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The highest annual salary earned among Mecosta County employees was $162,438.93 to Amanda Acker.
The highest salary was $235,890.41 in 2020.
According to records, 1,128 individuals received compensation for their work from Mecosta County in 2021. Of those, 357 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 | James Miller | $162,438.93 |
| Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District | Stephen Locke | $152,606.28 |
| Ferris State University | Daniel Noren | $150,628.95 |
| Ferris State University | Michael Hughes | $144,791.76 |
| Ferris State University | Julie Ward | $141,812.68 |
| Big Rapids Public Schools | Timothy Haist | $141,219 |
| Ferris State University | Jeffrey Ek | $137,380.83 |
| Ferris State University | Gary Huey | $135,653.53 |
| Ferris State University | Sheila MacEachron | $135,612.55 |
| Ferris State University | Stephen Wolfer | $133,409.12 |
| Ferris State University | Benjamin Upham | $132,696.58 |
| Ferris State University | Joseph Compton | $126,814.22 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Michael Grover | $125,827.41 |
| Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District | Mark Klumpp | $123,776 |
| Big Rapids Public Schools | Deborah Tyson | $122,025.01 |
| Morley-Stanwood Community School | Roger Cole | $118,000 |
| Ferris State University | David Durkee | $114,436.82 |
| Ferris State University | Dawn Fox | $113,040.97 |
| Ferris State University | Ann Breitenwischer | $110,880.18 |
| Big Rapids Public Schools | Ronald Pincumbe | $108,662 |
| Ferris State University | Thomas Stoffer | $107,988.20 |
| Ferris State University | David Steffens | $107,689.14 |
| Ferris State University | Kathryn Lake | $107,075.01 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Michelle Newman | $105,873.97 |
| Morley-Stanwood Community School | James Nelson | $104,572.34 |
| Ferris State University | Scott Thede | $104,250.76 |
| Ferris State University | Sally Depew | $101,696.62 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Dawn Hawley | $101,368.56 |
| Chippewa Hills School District | Lenny Starck | $100,824.34 |
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