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The highest annual salary earned among Emmet County employees was $128,000 to Cameron Brunet-Koch.
The highest salary was $145,379.57 in 2019.
According to records, 514 individuals received compensation for their work from Emmet County in 2020. Of those, 120 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 Emmet County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Michael Behrmann | $128,000 |
| North Central Michigan College | Chester Jessick | $118,380.05 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Karla Akins | $115,000 |
| Pellston Public Schools | Stephen Seelye | $115,000 |
| North Central Michigan College | Peter Olson | $114,768.98 |
| North Central Michigan College | Jane Bowe | $114,098.73 |
| Mackinaw City Public Schools | Jeffrey Curth | $113,635 |
| North Central Michigan College | Lawrence Cummings | $108,377.35 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Robert Plackemeier | $106,992 |
| North Central Michigan College | Gary Kersting | $106,741.53 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Susan Jacobs | $105,992 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Nathan Fairbanks | $105,739 |
| North Central Michigan College | Jami Blaauw Hara | $102,540.02 |
| North Central Michigan College | Karen Carlson | $102,508.02 |
| North Central Michigan College | Renee Deyoung | $102,181.83 |
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