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Elaine Ryan earned $13,869 in 2018, 11 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Dickinson County.

Craig Allen's compensation of $147,127 was the most as a public employee in Dickinson County in 2018.

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

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Craig Allen	Breitung Township Schools	147,127	142,858	3%
2	Wendy Warmuth	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	129,742	126,123	2.9%
3	Louis Steigerwald	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	105,392	104,247	1.1%
4	Raphael Rittenhouse	Iron Mountain Public Schools	104,500	101,500	3%
5	Lyle SmithsonJr.	Breitung Township Schools	103,904	102,605	1.3%
6	Julie Wonders	Iron Mountain Public Schools	102,024	100,087	1.9%
7	David Holmes	Breitung Township Schools	100,667	101,234	-0.6%
8	Darren Petschar	Breitung Township Schools	100,667	98,366	2.3%
9	Tricia Meneguzzo	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	98,939	96,547	2.5%
10	Douglas Roberts	Breitung Township Schools	97,013	93,217	4.1%
11	Joseph Tinti	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	96,196	88,700	8.5%
12	Casey McCormick	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	95,967	92,599	3.6%
13	Michael Mulligan	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	94,920	92,605	2.5%
14	Jennifer Huotari	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	94,599	92,213	2.6%
15	Rico Meneghini	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	92,418	75,990	21.6%
16	Donny Bianco	Iron Mountain Public Schools	89,100	87,901	1.4%
17	Mary Carlson	Breitung Township Schools	89,012	87,711	1.5%
18	Mark Herman	Iron Mountain Public Schools	87,930	87,851	0.1%
19	Todd Roell	Breitung Township Schools	82,575	73,685	12.1%
20	Tamara Nash	Breitung Township Schools	82,438	67,838	21.5%
21	Jean Constantini	Breitung Township Schools	82,069	80,582	1.8%
22	Kevin Murdock	Breitung Township Schools	81,881	81,509	0.5%
23	Lisa Harry	Breitung Township Schools	81,308	77,619	4.8%
24	Mark Novara	Breitung Township Schools	78,483	78,209	0.4%
25	Penny Gregg	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	78,399	73,711	6.4%
26	Christopher Hofer	Breitung Township Schools	78,291	78,346	-0.1%
27	Theresa Hruska	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	77,983	75,734	3%
28	Alan Unger	Breitung Township Schools	77,784	76,815	1.3%
29	William Edens	Breitung Township Schools	77,625	77,075	0.7%
30	Robert Jayne	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	77,393	68,927	12.3%
31	Tara Hartman	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	77,021	75,143	2.5%
32	Sarah Marshall	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	76,754	74,351	3.2%
33	Jana Underwood	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	75,754	74,351	1.9%
34	Pamela Witter	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	75,754	74,351	1.9%
35	Daniel Carey	Breitung Township Schools	75,504	72,293	4.4%
36	Carrie Zigman	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	75,443	73,961	2%
37	Kelly Bianco	Breitung Township Schools	75,368	75,433	-0.1%
38	Emily Ritsema	Breitung Township Schools	74,819	76,131	-1.7%
39	Harvey JohnsonJr.	Iron Mountain Public Schools	74,032	73,342	0.9%
40	Robin Marttila	Iron Mountain Public Schools	74,006	82,808	-10.6%
41	Kevin Kangas	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	73,921	71,722	3.1%
42	Robert Madigan	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	73,908	74,059	-0.2%
43	Sara Pericolosi	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	73,811	67,955	8.6%
44	Mary Hofer	Breitung Township Schools	73,780	73,386	0.5%
45	Kris Murdock	Breitung Township Schools	73,780	75,719	-2.6%
46	Maureen Menard	Breitung Township Schools	73,618	73,771	-0.2%
47	Shari Vanremortel	Breitung Township Schools	73,455	72,772	0.9%
