Dawn Smith works for Traverse City Public Schools. The highest paid public employee in Grand Traverse County is Paul Soma who also works for Traverse City Public Schools.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest paid public employees of Grand Traverse County in 2018
| Rank | Employee Name | Employer | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Soma | Traverse City Public Schools | $167,625 |
| 2 | Jason Jeffrey | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $139,758 |
| 3 | Stephen Siciliano | Northwestern Michigan College | $137,865 |
| 4 | Marguerite Cotto | Northwestern Michigan College | $137,865 |
| 5 | Victoria Cook | Northwestern Michigan College | $137,865 |
| 6 | Stephanie Murray | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $133,764 |
| 7 | Carol Greilick | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $133,022 |
| 8 | Jame McCall | Traverse City Public Schools | $132,742 |
| 9 | Todd Neibauer | Northwestern Michigan College | $132,546 |
| 10 | Keith Smith | Kingsley Area School | $130,000 |
| 11 | Nicholas Roster | Northwestern Michigan College | $126,923 |
| 12 | Robert Mason | Northwestern Michigan College | $124,555 |
| 13 | Terry Smith | Traverse City Public Schools | $119,388 |
| 14 | Jessie Houghton | Traverse City Public Schools | $119,171 |
| 15 | Patrick Lamb | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $118,427 |
| 16 | Christine Thomas-Hill | Traverse City Public Schools | $117,146 |
| 17 | Colleen Smith | Traverse City Public Schools | $115,888 |
| 18 | Joseph Esper | Traverse City Public Schools | $114,279 |
| 19 | Eugene Jenneman | Northwestern Michigan College | $113,315 |
| 20 | Alison Collins | Northwestern Michigan College | $110,984 |
| 21 | Brent Boerema | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $104,979 |
| 22 | Michael Hartman | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $104,812 |
| 23 | Matthew Nausadis | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $103,615 |
| 24 | Debra Nelson | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $103,515 |
| 25 | Rebecca Teahen | Northwestern Michigan College | $103,305 |
| 26 | Susan Decamillis | Northwestern Michigan College | $103,305 |
| 27 | Gerard Achenbach | Northwestern Michigan College | $103,304 |
| 28 | Kimberlie Urbanski | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $102,616 |
| 29 | Michael Torre | Northwestern Michigan College | $102,114 |
| 30 | Rose Gallagher | Traverse City Public Schools | $102,083 |
| 31 | Bryan Kay | Traverse City Public Schools | $101,999 |
| 32 | James Rucker | Traverse City Public Schools | $101,554 |
| 33 | Paul Bauer | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $101,418 |
| 34 | Ernest East | Northwestern Michigan College | $101,359 |
| 35 | Karen Kluesner-Spring | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $101,185 |
| 36 | Cindy Berck | Traverse City Public Schools | $100,906 |
| 37 | Rena Spencer | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $100,586 |
| 38 | Gerald Dobek | Northwestern Michigan College | $100,517 |
| 39 | Caroline Wacker | Traverse City Public Schools | $100,396 |
| 40 | Paul White | Kingsley Area School | $100,293 |
| 41 | Stephanie Long | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $100,285 |
| 42 | Yvonne Donohoe McCool | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $100,038 |
| 43 | Mark Mattson | Traverse City Public Schools | $99,471 |
| 44 | Heidi Maltby-Skodack | Traverse City Public Schools | $99,447 |
| 45 | Marty Guiney | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $99,038 |
| 46 | Victoria Derks | Traverse City Public Schools | $98,902 |
| 47 | Diana Longton | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $98,582 |
| 48 | Stephen Drake | Northwestern Michigan College | $98,469 |
| 49 | Brooke Laurent | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $98,322 |
| 50 | Jessica Harrand | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $98,038 |
| 50 | Rebecca Goodwin | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $98,038 |
| 52 | Michael Hochscheidt | Northwestern Michigan College | $97,903 |
| 53 | Charles Kolbusz | Traverse City Public Schools | $97,580 |
| 54 | Jill Vigenski | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $97,457 |
| 55 | Emily Quinn | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $96,758 |
| 56 | Karen Kahler | Northwestern Michigan College | $96,458 |
| 57 | Angela Sides-McKay | Traverse City Public Schools | $96,166 |
| 58 | Brian Guiney | Traverse City Public Schools | $96,101 |
| 59 | Julie Gordon | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $96,059 |
| 60 | Angela Camp | Traverse City Public Schools | $96,035 |
| 61 | Michael Emerson | Northwestern Michigan College | $95,962 |
| 62 | Kate Burwinkel | Traverse City Public Schools | $95,568 |
| 63 | Daniel Tiesworth | Traverse City Public Schools | $95,410 |
| 64 | Laura Schmidt | Northwestern Michigan College | $95,377 |
| 65 | Ryan Ranger | Traverse City Public Schools | $95,093 |
| 66 | Lance Morgan | Traverse City Public Schools | $94,813 |
| 67 | Ryan Schrock | Traverse City Public Schools | $94,637 |
| 68 | Elisabeth Ruskowski | Traverse City Public Schools | $94,453 |
| 69 | Matthew Szatkiewicz | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $94,040 |
| 70 | Lisa Vanloo | Traverse City Public Schools | $93,940 |
| 71 | Joel Papcun | Northwestern Michigan College | $93,837 |
| 72 | Joy Goodchild | Northwestern Michigan College | $93,831 |
| 73 | Toby Tisdale | Traverse City Public Schools | $93,440 |
| 74 | Cathryn Claerhout | Northwestern Michigan College | $93,271 |
| 75 | Kirsten Jones-Morgan | Traverse City Public Schools | $93,068 |
| 76 | Jason Carmien | Traverse City Public Schools | $92,922 |
| 77 | Danial Oberski | Traverse City Public Schools | $92,838 |
| 78 | Molly Straebel | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $92,756 |
| 79 | Karl Hartman | Kingsley Area School | $92,300 |
| 80 | Linda Bielecki | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $92,114 |
| 81 | Metick Teeter | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $91,883 |
| 82 | Darren Frechette | Traverse City Public Schools | $91,488 |
| 83 | Katherine Bonne | Traverse City Public Schools | $90,948 |
| 84 | Gary Klotzbach | Northwestern Michigan College | $90,768 |
| 85 | Thomas Gordon | Northwestern Michigan College | $89,969 |
| 86 | David Hall | Kingsley Area School | $89,879 |
| 87 | Hans Vansumeren | Northwestern Michigan College | $89,778 |
| 88 | Tamella Livengood | Northwestern Michigan College | $89,769 |
| 89 | Kristin Stuedemann | Traverse City Public Schools | $89,568 |
| 90 | Brandi Reynolds | Traverse City Public Schools | $89,417 |
| 91 | Scott Schuh | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $89,217 |
| 92 | Cynthia Barker | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $88,884 |
| 93 | Andrew Wares | Traverse City Public Schools | $88,768 |
| 94 | Benjamin Berger | Traverse City Public Schools | $88,748 |
| 95 | Peter Bruning | Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | $88,173 |
| 96 | Christine Guitar | Traverse City Public Schools | $88,166 |
| 97 | Michael Gillett | Northwestern Michigan College | $87,871 |
| 98 | Mark Ross | Northwestern Michigan College | $87,821 |
| 98 | Gregory Lacross | Northwestern Michigan College | $87,821 |
| 98 | Bronwyn Jones | Northwestern Michigan College | $87,821 |
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