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Dawn Sylvester earned $77,525 in 2018, 4.5 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Otsego County.

Brian Pearson's compensation of $130,583 was the most as a public employee in Otsego County in 2018.

The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Brian Pearson	Gaylord Community Schools	130,583	130,622	0%
2	Gerald Belanger	Gaylord Community Schools	104,608	101,932	2.6%
3	Christopher Hodges	Gaylord Community Schools	103,919	101,258	2.6%
4	Christian Wilson	Gaylord Community Schools	99,784	96,186	3.7%
5	Therese Hansen	Gaylord Community Schools	99,538	96,148	3.5%
6	Kathleen Xenakis-Makowski	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	98,000	97,650	0.4%
7	Deborah Putnam	Gaylord Community Schools	97,885	91,518	7%
8	Michael Stefanski	Gaylord Community Schools	97,720	95,196	2.7%
9	Mandy Bolen	Gaylord Community Schools	96,138	92,746	3.7%
10	Joe Somerville	Gaylord Community Schools	95,824	93,343	2.7%
11	Curtis Chrencik	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	92,700	93,547	-0.9%
12	Mark Mendolia	Gaylord Community Schools	88,552	85,263	3.9%
13	Karen McKenzie	Gaylord Community Schools	85,512	82,651	3.5%
14	Stephanie Kalember	Gaylord Community Schools	83,688	76,728	9.1%
15	Michael Pomarzynski	Gaylord Community Schools	82,022	82,574	-0.7%
16	Dianne Borowiak	Gaylord Community Schools	80,865	77,577	4.2%
17	Aaron Hotelling	Gaylord Community Schools	80,208	77,391	3.6%
18	Katherine Nieman	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	79,362	78,009	1.7%
19	Cynthia Kievit	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	79,310	80,157	-1.1%
20	Lori Hamilla	Gaylord Community Schools	79,266	76,029	4.3%
21	Shawn Sargent	Gaylord Community Schools	79,088	67,836	16.6%
22	Ann Wagar	Gaylord Community Schools	78,846	35,820	120.1%
23	Kimberly Hansen-Foster	Gaylord Community Schools	78,725	75,269	4.6%
24	Robin Little	Gaylord Community Schools	78,641	75,326	4.4%
25	Terri Eckstein	Gaylord Community Schools	78,566	75,219	4.5%
26	Jeffrey Hervela	Gaylord Community Schools	78,566	75,219	4.5%
27	Michelle Sullivan	Gaylord Community Schools	78,358	74,686	4.9%
28	Colleen Cerak	Gaylord Community Schools	78,178	74,936	4.3%
29	Jane Kliewoneit	Gaylord Community Schools	77,766	74,395	4.5%
30	Todd Oostmeyer	Gaylord Community Schools	77,694	77,501	0.2%
31	Dawn Sylvester	Gaylord Community Schools	77,525	74,211	4.5%
32	Christine Palmer	Gaylord Community Schools	77,171	73,818	4.5%
33	Joseph Smokevitch	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	76,953	75,303	2.2%
34	Catherine Laurence	Gaylord Community Schools	76,571	73,490	4.2%
35	Angeline Brown	Gaylord Community Schools	76,550	83,654	-8.5%
36	Sarah Jakeway	Gaylord Community Schools	76,326	67,594	12.9%
37	Teresa Collins	Gaylord Community Schools	76,125	73,637	3.4%
38	Elizabeth Marshall	Gaylord Community Schools	75,983	74,732	1.7%
39	Jill Hopp	Gaylord Community Schools	75,955	77,942	-2.5%
40	Gregory Frey	Gaylord Community Schools	75,821	73,051	3.8%
41	Jennifer Neff	Gaylord Community Schools	75,747	72,702	4.2%
42	Kay Carey-Jeakle	Gaylord Community Schools	75,367	71,767	5%
43	Patrick Enders	Gaylord Community Schools	74,806	70,829	5.6%
44	Heather Huff	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	74,744	70,091	6.6%
45	Jeffrey Kalember	Gaylord Community Schools	74,652	81,984	-8.9%
46	Kristy Somerville	Gaylord Community Schools	74,554	71,292	4.6%
47	Kristi Kurncz	Gaylord Community Schools	74,279	71,075	4.5%
48	Michael Reichard	Gaylord Community Schools	74,238	74,013	0.3%
