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The highest annual salary earned among Barry County employees was $174,306 to Ronna Steel.
The highest salary was $165,000 in 2019.
According to records, 1,042 individuals received compensation for their work from Barry County in 2020. Of those, 345 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 Barry County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Robert Blitchok | $174,306 |
| Lakewood School District | Randall Fleenor | $146,934.70 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Craig McCarthy | $135,000 |
| Hastings Area School District | Daniel Remenap | $133,900 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Anthony Petersen | $115,170 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Kimberly Chausow | $114,299 |
| Delton-Kellogg Schools | Kyle Corlett | $109,652 |
| Hastings Area School District | Matthew Goebel | $109,366 |
| Hastings Area School District | Robert Berlin | $107,447 |
| Barry Intermediate School District | Richard Franklin | $107,028 |
| Lakewood School District | Jay Larner | $106,450 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Jon Washburn | $104,683 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Angela Jefferson | $102,654 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Marc Lester | $101,674.91 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Julia Lester | $100,991 |
| Thornapple-Kellogg School | Mark Verlinde | $100,832.39 |
| Barry Intermediate School District | Cindy Latta Larsen | $100,519 |
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