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The highest annual salary earned among Grand Traverse County employees was $217,151 to Stephen Siciliano.
The highest salary was $190,000 in 2019.
According to records, 2,290 individuals received compensation for their work from Grand Traverse County in 2020. Of those, 757 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 Grand Traverse County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Nicholas Ceglarek | $217,151 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Victoria Cook | $143,429.25 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Stephen Siciliano | $143,429.20 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Todd Neibauer | $143,429.19 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Marguerite Cotto | $143,429.19 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Jame McCall | $137,448.70 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Carol Greilick | $136,357 |
| Kingsley Area Schools | Keith Smith | $133,250 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Patrick Lamb | $130,587 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Nicholas Roster | $129,560.66 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Christine Thomas-Hill | $129,522.58 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Kelly Coffin | $125,443 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Jessie Houghton | $124,404.76 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Cindy Berck | $123,771.72 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Joseph Esper | $120,027.08 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Terry Smith | $119,829.73 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Rebecca Teahen | $118,212.07 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Marshall Perkins | $117,498.35 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Brent Boerema | $115,830 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Linda Bielecki | $115,728 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Matthew Nausadis | $114,321 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Jennifer Morgenstern | $111,822.28 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Paul Bauer | $107,670 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Emily Quinn | $107,470 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Gerard Achenbach | $107,323.32 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Shawn Biddle | $106,470 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Rebecca Wooters | $106,237.95 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Brandi Reynolds | $105,698 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Kimberlie Urbanski | $105,687 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Yvonne Donohoe McCool | $104,001 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Rena Spencer | $103,549 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Candida Marek | $103,349 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Marc Wills | $103,349 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Holly Gorton | $103,242.50 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Marty Guiney | $102,938 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Michael Skarupinski | $102,928.51 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Zachary Stevenson | $102,698.97 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Julie Gordon | $102,001 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Rebecca Goodwin | $102,001 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Brooke Laurent | $102,001 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Joel Papcun | $100,498.71 |
| Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District | Leigh Kennedy | $100,372 |
| Traverse City Public Schools | Jason Carmien | $100,256.51 |
| Kingsley Area Schools | Nicole Darby | $100,000 |
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