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Nancy Smith's compensation of $90,837 was the most as a public employee in Osceola County in 2019.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest paid public employees in 2019 in Osceola County
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2019 amount earned | 2018 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Smith | Evart Public Schools | $90,837 | $73,373 | 23.8% |
| 2 | Jason O'Dell | Evart Public Schools | $87,201 | $86,679 | 0.6% |
| 3 | Dean McGuire | Reed City Public School District | $86,687 | $83,968 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Brent Ruppert | Pine River Area Schools | $85,305 | $94,035 | -9.3% |
| 5 | Todd Grothe | Reed City Public School District | $85,074 | $84,527 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Danyel Prielipp | Marion Public Schools | $83,363 | $83,356 | 0% |
| 7 | Deanna Goodman | Reed City Public School District | $83,115 | $78,575 | 5.8% |
| 8 | Christine Schermerhorn | Reed City Public School District | $82,192 | $79,716 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Neil Harrison | Reed City Public School District | $82,061 | $79,114 | 3.7% |
| 10 | Amy Wirth-Decker | Reed City Public School District | $80,185 | $80,762 | -0.7% |
| 11 | Shawn Ruppert | Pine River Area Schools | $79,879 | $77,837 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Sarah Bailey | Evart Public Schools | $79,210 | $83,259 | -4.9% |
| 13 | Jessica Kolenda | Evart Public Schools | $78,847 | $75,649 | 4.2% |
| 14 | Sherry Morgan | Evart Public Schools | $78,327 | $68,422 | 14.5% |
| 15 | Heidi Hayes | Pine River Area Schools | $78,235 | $77,500 | 0.9% |
| 16 | Emily Adema | Pine River Area Schools | $78,000 | $75,899 | 2.8% |
| 17 | Jay Wallace | Evart Public Schools | $76,368 | $77,413 | -1.4% |
| 18 | David Carlson | Reed City Public School District | $76,272 | $75,049 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Lorissa Helmling | Evart Public Schools | $75,794 | $69,448 | 9.1% |
| 20 | Martha Pattee | Evart Public Schools | $75,639 | $77,596 | -2.5% |
| 21 | Brent Michell | Reed City Public School District | $75,311 | $75,349 | 0% |
| 22 | Douglas Emington | Reed City Public School District | $75,116 | $74,385 | 1% |
| 23 | Tracie Koopman | Reed City Public School District | $74,816 | $73,658 | 1.6% |
| 24 | Elizabeth Kichak | Reed City Public School District | $74,806 | $75,604 | -1.1% |
| 25 | George Sims | Evart Public Schools | $74,635 | $75,668 | -1.4% |
| 26 | Jessica Gardner | Pine River Area Schools | $73,884 | $73,415 | 0.6% |
| 27 | John Zeller | Evart Public Schools | $73,460 | $73,950 | -0.7% |
| 28 | Scott Shankel | Reed City Public School District | $73,249 | $66,381 | 10.3% |
| 29 | Bradley Smith | Reed City Public School District | $73,221 | $70,997 | 3.1% |
| 30 | Bobby Crouch | Pine River Area Schools | $72,035 | $68,977 | 4.4% |
| 31 | Susan Saladin | Reed City Public School District | $71,977 | $71,804 | 0.2% |
| 32 | Ryan Hansen | Reed City Public School District | $71,634 | $68,969 | 3.9% |
| 33 | Tanya Erickson | Evart Public Schools | $71,518 | $70,743 | 1.1% |
| 34 | Michelle Vanburen | Evart Public Schools | $71,387 | $70,414 | 1.4% |
| 35 | Michael Howe | Reed City Public School District | $71,108 | $70,662 | 0.6% |
| 36 | Chad Phillips | Pine River Area Schools | $70,680 | $72,429 | -2.4% |
| 37 | Susan Rice | Reed City Public School District | $70,624 | $69,502 | 1.6% |
| 38 | Karen Shewan | Reed City Public School District | $70,597 | $69,316 | 1.8% |
| 39 | Deborah Lalone | Marion Public Schools | $70,474 | $66,052 | 6.7% |
| 40 | Madelyn Haskel | Pine River Area Schools | $70,435 | $68,814 | 2.4% |
| 41 | Tracy Hansen | Reed City Public School District | $70,184 | $69,437 | 1.1% |
| 42 | Evelyn Webster | Reed City Public School District | $70,137 | $69,554 | 0.8% |
| 43 | Jason Keeler | Marion Public Schools | $70,075 | $69,459 | 0.9% |
| 44 | Kellee Beilfuss | Reed City Public School District | $70,045 | $68,750 | 1.9% |
| 45 | Jackie Ringler | Reed City Public School District | $69,981 | $68,901 | 1.6% |
| 46 | Eric Gebhard | Pine River Area Schools | $69,850 | $66,966 | 4.3% |
