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Susan Tollefson's compensation of $98,554 was the most as a public employee in Baraga County in 2019.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest paid public employees in 2019 in Baraga County
Rank | Employee | Employer | 2019 amount earned | 2018 amount earned | Percent Change |
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1 | Susan Tollefson | L'Anse Area Schools | $98,554 | $90,000 | 9.5% |
2 | Richard Sarau | Baraga Township Schools | $97,529 | $93,999 | 3.8% |
3 | Melissa Scroggs | L'Anse Area Schools | $80,322 | $78,747 | 2% |
4 | Martin Meleen | L'Anse Area Schools | $77,160 | $77,613 | -0.6% |
5 | Henry Augustine | L'Anse Area Schools | $76,765 | $67,163 | 14.3% |
6 | Timothy Marczak | Baraga Township Schools | $76,558 | $73,506 | 4.2% |
7 | Laura Schneider | L'Anse Area Schools | $75,882 | $64,060 | 18.5% |
8 | Amy Lake | Baraga Township Schools | $74,738 | $71,753 | 4.2% |
9 | Michele Serafin | Baraga Township Schools | $70,109 | $67,318 | 4.1% |
10 | Heather Grentz | L'Anse Area Schools | $69,994 | $65,536 | 6.8% |
11 | Debra De Shambo | Baraga Township Schools | $69,968 | $67,327 | 3.9% |
12 | Dawn Van Lerberghe | Baraga Township Schools | $68,984 | $65,722 | 5% |
13 | Darrin Voskuhl | L'Anse Area Schools | $68,634 | $74,034 | -7.3% |
14 | Monica Markham | Baraga Township Schools | $68,079 | $65,722 | 3.6% |
15 | Shari Pizziola | Baraga Township Schools | $67,662 | $65,745 | 2.9% |
16 | Randy Cadeau | L'Anse Area Schools | $67,506 | $65,410 | 3.2% |
17 | Paul Moore | L'Anse Area Schools | $67,238 | $63,962 | 5.1% |
18 | Denise Wilder | L'Anse Area Schools | $67,077 | $64,553 | 3.9% |
19 | John Filpus | Baraga Township Schools | $66,767 | $63,236 | 5.6% |
20 | Katherine Warner | Baraga Township Schools | $66,402 | $63,339 | 4.8% |
21 | Dan Dompierre | Baraga Township Schools | $66,294 | $59,176 | 12% |
22 | Mary Retaskie | Baraga Township Schools | $66,249 | $63,958 | 3.6% |
23 | Sue Wilson | Baraga Township Schools | $66,063 | $65,578 | 0.7% |
24 | Kristina Vanhala | Baraga Township Schools | $64,911 | $62,722 | 3.5% |
25 | Aaron Poniatowski | L'Anse Area Schools | $64,700 | $62,295 | 3.9% |
26 | Mark Smith | L'Anse Area Schools | $64,288 | $62,156 | 3.4% |
27 | Jeffrey Markham | Baraga Township Schools | $63,418 | $61,229 | 3.6% |
28 | Jane Vanburen | L'Anse Area Schools | $63,382 | $60,745 | 4.3% |
29 | Callie Cram | L'Anse Area Schools | $62,811 | $60,574 | 3.7% |
30 | Laura Augustine | L'Anse Area Schools | $62,282 | $59,160 | 5.3% |
31 | Anne Schumer | L'Anse Area Schools | $60,936 | $58,377 | 4.4% |
32 | Brian Perry | L'Anse Area Schools | $60,594 | $57,790 | 4.9% |
33 | Betty Cangemi | L'Anse Area Schools | $60,401 | $58,543 | 3.2% |
34 | Lori Johnson | Arvon Township Schools | $59,176 | $57,732 | 2.5% |
35 | John Jacobson | L'Anse Area Schools | $58,075 | $62,859 | -7.6% |
36 | Matthew Frantti | Baraga Township Schools | $57,732 | $53,890 | 7.1% |
37 | Lisa Collins | Baraga Township Schools | $57,396 | $54,077 | 6.1% |
38 | Jennifer Knisely | L'Anse Area Schools | $55,947 | $51,820 | 8% |
39 | Kristin Marczak | L'Anse Area Schools | $55,757 | $51,866 | 7.5% |
40 | Michelle Seppanen | L'Anse Area Schools | $55,515 | $62,850 | -11.7% |
41 | Lori Wisniewski | Baraga Township Schools | $54,226 | $49,618 | 9.3% |
42 | Holly Belanger | L'Anse Area Schools | $53,133 | $60,616 | -12.3% |
43 | Janet Gerzetich | L'Anse Area Schools | $52,710 | $60,286 | -12.6% |
44 | Benjamin Johnston | Baraga Township Schools | $52,705 | $48,079 | 9.6% |
45 | Rachel Cox | L'Anse Area Schools | $52,154 | $48,844 | 6.8% |
46 | Stacey Simonsen | L'Anse Area Schools | $52,048 | $44,718 | 16.4% |
47 | Michael Aubin | Baraga Township Schools | $51,076 | $47,905 | 6.6% |
