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Four Benzie County employees make $100,000 or more

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Four 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 $113,521 to Marc Alderman.

The highest salary was $111,296 in 2020.

According to records, 252 individuals received compensation for their work from Benzie County in 2021. Of those, 82 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$113,521
Benzie County Central SchoolsDavid Clasen$107,954.49
Frankfort-Elberta Area SchoolsAmy Somero$102,671.34
Benzie County Central SchoolsAmiee Erfourth$101,480.47

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