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The highest annual salary earned among Ionia County employees was $158,557.98 to Michaeline Cooper-Winters.
The highest salary was $155,149.88 in 2019.
According to records, 1,060 individuals received compensation for their work from Ionia County in 2020. Of those, 313 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 Ionia County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | Ethan Ebenstein | $158,557.98 |
| Ionia Public Schools | Ronald Wilson | $154,200 |
| Portland Public Schools | William Heath | $143,134 |
| Belding Area Schools | Brent Noskey | $140,400 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | James Loser | $126,066.16 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | Christopher Carnes | $118,799.96 |
| Ionia Public Schools | Benjamin Gurk | $106,039 |
| Belding Area Schools | Michael Ostrander | $105,217.19 |
| Portland Public Schools | Christine Rockey | $103,483 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | Ted Paton | $102,600.06 |
| Ionia Public Schools | Wayne Piercefield | $102,490.80 |
| Portland Public Schools | Simone Margraf | $102,452 |
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