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The highest annual salary earned among Ottawa County employees was $244,672 to Judith Abraham.
The highest salary was $248,393 in 2020.
According to records, 7,142 individuals received compensation for their work from Ottawa County in 2021. Of those, 2,870 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 Ottawa County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Jenison Public Schools | Thomas Tenbrink | $244,672 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Douglas Vanderjagt | $216,151.12 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Andrew Ingall | $214,103.23 |
| Holland Public Schools | Brian Davis | $209,367.87 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Calvin Dekuiper | $194,317.15 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Thomas Martin | $190,671.52 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Jeffrey Malloch | $189,320.25 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Dennis Furton | $185,934.33 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Kyle Mayer | $182,284.13 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Julia Gillespie | $168,434.53 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Christopher Lamer | $156,805.98 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Michael Rohwer | $156,190.88 |
| Allendale Public Schools | Garth Cooper | $156,142 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Margaret Putnam | $155,873.15 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Jens Milobinski | $154,898.02 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Kathleen Flynn | $154,858 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Scott Powers | $154,428.67 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Crystal Morse | $153,287.94 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Leslie Philipps | $153,230.71 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Jon Voss | $152,093.15 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Todd Tulgestke | $151,398.68 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Brian Field | $151,398.68 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Scott Grimes | $149,215 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Scott Ely | $145,742.67 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Steven Goodman | $144,534.89 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Matthew Spencer | $143,000 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Brandon Graham | $141,761 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Patrick Briggs | $141,605 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Mary Pollock | $140,294 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | David Searles | $139,304.37 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Rex Thelen | $138,591.70 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Brandi-Lyn Mendham | $138,117 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Ami Taylor | $136,654 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Anne Armstrong | $136,654 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Christine Marcy | $136,591 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Jordan Beel | $135,952 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Michael Gilchrist | $135,514 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Margaret Zainea-Baker | $135,005.88 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Robert Park | $134,683.95 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Jason Reinecke | $133,727.24 |
| Holland Public Schools | Karen Sherwood | $133,725.18 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Gregory Eding | $133,668.15 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Jason Pasatta | $132,247.34 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Holly Boehle | $131,893 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Rebekah Redmer | $131,779 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Nancy Clyde | $129,872.96 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Kristy Rogalla | $127,780 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Tracy Wilson | $126,870.12 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Tamela Mannes | $125,154.47 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Jessica Woodard-Robbert | $123,845 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Aaron West | $123,796 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Mary Evink | $122,878.08 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Lloyd Gingerich | $122,800.40 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Lynn Vankampen | $122,155 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Douglas Greer | $121,955.28 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Sara McIntyre-Lindstrom | $121,877.65 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Tanya Uganski | $121,845.77 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | John Holwerda | $121,676.15 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Michael Dalman | $121,676.15 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Peter Johnson | $121,609.13 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Joanne Thorsen | $120,842.88 |
| Holland Public Schools | Jennifer Headley-Nordman | $120,684.82 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Lyndsey Fleser | $120,313.08 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Joseph Devries | $120,208 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Peter Haines | $120,132.98 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | David Stefanich | $119,966.55 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Dennis White | $119,819.88 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Timothy Ritsema | $119,701 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Amanda Thomas | $119,326 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Kristin Graham | $119,218.25 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Ralph Neal | $119,193.45 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Brian Wheeler | $118,731 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Gregory Rutten | $118,687.29 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Laurie Poll | $118,678.15 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Kevin Berko | $118,632.06 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Elizabeth Boeve | $118,544.76 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Sarah Huizenga | $117,629.15 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Kevin Wolma | $116,753.80 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Joel Olson | $116,749.25 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Brevet Bartels | $116,647.10 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Sandra Smits | $116,395.80 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | William Ross | $116,280.75 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Craig Greshaw | $116,008.15 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Shelley Peets | $115,781.18 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Timothy Minnear | $115,080.59 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Jessica Elenbaas-Domingues | $114,777.10 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Michelle Woods | $114,732.86 |
| Allendale Public Schools | Douglas Bol | $114,577 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Michael Klavon | $114,386.88 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | John Tuttle | $114,120.43 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Michael Shelton | $114,047.20 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | George Murphy | $113,648.32 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Kate Augustyn | $113,447.20 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Thomas Winegar | $112,644.23 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Mark Heagle | $112,639.88 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | John Gillette | $112,639.88 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Douglas Roskamp | $112,611.74 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Kevin Westrate | $112,150.60 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Brent Hadden | $111,753.26 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Brett Cataldo | $111,668 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Krista Visser | $111,312.12 |
