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Big earners: who makes $100,000 and above in Michigan Gaylord Community Schools?

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Five Gaylord Community Schools employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Gaylord Community Schools was $141,000 to Brian Pearson.

The highest salary was $136,416 in 2019.

According to records, 306 individuals received compensation for their work from Gaylord Community Schools in 2020. Of those, 79 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 Gaylord Community Schools employees

Gaylord Community Schools employeeAnnual salary
Brian Pearson$141,000.16
Dennis Keck$107,779.37
Christopher Hodges$106,340.74
Joe Somerville$103,465.57
Deborah Putnam$100,242.9

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