Holland Reporter

30 Zeeland Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Zeeland Public Schools was $189,390 to Calvin Dekuiper.

The highest salary was $183,596 in 2019.

According to records, 884 individuals received compensation for their work from Zeeland Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 370 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 Zeeland Public Schools employees

Zeeland Public Schools employee	Annual salary
Calvin Dekuiper	$189,390.15
Jon Voss	$147,676.15
Gregory Eding	$131,070.15
Brandi-Lyn Mendham	$124,087
Nancy Clyde	$121,719.28
Michael Dalman	$119,314.15
John Holwerda	$119,314.15
John Shillito	$119,099.46
Holly Boehle	$118,356
Lynn Vankampen	$118,356
Ralph Neal	$116,613.81
Laurie Poll	$116,374.15
Bruce Vanderkolk	$116,241.62
Sarah Huizenga	$115,347.15
Craig Greshaw	$113,757.15
Timothy Minnear	$111,217.24
Thomas Degraaf	$107,669.15
Allyson Apsey	$107,133
Mary Shannon	$106,600.52
Jessica Knoth	$106,039
Matthew Inman	$105,109.24
Douglas Roskamp	$104,519.28
Mark Washington	$104,185
David Miller	$102,947.54
Benjamin Hondorp	$101,023.6
Marc Vansoest	$100,796.74
Peter Rogovich	$100,695
Wade Heckel	$100,291.24
Todd Kamstra	$100,231.21
Derek Pennington	$100,174.24