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The highest annual salary earned among Ionia County employees was $170,900 to Lois Adams.
The highest salary was $158,557.98 in 2020.
According to records, 1,246 individuals received compensation for their work from Ionia County in 2021. Of those, 414 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 Public Schools | Ronald Wilson | $170,900 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | Ethan Ebenstein | $158,557.98 |
| Portland Public Schools | William Heath | $146,125 |
| Belding Area Schools | Brent Noskey | $141,837.75 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | James Loser | $127,319.44 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | Christopher Carnes | $119,390.64 |
| Saranac Community Schools | Jason Smith | $118,846.89 |
| Belding Area Schools | Michael Ostrander | $107,120.72 |
| Ionia Public Schools | Benjamin Gurk | $106,898 |
| Ionia County Intermediate School District | Ted Paton | $105,300 |
| Portland Public Schools | Simone Margraf | $104,557 |
| Ionia Public Schools | Wayne Piercefield | $103,515 |
| Ionia Public Schools | Jennifer Burns | $103,020 |
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