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12 Alpena County employees earn $100,000 or more annually

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12 Alpena County employees earn $100,000 or more annually, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Alpena County employees was $165,032.92 to Donald MacMaster.

The highest salary was $157,960.92 in 2019.

According to records, 639 individuals received compensation for their work from Alpena County in 2020. Of those, 266 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 $30,000 more on average than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Alpena County employees

EmployerEmployeeAnnual salary
Alpena Community CollegeDonald MacMaster$165,032.92
Alpena Community CollegeTimothy Ratz$115,343.72
Alpena Community CollegeThomas Gougeon$113,614.87
Alpena Community CollegeScott Ratz$112,510.84
Alpena Community CollegeLois Darga$112,184.64
Alpena Community CollegeAmber McLarney-Vesotski$108,845.20
Alpena Community CollegeMatthew Gallarno$108,246.01
Alpena Community CollegeMelissa Fournier$106,541.88
Alpena Community CollegeMark Milostan$103,895.75
Alpena Community CollegeKevin Sylvester$101,588
Alpena Community CollegeTodd Artley$101,459.86
Alpena Community CollegeMatthew Dunckel$100,111.91

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