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The highest annual salary earned in Spring Lake Public Schools was $176,426 to Dennis Furton.
The highest salary was $174,621 in 2019.
According to records, 256 individuals received compensation for their work from Spring Lake Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 75 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 on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.
A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have important ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.
Highest paid Spring Lake Public Schools employees
| Spring Lake Public Schools employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Dennis Furton | $176,426 |
| Scott Ely | $139,075 |
| Michael Gilchrist | $129,373 |
| Elizabeth Boeve | $114,536 |
| Benjamin Lewakowski | $113,944 |
| Aaron West | $113,943 |
| Shelley Peets | $110,896 |
| Sandra Smits | $110,518 |
| Jonathan Fitzpatrick | $103,247 |
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