |
| Ferris State University | Sheila MacEachron | $142,919.18 |
| Ferris State University | Stephen Wolfer | $140,876.35 |
| Big Rapids Public Schools | Timothy Haist | $136,899 |
| Ferris State University | Jeffrey Ek | $132,644.26 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Michael Grover | $132,415.82 |
| Ferris State University | Julie Ward | $131,535.93 |
| Ferris State University | Benjamin Upham | $126,751.74 |
| Ferris State University | Frederick Heck | $119,932.13 |
| Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District | Mark Klumpp | $119,574 |
| Morley-Stanwood Community School | Roger Cole | $118,000 |
| Ferris State University | David Durkee | $114,607.86 |
| Ferris State University | Robert Barnum | $113,707.70 |
| Ferris State University | Tyrone Collins | $110,484.51 |
| Ferris State University | Ann Breitenwischer | $109,253.17 |
| Big Rapids Public Schools | Deborah Tyson | $108,362 |
| Ferris State University | Dawn Fox | $105,872.03 |
| Ferris State University | David Steffens | $105,480 |
| Big Rapids Public Schools | Ronald Pincumbe | $105,191 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Lenny Starck | $103,946.87 |
| Ferris State University | Scott Thede | $102,112.57 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Michelle Newman | $101,828.72 |
| Ferris State University | Kathryn Lake | $101,102.28 |
| Morley-Stanwood Community School | James Nelson | $100,376.54 |
| Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District | Kimberly Tufnell | $100,327 |
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