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Big earners: who makes $200,000 and above in Charlevoix County?

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One Charlevoix County employee earns $200,000 or more annually, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Charlevoix County employees was $211,620.13 to John Cwikiel.

The highest salary was $206,850.58 in 2019.

According to records, 585 individuals received compensation for their work from Charlevoix County in 2020. Of those, 155 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 Charlevoix County employees

EmployerEmployeeAnnual salary
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictJeffrey Crouse$211,620.13
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictScott Koziol$137,230.49
Boyne City Public SchoolsPatrick Little$124,703.33
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictJames Rummer$121,679.66
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictLisa Krosnicki$120,451.77
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictBenjamin Hicks$120,451.77
Boyne Falls Public SchoolCynthia Pineda$116,600
Charlevoix Public SchoolsMichael Ritter$116,500
Beaver Island Community SchoolJohn Cwikiel$116,080
East Jordan Public SchoolsMatthew Stevenson$110,000
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictJill Haan$109,063.36
Boyne City Public SchoolsKaren Jarema$108,665.42
Charlevoix Public SchoolsSuzanne Klinger$105,493.98
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School DistrictScott Hewitt$104,279.42
Charlevoix Public SchoolsPeter Scholten$101,027.92

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