| Holland Public Schools | Anna Clawson | $110,974.69 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Kimberly St. Martin | $110,921.94 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Andrew Secor | $110,865.90 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Melanie McClure | $110,865.90 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Jessica Kiwiet | $110,863.16 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Tammy Barense | $110,684.13 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Jonathan Fitzpatrick | $110,622.18 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Samuel Lemmon | $110,322.43 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Thomas Swifney | $109,905 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Thomas Degraaf | $109,798.15 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Eric McCourt | $109,541.78 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Jessica Knoth | $109,524 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Allyson Apsey | $109,276 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Marilyn Wheeler | $109,244.61 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Cynthia Lubben | $109,244.61 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Kip Medendorp | $108,850.66 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Paul Bentley | $108,640.14 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Rachael Postle | $108,606.06 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Debra Mann | $108,510.96 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Paul McNitt | $108,403.54 |
| Allendale Public Schools | Gary Torno | $108,220 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Jeffrey Marcus | $107,910.96 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Kevin Blanding | $107,835.96 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Michael Ghareeb | $107,821.40 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Victor Perez | $107,696.14 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | David Miller | $107,621.87 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Scott Plough | $107,570 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | MacKenzie Stefanich | $107,567.50 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Joshua Meersma | $107,567.50 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Dawn Heerema | $107,567.50 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Diana Mireles | $107,469.66 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Michael Roberson | $107,274.60 |
| Allendale Public Schools | Julia Reynolds | $107,118 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Elaine Stiefel | $107,105.59 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Kathryn Drake | $107,090.82 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Kristine Jernigan | $106,972.55 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Jennifer Loucks | $106,766.59 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Jacob Manning | $106,621.21 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Michael Fine | $106,453.32 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Beverly Schroeder | $106,352.34 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Hal Bell | $106,219.93 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Robin Kieft | $106,065.61 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | William Kennedy | $106,017.91 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Tiffany Meyer | $105,911.03 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Kristine Doenges | $105,735.24 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Richard Becker | $105,678.20 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Rhonda Raab | $105,467.18 |
| Holland Public Schools | Michael Werley | $105,351.17 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Todd Kamstra | $105,059.86 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | William Robertson | $104,874.60 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Anna Harms | $104,713.94 |
| Holland Public Schools | Kathleen Ramirez | $104,650.03 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Matthew Inman | $104,563.93 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Amy Kendall | $104,455 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Jason Maynard | $104,306.36 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Marcia Lindberg | $104,204.80 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Peter Rogovich | $104,072 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Robert Myers | $104,056 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Matthew Baer | $104,048.50 |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Byron Kelly | $104,005.41 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Paul Tarr | $103,956.77 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Marc Vansoest | $103,806.25 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Amanda Sorrelle | $103,763 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Wendy Bosma | $103,751.64 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Susan Deforest | $103,711.87 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Brian Gray | $103,473.07 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Brian Skaggs | $103,149.02 |
| Jenison Public Schools | David Zamborsky | $102,889.96 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Meredith Kucharczyk | $102,838 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Rebecca Vansomeren | $102,822.10 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Christopher Bolhuis | $102,695.58 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Melinda Plank | $102,589.34 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Kelly Cole | $102,524.81 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Heather Breen | $102,345.52 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Robert Coyne | $102,160.60 |
| West Ottawa Public Schools | Michael Hamann | $102,067.66 |
| Allendale Public Schools | Troy Vanderlaan | $102,000 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Gary Klein | $101,958.67 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Marie Tenelshof | $101,919.85 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Steven Turner | $101,889.15 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Jonathan Mroz | $101,455 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Bernard Stanko | $101,420 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Jesse Carrell | $101,291.74 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Caroline Clement | $101,205.99 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Meridell Carpenter | $101,195.74 |
| Holland Public Schools | Nicholas Cassidy | $101,152.74 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Shirley Dykstra | $101,151.74 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Benjamin Hondorp | $100,968.46 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Rebecca Purnell | $100,748.66 |
| Hudsonville Public Schools | Ryan Crete | $100,628.53 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Michael Vanderbeek | $100,587.21 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Michael Costello | $100,478.93 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Gregory Shepard | $100,420.02 |
| Coopersville Public Schools | Corey Deridder | $100,370 |
| Ottawa Area Intermediate School District | Emily Taylor | $100,346.60 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Randall Bolhouse | $100,311.41 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Jason Lawson | $100,226 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Roberta Brown-Parker | $100,223.58 |
| Zeeland Public Schools | Richard Krachenberg | $100,169.13 |
| Holland Public Schools | Katharine Pennington | $100,114.97 |
| Jenison Public Schools | Julie Roby | $100,086 |
| Grand Haven Public Schools | Jenanne Voss | $100,014.64 |
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Hudsonville Public School District• West Ottawa Public School District Board• Jenison Public Schools Board• Ottawa Area Intermediate School District• Holland City School District• Zeeland Public Schools• Allendale Public School District• Spring Lake Public Schools Board• Grand Haven Area Public Schools
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