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The highest annual salary earned among Emmet County employees was $148,000 to Isis Arsnoe.
The highest salary was $128,000 in 2020.
According to records, 579 individuals received compensation for their work from Emmet County in 2021. Of those, 146 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Petoskey Public Schools | Christopher Parker | $148,000 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Michael Behrmann | $131,000 |
| North Central Michigan College | Chester Jessick | $128,873.41 |
| North Central Michigan College | Jane Bowe | $123,315.77 |
| Mackinaw City Public Schools | Jeffrey Curth | $118,418 |
| North Central Michigan College | Peter Olson | $118,235 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Karla Akins | $117,780 |
| Pellston Public Schools | Stephen Seelye | $115,000 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Jamie Buchanan | $111,649.30 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Robert Plackemeier | $111,537 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Lauren Ringle | $111,331 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Nathan Fairbanks | $109,514 |
| North Central Michigan College | Jennifer Maginnis | $109,347.06 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Erin Vandenheuvel-Coon | $108,507.88 |
| North Central Michigan College | Dominic Borowiak | $106,438.17 |
| North Central Michigan College | Renee Deyoung | $105,390 |
| North Central Michigan College | Karen Carlson | $104,884.98 |
| Harbor Springs Public Schools | Heather Keiser | $103,472.30 |
| North Central Michigan College | Jennifer Wixson | $103,278.19 |
| North Central Michigan College | Gary Kersting | $103,035.90 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Jonathon Wilcox | $102,635 |
| North Central Michigan College | Jami Blaauw Hara | $102,089.87 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Amanda McMullen | $101,604.06 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Jacquelyn Wheaton | $100,920.30 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Kimberly Block | $100,578.82 |
| Petoskey Public Schools | Lynne Lesky | $100,428.30 |
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