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The highest annual salary earned among Allegan County employees was $170,906.73 to Lisa Bradley.
The highest salary was $158,594.77 in 2019.
According to records, 2,129 individuals received compensation for their work from Allegan County in 2020. Of those, 731 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 Allegan County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Community Schools | David Tebo | $170,906.73 |
| Hopkins Public Schools | Gary Wood | $152,849.40 |
| Plainwell Community Schools | Matthew Montange | $142,286.77 |
| Allegan Public Schools | James Antoine | $141,480 |
| Wayland Union Schools | Norman Taylor | $138,594.62 |
| Otsego Public Schools | Jeffery Haase | $135,778.12 |
| Saugatuck Public Schools | Timothy Travis | $130,295 |
| Allegan Public Schools | Amy Christman | $125,573 |
| Fennville Public Schools | James Greydanus | $118,571.94 |
| Wayland Union Schools | Thomas Cutler | $117,947.64 |
| Wayland Union Schools | Patricia Velie | $117,064 |
| Wayland Union Schools | Teresa Fulk | $115,561 |
| Hopkins Public Schools | Kenneth Szczepanski | $112,993 |
| Hamilton Community Schools | Mathew Rehkopf | $111,051 |
| Hamilton Community Schools | Benjamin Bandfield | $109,675 |
| Allegan Public Schools | James Mallard | $106,994 |
| Wayland Union Schools | Carolyn Whyte | $105,740.62 |
| Plainwell Community Schools | Jeremy Wright | $105,631.29 |
| Saugatuck Public Schools | Mark Neidlinger | $105,575 |
| Otsego Public Schools | Herve Dardis | $105,352.90 |
| Otsego Public Schools | Heather Kortlandt | $104,289.90 |
| Saugatuck Public Schools | Michaelle Gust | $104,267 |
| Wayland Union Schools | Celeste Diehm | $102,115 |
| Hamilton Community Schools | Daniel Scoville | $101,726 |
| Hamilton Community Schools | Richard Frens | $101,622 |
| Plainwell Community Schools | Melissa Gelbaugh | $101,127.09 |
| Plainwell Community Schools | Kristy Newman | $101,073.39 |
| Hopkins Public Schools | Amy Mielke | $100,954 |
| Hopkins Public Schools | Scott Getter | $100,391.38 |
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