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Ontonagon County employees earning $100,000 and above

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Three Ontonagon County employees earn $100,000 or more annually, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Ontonagon County employees was $137,344.09 to James Bobula.

The highest salary was $158,860.37 in 2019.

According to records, 131 individuals received compensation for their work from Ontonagon County in 2020. Of those, 46 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 Ontonagon County employees

EmployerEmployeeAnnual salary
Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School DistrictAlan Tulppo$137,344.09
Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School DistrictAshley Nevins$103,895.65
Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School DistrictJames Oliver$100,133.98

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