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Susan Clausen earned $58,460 in 2019, 3.3 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Gogebic County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Ryon List's compensation of $99,653 was the most as a public employee in Gogebic County in 2019.

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

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Ryon List	Gogebic Community College	$99,653	$99,702	0%
2	John Sokol	Gogebic Community College	$94,247	$89,124	5.7%
3	Gerald Pease	Watersmeet Township School District	$93,049	$92,320	0.8%
4	Beth Steiger	Gogebic Community College	$92,953	$95,901	-3.1%
5	Maria Sokol	Gogebic Community College	$89,246	$80,361	11.1%
6	Patricia Belmas	Gogebic Community College	$87,464	$78,666	11.2%
7	Keith Beckman	Gogebic Community College	$86,636	$82,014	5.6%
8	Mark Lane	Wakefield Township Schools	$86,610	$84,232	2.8%
9	James Dahlin	Gogebic Community College	$86,338	$90,970	-5.1%
10	Jason Gustafson	Wakefield Township Schools	$85,999	$61,657	39.5%
11	Arnold Vander Spoel	Gogebic Community College	$85,622	$83,957	2%
12	Raymond Niemi	Gogebic Community College	$85,263	$71,804	18.7%
13	Brian Anderson	Gogebic Community College	$85,062	$80,299	5.9%
14	David Wineburner	Bessemer Area School District	$85,000	$72,000	18.1%
15	Gordon Erickson	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$82,593	$81,663	1.1%
16	Sandra Keefer	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$81,567	$76,235	7%
17	Mark Mazzon	Bessemer Area School District	$81,437	$67,064	21.4%
18	James Halverson	Gogebic Community College	$81,107	$85,640	-5.3%
19	Patricia Strand	Gogebic Community College	$79,326	$78,219	1.4%
20	Brent Besonen	Watersmeet Township School District	$79,159	$86,071	-8%
21	Dayle Jackson	Gogebic Community College	$77,932	$75,529	3.2%
22	Carrie Yon	Gogebic Community College	$77,490	$75,254	3%
23	Patti Packmayer	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$76,092	$52,506	44.9%
24	Connie Hicks	Gogebic Community College	$75,578	$72,108	4.8%
25	Kimberly Wanink	Gogebic Community College	$74,942	$77,050	-2.7%
26	Brandon Makela	Wakefield Township Schools	$74,688	$74,770	-0.1%
27	Nicole Rowe	Gogebic Community College	$73,682	$71,357	3.3%
28	Jessie Ryskey	Watersmeet Township School District	$72,772	$69,702	4.4%
29	Suzanne Zelinski	Watersmeet Township School District	$72,730	$63,212	15.1%
30	Vicki Watson	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$72,313	$65,453	10.5%
31	William Perkis	Gogebic Community College	$71,721	$53,691	33.6%
32	Suzetta Forbes	Gogebic Community College	$70,711	$79,642	-11.2%
33	Anthony Basanese	Watersmeet Township School District	$70,030	$68,332	2.5%
34	Peter Lewinski	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$69,566	$68,180	2%
35	Richard Pallin	Watersmeet Township School District	$67,211	$71,275	-5.7%
36	Tracy Rowe	Bessemer Area School District	$66,696	$62,873	6.1%
37	Lisa Tervonen	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$66,312	$60,887	8.9%
38	Kathleen McGrath	Watersmeet Township School District	$65,939	$57,355	15%
39	Kathleen Saari	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$65,462	$64,053	2.2%
40	William Sim	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$64,889	$62,391	4%
41	Mark Kukowski	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$64,862	$61,892	4.8%
42	David Rowe	Bessemer Area School District	$64,570	$60,972	5.9%
43	Pamela Bachand	Wakefield Township Schools	$63,920	$62,165	2.8%
44	Dennis Svoke	Gogebic Community College	$63,312	$77,638	-18.5%
45	Kevin Lyons	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$63,285	$52,920	19.6%
46	Mary Marzari	Wakefield Township Schools	$63,204	$61,791	2.3%
47	Kimberly Zeckovich	Gogebic Community College	$62,871	$60,888	3.3%
48	Kathy Makela	Wakefield Township Schools	$62,601	$61,979	1%
49	Paul Mattson	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$62,411	$61,116	2.1%
