Tri-City Sun

Dorothy Kelley earned $4,016 in 2019, 118.6 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Gratiot County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Mark Jacobs's compensation of $99,550 was the most as a public employee in Gratiot County in 2019.

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

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Mark Jacobs	Alma Public Schools	$99,550	$96,650	3%
2	Danielle Payne	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$99,288	$97,785	1.5%
3	Theresa Richter	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$98,288	$96,835	1.5%
3	Leanne Barton	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$98,288	$96,835	1.5%
5	Thomas Torok	Alma Public Schools	$95,373	$92,596	3%
6	Heidi Aldrich	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$93,139	$90,742	2.6%
7	Bradley Thornburgh	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$91,139	$89,792	1.5%
8	Sheila Pilmore	Breckenridge Community Schools	$89,870	$88,185	1.9%
9	Nichole Shimunek	Alma Public Schools	$89,529	$66,425	34.8%
10	Jennifer McKittrick	St. Louis Public Schools	$88,483	$85,906	3%
11	Debra Miller	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$87,747	$84,268	4.1%
12	John Heitsch	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$86,139	$83,775	2.8%
13	April Shaw	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$85,747	$84,480	1.5%
13	Benjamin Engelter	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$85,747	$84,480	1.5%
13	Stacey Haag	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$85,747	$84,480	1.5%
16	Traci Gavenda	Ashley Community Schools	$84,933	$75,349	12.7%
17	Daniel Falor	Alma Public Schools	$84,867	$82,633	2.7%
18	Wade Slavik	Alma Public Schools	$83,859	$81,476	2.9%
19	Paul Avery	Fulton Schools	$82,491	$80,539	2.4%
20	Terry Hessbrook	Ithaca Public Schools	$82,163	$77,273	6.3%
21	Michael Myers	Fulton Schools	$81,644	$79,712	2.4%
22	David Sheahan	Fulton Schools	$79,485	$82,957	-4.2%
23	Kelli Koonter	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$79,409	$76,356	4%
24	Daryl Dawe	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$78,073	$76,548	2%
25	Thomas Armstrong	Fulton Schools	$77,598	$68,000	14.1%
26	Kari Martin	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$77,530	$76,259	1.7%
27	Ernest Teall	St. Louis Public Schools	$77,209	$74,961	3%
28	Renee Sopel	Ithaca Public Schools	$76,715	$72,011	6.5%
29	Jerome Cleveland	Alma Public Schools	$76,435	$74,136	3.1%
30	Sherri Pilmore	St. Louis Public Schools	$76,218	$61,167	24.6%
31	Kristina Eggenberger	Alma Public Schools	$76,190	$71,767	6.2%
32	Kathleen Ohara Sandow	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$76,138	$75,430	0.9%
33	Deborah Goffnett	Alma Public Schools	$76,115	$71,221	6.9%
34	James Goodspeed	Fulton Schools	$75,982	$77,517	-2%
35	Telli Luneack	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$75,887	$75,338	0.7%
36	David Kanine	Ithaca Public Schools	$75,695	$72,750	4%
37	John Helinski	Alma Public Schools	$75,473	$73,329	2.9%
38	Mark Strong	Ithaca Public Schools	$75,447	$65,483	15.2%
39	Laura Angera	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$74,990	$73,274	2.3%
40	Chad Podolak	Fulton Schools	$74,781	$82,898	-9.8%
41	Wade Metcalf	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$74,763	$74,105	0.9%
42	Todd Walden	Fulton Schools	$74,717	$72,704	2.8%
43	Nichole Cowles	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$74,581	$71,716	4%
44	Jean Hoagg	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$74,326	$73,255	1.5%
44	Margaret Steere	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$74,326	$73,015	1.8%
46	Jonathon Case	Alma Public Schools	$74,241	$67,383	10.2%
