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Big earners: who makes $150,000 and above in Mason County?

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One Mason County employee earns $150,000 or more annually, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Mason County employees was $164,683.16 to Garret Brand.

The highest salary was $157,400 in 2019.

According to records, 655 individuals received compensation for their work from Mason County in 2020. Of those, 184 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 Mason County employees

EmployerEmployeeAnnual salary
West Shore Educational Service DistrictJason Jeffrey$164,683.16
Ludington Area SchoolsJason Kennedy$145,238
West Shore Community CollegeConstance Schwass$127,965.48
West Shore Community CollegeMatthew Sanderson$124,275.84
West Shore Community CollegeLisa Morley$120,935.44
Mason County Central School DistrictJeffrey Mount$118,261.50
West Shore Educational Service DistrictKerri Harrie$115,715.89
West Shore Community CollegeTheodore Malt$115,042.85
West Shore Educational Service DistrictTerri Steih$114,599.20
Ludington Area SchoolsAmy Marsh$112,712.17
Ludington Area SchoolsRichard Kirby$108,316.15
West Shore Educational Service DistrictKimberly Tiel$108,246.39
Ludington Area SchoolsDaniel Mesyar$103,978
West Shore Educational Service DistrictJennifer Rollenhagen$103,677.85
Ludington Area SchoolsJon Stowe$103,273.83
West Shore Educational Service DistrictTracy Wardle$103,037.64
West Shore Educational Service DistrictKristie Dila$102,440.07
Ludington Area SchoolsCynthia Hill$102,413.71
Mason County-Eastern-Custer #5 School DistrictPaul Shoup$102,236
West Shore Community CollegeWade James$101,701.15
Mason County Central School DistrictAngela Taylor$100,526.76
West Shore Educational Service DistrictAmy Taranko$100,486.57

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