50	Molly Allard	Watersmeet Township School District	$62,345	$54,229	15%
50	Steven Aho	Watersmeet Township School District	$62,345	$65,972	-5.5%
52	Diana Hansen	Bessemer Area School District	$62,133	$57,431	8.2%
53	Daniel Mykkanen	Watersmeet Township School District	$62,074	$61,423	1.1%
54	Mark Movrich	Bessemer Area School District	$61,716	$57,959	6.5%
55	Douglas Foley	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$61,405	$60,084	2.2%
56	Sherri Nyquist	Bessemer Area School District	$60,837	$57,902	5.1%
57	Jamie Stiffarm	Bessemer Area School District	$60,664	$57,275	5.9%
58	Elizabeth Billie	Wakefield Township Schools	$60,554	$57,880	4.6%
59	Wade Wiartalla	Watersmeet Township School District	$59,346	$58,970	0.6%
60	Carissa Cayer Mott	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$58,914	$56,678	3.9%
61	Stephanie Mazzon	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$58,878	$54,457	8.1%
62	Noel Aho	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$58,552	$57,733	1.4%
63	Susan Clausen	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$58,460	$56,577	3.3%
64	Theresa Giuliano	Wakefield Township Schools	$58,039	$56,079	3.5%
65	Tammy Kann	Bessemer Area School District	$57,808	$54,643	5.8%
66	April Syria	Watersmeet Township School District	$57,764	$57,402	0.6%
67	Christopher Tweiten	Wakefield Township Schools	$57,741	$51,979	11.1%
68	Deborah Lekies	Bessemer Area School District	$57,641	$55,223	4.4%
69	Christine Samardich	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$57,627	$57,605	0%
70	Michelle Giackino	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$57,551	$55,508	3.7%
71	Lauren Korpi	Wakefield Township Schools	$57,505	$55,799	3.1%
72	Gene Goss	Bessemer Area School District	$57,376	$54,484	5.3%
73	Jennifer Werner	Bessemer Area School District	$57,309	$55,640	3%
74	Sara Sivula	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$57,200	$55,426	3.2%
75	Jonelle France	Bessemer Area School District	$57,191	$54,187	5.5%
76	Kady Meinke	Gogebic Community College	$57,062	$65,831	-13.3%
77	Michelle Trier	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$57,012	$54,094	5.4%
78	Lisa Fechter	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$56,198	$53,403	5.2%
79	Kirsti Libertoski	Wakefield Township Schools	$55,934	$51,240	9.2%
80	Kathy Wiegand	Watersmeet Township School District	$55,000	$45,000	22.2%
81	Alison Stehlik	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$54,734	$52,138	5%
82	Gail Maki-Dalbec	Bessemer Area School District	$54,493	$51,768	5.3%
83	Jill Carver	Bessemer Area School District	$54,492	$51,618	5.6%
84	Tina Trevarthen	Wakefield Township Schools	$54,431	$53,827	1.1%
85	Mark Mettler	Bessemer Area School District	$54,393	$51,618	5.4%
86	Richard Matrella	Bessemer Area School District	$54,254	$69,139	-21.5%
87	Thomas Mott	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$54,118	$51,640	4.8%
88	Benjamin Schmandt	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$53,935	$51,134	5.5%
89	David Erickson	Gogebic Community College	$53,610	$50,819	5.5%
90	Rene Liddell	Watersmeet Township School District	$53,178	$50,444	5.4%
91	Cheryl Jacisin	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$52,312	$48,815	7.2%
92	Tara Tregembo	Gogebic Community College	$51,991	$42,202	23.2%
93	Daniel Martinson	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$51,518	$49,871	3.3%
94	Jackie Rowe	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$51,331	$55,224	-7%
95	Susan Obradovich	Wakefield Township Schools	$50,906	$47,437	7.3%
96	Barbara Ahnen	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$49,180	$46,794	5.1%
97	Amanda Delich	Gogebic Community College	$48,907	$77,770	-37.1%
98	Samantha Grace	Ironwood-Gogebic City Area Schools	$48,743	$38,454	26.8%
99	Jeanne Graham	Gogebic Community College	$125,954	$106,800	17.9%
100	George Peterson	Watersmeet Township School District	$109,087	$104,084	4.8%