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Grand Traverse County employees earning $100,000 and above

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34 Grand Traverse County employees earn $100,000 or more annually, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Grand Traverse County employees was $150,025.24 to Gerard Achenbach.

The highest salary was $217,151 in 2020.

According to records, 1,992 individuals received compensation for their work from Grand Traverse County in 2021. Of those, 819 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

EmployerEmployeeAnnual salary
Northwestern Michigan CollegeStephen Siciliano$150,025.24
Northwestern Michigan CollegeTodd Neibauer$146,670.24
Northwestern Michigan CollegeMarguerite Cotto$146,670.24
Traverse City Public SchoolsChristine Thomas-Hill$138,222.55
Kingsley Area SchoolsKeith Smith$137,856.52
Northwestern Michigan CollegeVictoria Cook$130,664.81
Traverse City Public SchoolsJessie Houghton$127,319.48
Traverse City Public SchoolsCindy Berck$125,597.78
Traverse City Public SchoolsJoseph Esper$121,819.48
Northwestern Michigan CollegeRebecca Teahen$121,001.30
Traverse City Public SchoolsMarshall Perkins$120,399.60
Traverse City Public SchoolsTerry Smith$119,589.60
Northwestern Michigan CollegeRebecca Wooters$115,271.43
Northwestern Michigan CollegeHans Vansumeren$113,408.64
Traverse City Public SchoolsShaina Biller$113,279.25
Northwestern Michigan CollegeNicholas Roster$113,176.34
Traverse City Public SchoolsHeidi Maltby-Skodack$111,563.63
Northwestern Michigan CollegeHolly Gorton$109,901.94
Northwestern Michigan CollegeGerard Achenbach$109,901.94
Northwestern Michigan CollegeTamella Livengood$108,091.45
Traverse City Public SchoolsZachary Stevenson$104,109.91
Northwestern Michigan CollegeJohn Velis$103,406.28
Traverse City Public SchoolsChristine Guitar$102,978.81
Traverse City Public SchoolsRyan Ranger$102,189.08
Northwestern Michigan CollegeScott Powell$102,032.03
Traverse City Public SchoolsJason Carmien$101,745.12
Kingsley Area SchoolsNicole Darby$101,275.52
Traverse City Public SchoolsBrooke Laurent$100,771.62
Traverse City Public SchoolsAndrew Phillips$100,630.48
Traverse City Public SchoolsAngela Sides-McKay$100,146.68
Northwestern Michigan CollegeCheryl Bloomquist$100,011.77
Traverse City Public SchoolsLance Morgan$100,011.68

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