Holland Reporter

Michigan State Police Department spent $2,475,266 on employees classified as departmental specialists in 2019, making this the seventh-ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan State Police Department.

Employees classified as forensic scientists received the most in salary from Michigan State Police Department in 2019 with a pay of $8,939,943.

The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.

Rank	Employee Name	Total 2019 Salary
1	Matthew A. Opsommer	$87,276
1	Daniel J. Wibert	$87,276
3	Patricia J. Eliason	$79,185
3	Wendy S. Easterbrook	$79,185
3	Dawn M. Davis	$79,185
3	Jessica M. Riley	$79,185
3	Michael P. Harris	$79,185
3	Denise K. Barnes	$79,185
3	Debra S. Thelen	$79,185
3	Sherri L. Williams	$79,185
3	Charlotte A. Kilvington	$79,185
3	Amanda J. Heinze	$79,185
3	Sean Brady	$79,185
3	Timothy R. Bailor	$79,185
3	Jamie S. Dolan	$79,185
3	Scott J. Butler	$79,185
3	Blake M. Dumond	$79,185
3	Chris M. Moore	$79,185
3	Leslie S. Wagner	$79,185
3	Ryan M. Mainz	$79,185
3	Krystal L. Howard	$79,185
3	Ryan J. Speidel	$79,185
3	Susan B. Warner	$79,185
3	Walter Chomentowski	$79,185
3	Peter R. Hoffman	$79,185
26	Jennifer E. Coulson	$74,027
26	Julie N. Agueros	$74,027
28	Cherish E. Nunez	$69,243
28	Elbin S. Orellana	$69,243
28	Brian L. Peacock	$69,243
31	Douglas M. Powell	$64,126
32	Indrani Innuganti	$59,550

Rank	Job	Total Salary
1	Forensic Scientist	$8,939,943
2	Departmental Analyst	$8,245,655
3	Secretary	$4,359,686
4	Departmental Technician	$4,305,637
5	Emergency Dispatcher	$3,499,167
6	Departmental Manager	$3,354,335
7	Departmental Specialist	$2,475,266
8	State Police Laboratory Manager	$2,394,975
9	Forensic Technician	$1,494,257
10	Executive Secretary	$1,183,634
11	State Administrative Manager	$1,112,453
12	State Police Digital Forensics Analyst	$1,067,262
13	Vehicle Safety Inspector	$783,260
14	State Police Forensic Technical Leader	$701,498
15	Human Resources Developer	$637,892
16	State Office Administrator	$632,649
17	Planning Analyst	$446,970
18	Financial Analyst	$435,674
19	Emergency Dispatch Supervisor	$411,880
20	Senior Executive Managment Assistant	$384,985
21	Communications Representative	$353,826
22	Fingerprint Technician	$319,485
23	Financial Specialist	$314,557
24	State Police Laboratory Director	$311,698
25	General Office Assistant	$304,987
26	State Assistant Administrator	$298,336
27	Information Technology Specialist	$273,684
28	Financial Manager	$261,352
29	Data Coding Operator	$260,745
30	Psychologist	$248,913
31	Human Resources Developer Specialist	$237,555
32	Domestic Services Aide	$236,453
33	Departmental Analyst Trainee	$235,913
34	Refrigeration Mechanic	$222,766
35	Accountant Manager	$174,552
36	Maintenance Mechanic	$159,930
37	Senior Deputy Director	$150,420
38	Auditor	$141,917
39	State Bureau Administrator	$136,058
40	Accountant	$127,836
41	Equipment Technician	$122,470
42	Accounting Technician	$111,904
43	Information Technology Manager	$99,777
44	Storekeeper	$96,823
45	Cook	$90,168
46	Human Resources Manager	$87,276
47	Engineering Specialist	$86,340
47	Industrial Hygienist Specialist	$86,340
49	Physical Plant Supervisor	$83,345
50	Communications Representative Manager	$82,160
51	Accounting Specialist	$79,185
51	Buyer Manager	$79,185
51	Communications Specialist	$79,185
51	Planning Specialist	$79,185
55	Media Production Specialist	$75,774
56	Information Technology Programmer/Analyst	$74,027
57	Aircraft Mechanic Supervisor	$72,945
58	Buyer	$72,571
58	Departmental Supervisor	$72,571
60	Graphic Arts Designer	$67,620
60	Photographer	$67,620
62	Aircraft Mechanic	$67,059
63	Dietitian Nutritionist Manager	$66,456
64	Master Electrictian	$65,644
65	Fingerprint Technical Supervisor	$61,630
66	Procurement Technician	$53,580
67	Word Processing Assistant	$47,820
68	Laborer	$39,790
69	Student Assistant	$113
70	State Police Cadet	$30