| 47 | Julie Garner | Reed City Public School District | $69,771 | $69,554 | 0.3% |
| 48 | Ross Vrieze | Pine River Area Schools | $69,699 | $64,771 | 7.6% |
| 49 | Stephanie Apple-Rodenbo | Evart Public Schools | $69,227 | $69,227 | 0% |
| 50 | Stacie Sutten | Marion Public Schools | $69,098 | $68,129 | 1.4% |
| 51 | David Zielinski | Reed City Public School District | $68,862 | $70,449 | -2.3% |
| 52 | Daniel Gussert | Pine River Area Schools | $68,808 | $68,985 | -0.3% |
| 53 | Dawn Hilliard | Reed City Public School District | $68,718 | $67,734 | 1.5% |
| 54 | Mary Rodgers | Evart Public Schools | $68,579 | $69,439 | -1.2% |
| 55 | Sandra Forgue | Reed City Public School District | $68,451 | $74,471 | -8.1% |
| 56 | Tim Jones | Pine River Area Schools | $68,428 | $67,590 | 1.2% |
| 57 | Denise Nelson | Reed City Public School District | $68,403 | $70,318 | -2.7% |
| 58 | Paula Justin | Reed City Public School District | $68,385 | $66,883 | 2.2% |
| 59 | Aaron Schab | Pine River Area Schools | $68,369 | $68,044 | 0.5% |
| 60 | Tara Price | Reed City Public School District | $68,346 | $66,342 | 3% |
| 61 | Judith Dible | Evart Public Schools | $68,259 | $68,657 | -0.6% |
| 62 | Jana Dennis | Pine River Area Schools | $68,191 | $67,971 | 0.3% |
| 63 | Paul Chilson | Pine River Area Schools | $68,154 | $66,866 | 1.9% |
| 64 | Benjamin Ruetz | Pine River Area Schools | $68,089 | $67,334 | 1.1% |
| 65 | Terry MartinJr. | Pine River Area Schools | $68,072 | $64,297 | 5.9% |
| 66 | Holly Lockhart | Pine River Area Schools | $68,014 | $65,751 | 3.4% |
| 67 | Ronette Boltze | Reed City Public School District | $67,931 | $65,967 | 3% |
| 68 | Debra Vincent | Evart Public Schools | $67,909 | $68,350 | -0.6% |
| 69 | Anthony BaldwinJr. | Marion Public Schools | $67,891 | $66,197 | 2.6% |
| 70 | Janel Barber | Pine River Area Schools | $67,795 | $64,983 | 4.3% |
| 71 | Gerald Langworthy | Reed City Public School District | $67,700 | $66,939 | 1.1% |
| 72 | Adam Stein | Evart Public Schools | $67,448 | $68,187 | -1.1% |
| 73 | Sara Ladd | Evart Public Schools | $67,314 | $67,321 | 0% |
| 74 | Gloria David | Pine River Area Schools | $67,183 | $66,553 | 0.9% |
| 75 | Marci Cherry | Evart Public Schools | $66,951 | $67,066 | -0.2% |
| 76 | Marcy Hammond | Reed City Public School District | $66,924 | $65,145 | 2.7% |
| 77 | Aaron Wetters | Evart Public Schools | $66,839 | $67,321 | -0.7% |
| 77 | Steven Stange | Evart Public Schools | $66,839 | $68,046 | -1.8% |
| 79 | Cheryl Speet | Evart Public Schools | $66,817 | $74,011 | -9.7% |
| 80 | Janet Wenger | Pine River Area Schools | $66,804 | $65,595 | 1.8% |
| 81 | Jestin Vanscoyoc | Reed City Public School District | $66,703 | $64,876 | 2.8% |
| 82 | Susan Stoll | Pine River Area Schools | $66,582 | $64,987 | 2.5% |
| 83 | Kristy Griffin | Reed City Public School District | $66,526 | $69,528 | -4.3% |
| 84 | Stefanie Shoemaker | Reed City Public School District | $66,405 | $64,039 | 3.7% |
| 85 | Lisa Gerbracht | Evart Public Schools | $66,357 | $66,443 | -0.1% |
| 86 | Jennifer Junker | Evart Public Schools | $66,335 | $65,988 | 0.5% |
| 87 | Deborah Tomich | Evart Public Schools | $66,328 | $66,652 | -0.5% |
| 88 | Linda Klein | Pine River Area Schools | $66,250 | $64,500 | 2.7% |
| 89 | Sarah Morlock | Reed City Public School District | $66,130 | $65,734 | 0.6% |
| 90 | Pamela Bloom | Reed City Public School District | $65,990 | $65,406 | 0.9% |
| 90 | Jodie Spencer | Reed City Public School District | $65,990 | $65,746 | 0.4% |
| 92 | Heather Eastlund | Pine River Area Schools | $65,773 | $66,002 | -0.3% |
| 93 | Tracy Kailing | Reed City Public School District | $65,710 | $64,559 | 1.8% |
| 94 | Rene Stieg | Pine River Area Schools | $65,664 | $54,505 | 20.5% |
| 95 | Scott Buckmaster | Pine River Area Schools | $65,622 | $64,980 | 1% |
| 96 | Antoinette Schippers | Pine River Area Schools | $65,507 | $64,857 | 1% |
| 96 | Gina Nettleman | Reed City Public School District | $65,507 | $63,582 | 3% |
| 98 | Karen Flemming | Marion Public Schools | $65,221 | $64,531 | 1.1% |
| 99 | Kathleen Cameron | Pine River Area Schools | $65,120 | $62,769 | 3.7% |
| 100 | Myra Munroe | Reed City Public School District | $117,600 | $105,538 | 11.4% |
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