48 | Linda Lohmann | L'Anse Area Schools | $50,960 | $48,447 | 5.2% |
49 | Lisa Wilson | Baraga Township Schools | $50,364 | $46,692 | 7.9% |
50 | Amanda Rinkinen | Baraga Township Schools | $49,932 | $46,452 | 7.5% |
51 | Callie Budweg | L'Anse Area Schools | $49,160 | $42,767 | 14.9% |
52 | Emily Maxson | L'Anse Area Schools | $47,733 | $44,355 | 7.6% |
53 | Viktoria Klein | Baraga Township Schools | $46,686 | $43,217 | 8% |
54 | Theresa Bianco | L'Anse Area Schools | $46,677 | $44,595 | 4.7% |
55 | Nicole Maddux | L'Anse Area Schools | $46,047 | $43,792 | 5.2% |
56 | Cara Wightman | L'Anse Area Schools | $45,595 | $45,838 | -0.5% |
57 | Lisa Cichosz | L'Anse Area Schools | $45,576 | $40,395 | 12.8% |
58 | Anthony Arens | L'Anse Area Schools | $45,240 | $29,081 | 55.6% |
59 | David Harris | Baraga Township Schools | $45,012 | $42,180 | 6.7% |
60 | Desiree Lauritsen | Baraga Township Schools | $44,491 | $41,599 | 7% |
61 | Risa Williamson | L'Anse Area Schools | $43,592 | $22,947 | 90% |
62 | Terri Lapointe | Baraga Township Schools | $43,281 | $33,972 | 27.4% |
63 | Eric Demink | Baraga Township Schools | $43,072 | $15,406 | 179.6% |
64 | Elisa Anderson | Baraga Township Schools | $43,057 | $40,179 | 7.2% |
65 | Christina Gallup | Baraga Township Schools | $43,005 | $40,323 | 6.6% |
66 | Rachael Lassi | Baraga Township Schools | $42,813 | $39,672 | 7.9% |
67 | April Thor | L'Anse Area Schools | $42,610 | $41,147 | 3.6% |
68 | Dawn Howe | L'Anse Area Schools | $41,542 | $33,021 | 25.8% |
69 | Kristina Waara | Arvon Township Schools | $41,337 | $39,301 | 5.2% |
70 | Michele Velmer | Baraga Township Schools | $40,562 | $39,374 | 3% |
71 | Michael Roth | L'Anse Area Schools | $40,205 | $41,687 | -3.6% |
72 | Gregory Ollila | L'Anse Area Schools | $39,237 | $37,326 | 5.1% |
73 | Lauren Scherr | Baraga Township Schools | $39,171 | $34,233 | 14.4% |
74 | Barbara Waara | L'Anse Area Schools | $38,627 | $39,923 | -3.2% |
75 | Porter Dowler | Baraga Township Schools | $37,581 | $28,938 | 29.9% |
76 | Julia Belej | L'Anse Area Schools | $34,279 | $8,659 | 295.9% |
77 | Ricky Hiltunen | L'Anse Area Schools | $34,208 | $33,304 | 2.7% |
78 | Richard Hartman | L'Anse Area Schools | $33,104 | $14,249 | 132.3% |
79 | Joanne Hochstein | L'Anse Area Schools | $32,802 | $30,051 | 9.2% |
80 | Gregory Markkanen | Baraga Township Schools | $31,403 | $51,021 | -38.5% |
81 | Jan Lafave | L'Anse Area Schools | $30,244 | $36,700 | -17.6% |
82 | Jessica Paquet | L'Anse Area Schools | $28,003 | $26,188 | 6.9% |
83 | Lori Lindemann | Baraga Township Schools | $25,973 | $24,820 | 4.6% |
84 | Shelley Bianco | L'Anse Area Schools | $25,738 | $24,620 | 4.5% |
85 | Mark Kanniainen | L'Anse Area Schools | $24,681 | $26,082 | -5.4% |
86 | Bruce Harju | Baraga Township Schools | $24,533 | $24,046 | 2% |
87 | Jeanne Artley | Baraga Township Schools | $23,191 | $22,926 | 1.2% |
88 | Kriston Thompson | L'Anse Area Schools | $22,176 | $17,659 | 25.6% |
89 | Tammy Crittenden | Baraga Township Schools | $21,957 | $18,500 | 18.7% |
90 | Ashlyn Ahola | L'Anse Area Schools | $21,499 | $6,800 | 216.1% |
91 | Jody Davis | Baraga Township Schools | $21,119 | $12,670 | 66.7% |
92 | Sonya Evans | L'Anse Area Schools | $21,072 | $19,127 | 10.2% |
93 | Jane Sweeney | L'Anse Area Schools | $19,202 | $19,704 | -2.6% |
94 | Nicole Frisk | L'Anse Area Schools | $18,518 | $13,353 | 38.7% |
95 | Lamont CorpII | Baraga Township Schools | $18,390 | $17,930 | 2.6% |
96 | Elora Collins | L'Anse Area Schools | $18,265 | $14,412 | 26.7% |
97 | Catherine Maki | Baraga Township Schools | $18,106 | $17,385 | 4.1% |
98 | Kerrie Keranen | Baraga Township Schools | $17,447 | $9,017 | 93.5% |
99 | Jacqueline Heikkinen | Baraga Township Schools | $17,061 | $15,957 | 6.9% |
100 | Beth Reynolds | Baraga Township Schools | $16,975 | $17,046 | -0.4% |