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Matthew Stapleton's compensation of $98,404 was the most as a public employee in Benzie County in 2019.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest paid public employees in 2019 in Benzie County
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2019 amount earned | 2018 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stapleton | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $98,404 | $98,405 | 0% |
| 2 | Anne Gwaltney | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $91,308 | $85,220 | 7.1% |
| 3 | David Clasen | Benzie County Central Schools | $87,365 | $86,500 | 1% |
| 4 | David Jackson | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $86,297 | $82,903 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Timothy Reznich | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $79,854 | $77,854 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Thomas Thorr | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $78,993 | $76,354 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Michael Tiesworth | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $78,279 | $76,184 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Stephen Graetz | Benzie County Central Schools | $78,275 | $77,500 | 1% |
| 9 | Michael Zimmerman | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $77,028 | $79,070 | -2.6% |
| 10 | Susan Hammon | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $76,587 | $75,829 | 1% |
| 11 | Ryan Jarosz | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $75,883 | $74,720 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Rebecca Hubbard | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $75,530 | $72,530 | 4.1% |
| 13 | Barry Hahn | Benzie County Central Schools | $75,369 | $66,830 | 12.8% |
| 14 | Amy Somero | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $75,268 | $73,356 | 2.6% |
| 15 | Amy Oberski | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $75,140 | $71,930 | 4.5% |
| 16 | Lucy Morrow | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $75,003 | $72,874 | 2.9% |
| 17 | Peggy Mick | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $74,970 | $72,255 | 3.8% |
| 18 | Deborah Johnson | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $74,845 | $72,215 | 3.6% |
| 19 | David Barresi | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $74,470 | $59,777 | 24.6% |
| 19 | Lou-Ann Willsey | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $74,470 | $72,225 | 3.1% |
| 21 | Corey Bechler | Benzie County Central Schools | $74,446 | $71,557 | 4% |
| 22 | Khristopher Baker-Donnan | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $74,314 | $71,908 | 3.3% |
| 23 | Michael Thompson | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $73,941 | $71,375 | 3.6% |
| 24 | Amiee Erfourth | Benzie County Central Schools | $73,798 | $70,750 | 4.3% |
| 25 | Larry Haughn | Benzie County Central Schools | $73,730 | $73,000 | 1% |
| 26 | Barbara Powell | Benzie County Central Schools | $72,251 | $71,060 | 1.7% |
| 27 | Natalie Higley | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $72,231 | $69,138 | 4.5% |
| 28 | Asa Kelly | Benzie County Central Schools | $70,968 | $71,075 | -0.2% |
| 29 | Traci Kelly | Benzie County Central Schools | $70,770 | $69,855 | 1.3% |
| 30 | Kristine Harvey | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $70,379 | $67,863 | 3.7% |
| 31 | Kevin Kennedy | Benzie County Central Schools | $69,689 | $69,375 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Wendy Kalush | Benzie County Central Schools | $69,497 | $68,891 | 0.9% |
| 33 | Tammy Sedlar-Wing | Benzie County Central Schools | $69,209 | $68,572 | 0.9% |
| 34 | Shannon Johnson | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $68,984 | $66,683 | 3.5% |
| 35 | Mark Wassa | Benzie County Central Schools | $68,646 | $67,377 | 1.9% |
| 36 | Cheryl Smith | Benzie County Central Schools | $68,507 | $68,783 | -0.4% |
| 37 | Jaime Smith | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $68,224 | $64,720 | 5.4% |
| 38 | Lynne Keber | Benzie County Central Schools | $68,094 | $67,121 | 1.4% |
| 39 | Carmen Briggs | Benzie County Central Schools | $67,729 | $66,480 | 1.9% |
| 40 | Peter Milne | Benzie County Central Schools | $67,710 | $65,573 | 3.3% |
| 41 | Renee Osgood | Benzie County Central Schools | $67,490 | $69,430 | -2.8% |
| 42 | Kathleen Neveu | Benzie County Central Schools | $67,318 | $66,851 | 0.7% |
| 43 | Tammera Roeske | Benzie County Central Schools | $67,218 | $66,025 | 1.8% |
| 44 | Racquel Huddleston | Benzie County Central Schools | $67,211 | $70,647 | -4.9% |
| 45 | Barbara Ikens | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $66,936 | $58,626 | 14.2% |
| 46 | Dal Townsend | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $66,764 | $63,588 | 5% |
