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Two Benzie County employees make $100,000 or more

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

The highest annual salary earned among Benzie County employees was $111,296 to Matthew Olson.

The highest salary was $118,170 in 2019.

According to records, 201 individuals received compensation for their work from Benzie County in 2020. Of those, 45 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 Benzie County employees

EmployerEmployeeAnnual salary
Frankfort-Elberta Area SchoolsJeffrey Tousley$111,296
Frankfort-Elberta Area SchoolsAnne Gwaltney$100,398.19

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