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Forest Area Schools employees earning $100,000 and above in Michigan

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One Forest Area Schools employee earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Forest Area Schools was $118,372 to Joshua Rothwell.

The highest salary was $104,088 in 2019.

According to records, 58 individuals received compensation for their work from Forest Area Schools in 2020. Of those, 22 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 on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have important ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.

Highest paid Forest Area Schools employees

Forest Area Schools employeeAnnual salary
Joshua Rothwell$118,371.88

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