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Manistee Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above in Michigan

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Six Manistee Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Manistee Public Schools was $141,800 to Ronald Stoneman.

The highest salary was $141,800 in 2019.

According to records, 179 individuals received compensation for their work from Manistee Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 70 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 Manistee Public Schools employees

Manistee Public Schools employeeAnnual salary
Ronald Stoneman$141,800
Howard Vaas$111,591
Kevin Schmutzler$104,762
Andrew Huber$100,678
Julia Raddatz-Thuemmel$100,678
Amber Kowatch$100,678

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