47	Holly Malek	Fulton Schools	$74,205	$74,602	-0.5%
48	Nichole Howard	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$74,196	$67,383	10.1%
49	Ryan Sklener	Breckenridge Community Schools	$74,132	$76,052	-2.5%
50	Cassie Thelen	Alma Public Schools	$73,993	$71,543	3.4%
51	Shane Brooks	St. Louis Public Schools	$73,944	$71,791	3%
52	Jackie Chaffin	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$73,897	$72,581	1.8%
53	Elizabeth Campbell	Alma Public Schools	$73,790	$73,742	0.1%
54	Ladawn Showers	Alma Public Schools	$73,534	$73,329	0.3%
55	Elizabeth Odykirk	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$73,526	$74,664	-1.5%
56	Linda Vandeweghe	Ithaca Public Schools	$73,435	$62,905	16.7%
57	Lori Misenhelder	Fulton Schools	$73,181	$72,383	1.1%
58	Jennifer Shearer	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$72,984	$71,115	2.6%
59	Tamara Klifman	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$72,928	$71,891	1.4%
60	Stephanie Binder	St. Louis Public Schools	$72,802	$70,683	3%
61	Lisa Parsons	Alma Public Schools	$72,784	$70,666	3%
62	Lisa McDonald	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$72,729	$71,455	1.8%
63	Craig Snyder	Ithaca Public Schools	$72,471	$61,582	17.7%
64	Lisa Biehl	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$72,426	$71,968	0.6%
65	Dale Devine	Alma Public Schools	$72,375	$70,379	2.8%
66	Dennis Kreiner	Alma Public Schools	$72,168	$68,659	5.1%
67	Dawn Rollin	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$72,128	$71,091	1.5%
68	Michele Ringle	Alma Public Schools	$72,094	$71,305	1.1%
69	Mary Vibbert	Alma Public Schools	$72,080	$70,806	1.8%
70	Nikoma Lipka	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$72,072	$70,291	2.5%
71	Scott Hemker	St. Louis Public Schools	$71,945	$68,624	4.8%
72	Kimberly June	Alma Public Schools	$71,763	$69,170	3.7%
73	Deanna Timmins	Alma Public Schools	$71,598	$69,762	2.6%
74	Ashlee Clark	Alma Public Schools	$71,577	$61,033	17.3%
75	Jennifer Thrush	Breckenridge Community Schools	$71,570	$69,027	3.7%
76	Heidi Kolb	Alma Public Schools	$71,494	$69,250	3.2%
77	Lisa Gregory	Breckenridge Community Schools	$71,449	$70,292	1.6%
78	Jennifer Fife-Avery	Fulton Schools	$71,394	$72,713	-1.8%
79	Melissa Moeggenberg	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$71,328	$70,291	1.5%
80	Steven Proctor	Fulton Schools	$71,292	$71,044	0.4%
81	Theresa Goecker	Alma Public Schools	$71,215	$69,035	3.2%
82	Emily Adams	Alma Public Schools	$71,173	$68,628	3.7%
83	Donna Mielke	Alma Public Schools	$71,144	$69,525	2.3%
84	Tracy Finch	Fulton Schools	$70,905	$68,706	3.2%
85	Randall Meier	Fulton Schools	$70,862	$69,016	2.7%
85	Steven Kettler	Alma Public Schools	$70,862	$67,025	5.7%
87	Eric Huff	Alma Public Schools	$70,847	$68,154	4%
88	Kristin Case	Alma Public Schools	$70,785	$66,765	6%
89	Eugene Binder	St. Louis Public Schools	$70,682	$68,624	3%
90	Mary Olrich	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$70,678	$69,191	2.1%
91	Debra McLaughlin	St. Louis Public Schools	$70,645	$67,577	4.5%
92	Jan Amsterburg	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$153,804	$151,531	1.5%
93	Paul Hungerford	Fulton Schools	$124,514	$107,342	16%
94	Donalynn Case Ingersoll	Alma Public Schools	$121,486	$118,211	2.8%
95	Matthew McMahon	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$120,184	$118,302	1.6%
96	Kristi Teall	St. Louis Public Schools	$119,616	$116,132	3%
97	Kevin Kolb	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$117,184	$115,452	1.5%
97	Kathleen Peasley	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$117,184	$115,452	1.5%
97	Douglas Bush	Gratiot-Isabella Intermediate School District	$117,184	$115,452	1.5%
100	Steven Netzley	Ithaca Public Schools	$103,169	$97,678	5.6%