49	Heidi Wieber	Gaylord Community Schools	74,074	71,187	4.1%
50	Nicholas Nowak	Gaylord Community Schools	73,773	70,219	5.1%
51	Ricky Bigsby	Gaylord Community Schools	73,687	73,708	0%
52	Patrick Jarve	Gaylord Community Schools	73,602	70,684	4.1%
53	Deanna Graham	Gaylord Community Schools	73,580	70,804	3.9%
54	Alison Matelski	Gaylord Community Schools	73,573	70,209	4.8%
55	Jeffrey Fattal	Gaylord Community Schools	73,503	72,014	2.1%
56	Julie Charboneau	Gaylord Community Schools	73,352	70,466	4.1%
57	Jason Weiss	Gaylord Community Schools	72,994	72,453	0.7%
58	Lorraine Thompson	Gaylord Community Schools	72,964	70,170	4%
59	Melissa Jorgenson	Gaylord Community Schools	72,798	69,773	4.3%
60	Tracey Schieber	Gaylord Community Schools	72,331	67,119	7.8%
61	Chasity Enders	Gaylord Community Schools	72,157	69,182	4.3%
62	Cheryl Wagner	Gaylord Community Schools	71,982	69,289	3.9%
63	Anne Buyze-Smith	Gaylord Community Schools	71,937	69,202	4%
64	Lisa Dreyer	Gaylord Community Schools	71,593	71,595	0%
65	Janita Bailey	Gaylord Community Schools	71,518	71,344	0.2%
66	Stacy Wright	Gaylord Community Schools	71,419	68,175	4.8%
67	Jennifer Sides	Gaylord Community Schools	71,303	70,929	0.5%
68	Bruce Potts	Gaylord Community Schools	70,948	57,670	23%
69	Lori Smith	Gaylord Community Schools	70,934	79,082	-10.3%
70	Bonnie Campbell-Hervela	Gaylord Community Schools	70,837	83,172	-14.8%
71	Rory Holloway	Gaylord Community Schools	70,711	73,901	-4.3%
72	Martha Baril	Gaylord Community Schools	70,654	66,942	5.5%
73	Aija Lazda	Gaylord Community Schools	70,572	71,005	-0.6%
74	Melissa Porta	Gaylord Community Schools	70,309	68,224	3.1%
75	Jan Allsopp	Gaylord Community Schools	70,283	73,460	-4.3%
76	Linda Weiss	Gaylord Community Schools	69,634	64,883	7.3%
77	Ryan Book	Gaylord Community Schools	69,597	66,173	5.2%
78	Leanne Falconer	Gaylord Community Schools	69,508	65,715	5.8%
79	Marlana Keck	Gaylord Community Schools	69,408	65,335	6.2%
80	Michelle Kossa	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	69,403	68,136	1.9%
81	Leslie Gerth	Gaylord Community Schools	69,364	64,163	8.1%
82	Douglas BerkshireJr.	Gaylord Community Schools	69,361	80,734	-14.1%
83	Shari Axford	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	69,266	67,849	2.1%
84	Kristine Speerstra	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	69,182	64,451	7.3%
85	Melissa Reinelt	Gaylord Community Schools	69,128	64,085	7.9%
86	Kimberly Marlatt	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	69,109	63,848	8.2%
87	Patricia Hills	Gaylord Community Schools	68,556	71,451	-4.1%
88	Amy Distel	Gaylord Community Schools	68,521	65,925	3.9%
89	Danica Nowak	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	68,318	64,777	5.5%
90	Jeff Rokop	Gaylord Community Schools	67,613	67,109	0.8%
91	Jennifer Taratuta	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	67,484	67,335	0.2%
92	Angela Fitzgerald	Gaylord Community Schools	67,357	61,864	8.9%
93	Kathleen Wansa	Gaylord Community Schools	67,289	66,507	1.2%
94	Craig Dehoog	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	67,158	63,007	6.6%
95	Matthew Warren	Gaylord Community Schools	66,932	70,311	-4.8%
96	Julie Hintz	Gaylord Community Schools	66,889	70,370	-4.9%
97	Theresa Renkiewicz	Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools	66,884	67,518	-0.9%
98	Rebecca Brand	Gaylord Community Schools	66,810	61,934	7.9%
99	Lori Kindsvatter	Gaylord Community Schools	66,380	52,713	25.9%
100	Amy Burton-Massey	Gaylord Community Schools	66,296	64,011	3.6%