48	Karen Usitalo	Breitung Township Schools	73,421	73,661	-0.3%
49	Richard Cavalieri	Breitung Township Schools	73,355	73,364	0%
50	Kathryn Girard	Breitung Township Schools	73,333	70,734	3.7%
51	Julie Brown	Breitung Township Schools	73,322	73,444	-0.2%
52	Joan Shanks	Breitung Township Schools	73,290	73,164	0.2%
53	Robert Martonen	Breitung Township Schools	73,188	73,110	0.1%
54	Julie Santi	Breitung Township Schools	73,082	71,843	1.7%
55	Ava Mitchell	Breitung Township Schools	72,980	72,695	0.4%
56	Tracey Wilinski	Breitung Township Schools	72,821	73,676	-1.2%
57	Lisa Anderson	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	72,699	70,505	3.1%
58	Sharon Davis	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	72,454	71,051	2%
59	Susan Mielcarek	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	72,454	70,151	3.3%
60	Connie Smith	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	72,386	68,885	5.1%
61	Nicole Kriegl	Breitung Township Schools	72,266	72,258	0%
62	Elizabeth Lorenzoni	Breitung Township Schools	72,209	72,297	-0.1%
63	Mark Moreau	Breitung Township Schools	72,209	72,258	-0.1%
64	Jill Perpich	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	72,114	71,624	0.7%
65	Paul Johnson	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	71,702	70,562	1.6%
66	Sandra Lefebvre	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	71,552	71,512	0.1%
67	Todd Veale	Breitung Township Schools	71,405	70,724	1%
68	Darren Schiltz	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	71,319	69,601	2.5%
69	Dale Powell	Iron Mountain Public Schools	70,441	65,675	7.3%
70	John Kriegl	Breitung Township Schools	70,318	70,398	-0.1%
71	Benjamin Sherk	Breitung Township Schools	69,976	74,758	-6.4%
72	Amber Bacon	Breitung Township Schools	69,875	61,084	14.4%
73	Kendalynn Sutton	Breitung Township Schools	69,791	68,677	1.6%
74	Erin Berndt	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	69,582	68,951	0.9%
75	Shelly Myllyla	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	69,536	68,587	1.4%
76	Sally Santi	Breitung Township Schools	69,286	69,280	0%
77	Justin Cowen	Breitung Township Schools	69,039	60,741	13.7%
78	Julie Watkins	Breitung Township Schools	68,723	68,717	0%
79	Allan Trudeau	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	68,705	68,109	0.9%
80	Tina Cross	Breitung Township Schools	68,642	68,363	0.4%
81	Michelle Herman	Iron Mountain Public Schools	68,469	72,977	-6.2%
82	Andrea Celello	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	68,435	66,613	2.7%
83	Scott Jauquet	Iron Mountain Public Schools	68,380	66,421	2.9%
84	Julie Barthels	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	68,265	68,329	-0.1%
85	Benjamin Leiker	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	68,116	73,170	-6.9%
86	Jeannette Sword	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	67,900	67,321	0.9%
87	Ann Delong	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	67,316	66,572	1.1%
88	Nicholas Gayan	Breitung Township Schools	67,183	67,336	-0.2%
89	Trina Allen	Breitung Township Schools	67,126	65,609	2.3%
90	Bryan JohnsonJr.	Breitung Township Schools	67,044	66,786	0.4%
91	Jacqueline Backlund	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	67,025	67,787	-1.1%
92	Nicholle Barker	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	66,951	63,002	6.3%
93	Laura Kriegl	Breitung Township Schools	66,885	66,872	0%
94	Norma Raboin	Norway-Vulcan Area Schools	66,480	67,164	-1%
95	Sarah Western	Breitung Township Schools	66,427	66,763	-0.5%
96	Kristina Brazeau	Breitung Township Schools	66,377	66,471	-0.1%
97	Lisa Swanson	Breitung Township Schools	66,377	66,471	-0.1%
98	Marcia Vanwolvelaere	Breitung Township Schools	66,377	66,650	-0.4%
99	Maria Johns	Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District	66,209	65,022	1.8%
100	Angel Inglese	North Dickinson School	66,175	64,877	2%