| 47 | Winona Roper | Benzie County Central Schools | $66,730 | $64,970 | 2.7% |
| 48 | Melissa Kittleson | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $66,562 | $63,707 | 4.5% |
| 49 | Steven Cox | Benzie County Central Schools | $66,379 | $65,837 | 0.8% |
| 50 | Jason Katt | Benzie County Central Schools | $66,226 | $67,724 | -2.2% |
| 51 | Sarah Slade | Benzie County Central Schools | $66,066 | $65,936 | 0.2% |
| 52 | Gib Lucas | Benzie County Central Schools | $66,041 | $65,715 | 0.5% |
| 53 | Michelle Herban | Benzie County Central Schools | $66,019 | $66,199 | -0.3% |
| 54 | Jeffery Seymour | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,891 | $65,563 | 0.5% |
| 55 | Donna Balazovic | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,848 | $69,058 | -4.6% |
| 56 | Thomas Luebke | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,766 | $65,156 | 0.9% |
| 57 | Scott Kubit | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,751 | $65,393 | 0.5% |
| 58 | Sharyl Corey | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,675 | $64,871 | 1.2% |
| 59 | Margaret Lyons | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,620 | $65,005 | 0.9% |
| 60 | Brett Hood | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,548 | $65,268 | 0.4% |
| 61 | Crystal Milne | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,511 | $65,260 | 0.4% |
| 62 | Caribe McClellan | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,509 | $65,520 | 0% |
| 63 | Emily Burrus | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,467 | $65,084 | 0.6% |
| 64 | Kimberly-Ann O'Connor | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,461 | $62,477 | 4.8% |
| 65 | Molly Thiel | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,376 | $62,075 | 5.3% |
| 66 | David Grimes | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,185 | $64,244 | 1.5% |
| 67 | Joshua Lovendusky | Benzie County Central Schools | $65,121 | $63,713 | 2.2% |
| 68 | Jean Pettengill | Benzie County Central Schools | $64,539 | $61,781 | 4.5% |
| 69 | Kyle Ross | Benzie County Central Schools | $64,410 | $64,214 | 0.3% |
| 70 | Gary Pallin | Benzie County Central Schools | $64,389 | $64,646 | -0.4% |
| 71 | Elaine Titze | Benzie County Central Schools | $64,030 | $63,539 | 0.8% |
| 72 | Bruce Stoltz | Benzie County Central Schools | $63,985 | $63,595 | 0.6% |
| 73 | Frank Ikens | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $63,911 | $62,311 | 2.6% |
| 74 | Jennifer Rosa | Benzie County Central Schools | $63,518 | $63,439 | 0.1% |
| 75 | Brad Riedy | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $63,289 | $58,400 | 8.4% |
| 76 | Amy Jass | Benzie County Central Schools | $62,893 | $62,985 | -0.1% |
| 77 | Sarah Dodge | Benzie County Central Schools | $62,266 | $62,074 | 0.3% |
| 78 | Amy Robison | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $62,132 | $57,496 | 8.1% |
| 79 | Derek Jackson | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $61,716 | $56,722 | 8.8% |
| 80 | Melissa Burch | Benzie County Central Schools | $61,703 | $56,929 | 8.4% |
| 81 | Courtney Noffsinger | Benzie County Central Schools | $61,548 | $56,902 | 8.2% |
| 82 | Michele Murray | Benzie County Central Schools | $61,509 | $60,600 | 1.5% |
| 83 | Jamie Vanderlinde | Benzie County Central Schools | $61,247 | $60,885 | 0.6% |
| 84 | Rebecca Travis | Benzie County Central Schools | $58,277 | $51,967 | 12.1% |
| 85 | Megan Bartley | Benzie County Central Schools | $57,881 | $53,838 | 7.5% |
| 86 | Nancy Reed | Benzie County Central Schools | $56,895 | $51,643 | 10.2% |
| 87 | Theodorico Cruz | Benzie County Central Schools | $56,778 | $46,308 | 22.6% |
| 88 | Janet Pomerleau | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $54,080 | $50,452 | 7.2% |
| 89 | Jessica Dewey | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $53,970 | $51,558 | 4.7% |
| 90 | Katerina Brown | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $53,795 | $48,311 | 11.4% |
| 91 | John Burtch | Benzie County Central Schools | $53,742 | $62,047 | -13.4% |
| 92 | Michael Hammar | Benzie County Central Schools | $53,476 | $44,212 | 21% |
| 93 | Kimberly Gramzow | Benzie County Central Schools | $52,223 | $49,756 | 5% |
| 94 | Nichole Lamkey | Benzie County Central Schools | $51,197 | $48,609 | 5.3% |
| 95 | Michael Zielinski | Benzie County Central Schools | $50,502 | $52,701 | -4.2% |
| 96 | Wakako Wynkoop | Benzie County Central Schools | $48,320 | $45,576 | 6% |
| 97 | Daniel Long | Benzie County Central Schools | $46,690 | $39,375 | 18.6% |
| 98 | Belva Whaley | Benzie County Central Schools | $46,378 | $43,958 | 5.5% |
| 99 | Holly Juras | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools | $46,181 | $40,351 | 14.4% |
| 100 | Sandra Magnan | Benzie County Central Schools | $45,680 | $43,164 | 5.8% |
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