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Joel Asiala earns 1.5% more in 2019 working as a public employee in Houghton County

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Joel Asiala earned $68,010 in 2019, 1.5 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Houghton County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Roberta Dessellier's compensation of $98,000 was the most as a public employee in Houghton 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 Houghton County

RankEmployeeEmployer2019 amount earned2018 amount earnedPercent Change
1Roberta DessellierMichigan Technological University$98,000$152,675-35.8%
2Julie FilpusHoughton-Portage Township School District$94,286$86,5698.9%
3Craig SundbladLake Linden-Hubbell Public School$93,935$93,2470.7%
4James RautiolaStanton Township Public Schools$93,154$84,8409.8%
5Karla KitalongMichigan Technological University$92,560$90,7492%
6Carla StromeCopper Country Intermediate School District$92,530$72,29828%
7Michael RichardsonCopper Country Intermediate School District$92,411$90,1572.5%
8Kipp BeaudoinHancock Public Schools$91,600$90,2611.5%
9Kristina PenfoldCopper Country Intermediate School District$90,000$71,40026.1%
10Anders HillHoughton-Portage Township School District$87,377$84,8972.9%
11Holly RivestCalumet Public Schools$86,485$85,2401.5%
12David PerramMichigan Technological University$86,278$84,7281.8%
13Jennifer PetersCalumet Public Schools$84,882$83,7941.3%
14Scott WagnerMichigan Technological University$82,133$79,9842.7%
15Michael SteberCalumet Public Schools$81,985$84,019-2.4%
16Corey MarkhamHoughton-Portage Township School District$81,857$76,3737.2%
17Kelly TuomikoskiCopper Country Intermediate School District$81,401$79,8062%
18Katrina CarlsonCopper Country Intermediate School District$81,387$79,4022.5%
19Jared LawsonHoughton-Portage Township School District$81,251$71,29914%
20Brian CadwellMichigan Technological University$81,222$79,2092.5%
21Benjamin LarsonMichigan Technological University$80,993$79,4052%
22Michael FarleyCalumet Public Schools$80,766$79,0002.2%
23David FredricksonMichigan Technological University$79,979$75,6045.8%
24Traci WelchHoughton-Portage Township School District$79,088$78,9350.2%
25Lisa JukkalaMichigan Technological University$78,780$75,9663.7%
26Nicholas KleinHoughton-Portage Township School District$78,289$69,66712.4%
27Ann CampbellHoughton-Portage Township School District$78,271$77,1081.5%
28Matthew DennisHancock Public Schools$77,667$77,6760%
29Todd ArneyMichigan Technological University$77,617$68,64913.1%
30Julie GoldsworthyCalumet Public Schools$77,470$69,69911.1%
31Stephen LishinskiAdams Township School District$77,200$72,0007.2%
32Cathy JenichMichigan Technological University$77,050$73,5504.8%
33Mark NolanHoughton-Portage Township School District$76,996$73,7284.4%
34Heather MrozCopper Country Intermediate School District$76,446$75,5961.1%
35Kim HarrisAdams Township School District$76,420$74,4202.7%
36Lynnette BorreeCopper Country Intermediate School District$76,353$74,4022.6%
37Pattie LuokkanenMichigan Technological University$75,472$65,64315%
38Patricia KyllonenMichigan Technological University$75,050$73,5922%
39Adria LaplanderHoughton-Portage Township School District$74,876$71,0495.4%
40Carol McCullahMichigan Technological University$74,575$72,3613.1%
41Margery GronlundCalumet Public Schools$74,166$65,49913.2%
42Kelly FontaineHoughton-Portage Township School District$74,095$75,556-1.9%
43Daniel PertileHancock Public Schools$73,937$69,1656.9%
44Sean JacquesCalumet Public Schools$73,853$72,2242.3%
45Abe VoelkerCalumet Public Schools$73,621$64,27714.5%
46Bruce BelmasHoughton-Portage Township School District$73,087$71,5002.2%
47Corey SoumisCalumet Public Schools$73,019$68,5626.5%
48Bruce HorschHoughton-Portage Township School District$73,004$71,1112.7%
49Joseph HeflinCalumet Public Schools$72,865$64,98612.1%
50Tony SchwallerHoughton-Portage Township School District$72,788$61,30418.7%
51Ronald MaunoMichigan Technological University$72,506$68,5405.8%
52Karyn Ruohonen-RudakHancock Public Schools$72,398$58,96522.8%
53Cindy MillerCalumet Public Schools$71,855$60,92317.9%
54Daniel VaaraHancock Public Schools$71,826$71,1421%
55Elizabeth PollinsMichigan Technological University$71,670$69,5833%
56Bradley CodereLake Linden-Hubbell Public School$71,340$69,9761.9%
57Gregory StarichaHoughton-Portage Township School District$71,313$60,87617.1%
58John ChristiansonHoughton-Portage Township School District$71,298$80,004-10.9%
59Shelby TurnquistHoughton-Portage Township School District$71,256$49,06945.2%
60Gwendolyn StockwellCopper Country Intermediate School District$71,214$68,0554.6%
61Maren RouleauCopper Country Intermediate School District$71,042$72,094-1.5%
62Chinedu OhanHancock Public Schools$70,703$59,23119.4%
63Sarah FreitagCopper Country Intermediate School District$70,702$69,8401.2%
64Karen SaloMichigan Technological University$70,500$65,4507.7%
65Karen LacrossCalumet Public Schools$70,336$69,7410.9%
66Lisa PyykkonenAdams Township School District$70,138$59,14518.6%
67Barbara Kinnunen-SkidmoreCalumet Public Schools$69,781$60,00916.3%
68Jennifer BeaudetteCopper Country Intermediate School District$69,637$58,57518.9%
69Roy BritzMichigan Technological University$69,625$67,9672.4%
70Karyn JuntunenCopper Country Intermediate School District$69,298$65,3946%
71Debra MuesCalumet Public Schools$69,296$59,35316.8%
72Joshua HinerCopper Country Intermediate School District$69,003$67,3202.5%
73Sara RutzHoughton-Portage Township School District$68,873$68,7650.2%
74Thomas SturosCalumet Public Schools$68,539$67,5261.5%
75Melissa HronkinHoughton-Portage Township School District$68,134$69,742-2.3%
76Joel AsialaCalumet Public Schools$68,010$67,0051.5%
77Julie GiachinoCalumet Public Schools$67,841$58,96915%
78Todd WaurioCalumet Public Schools$66,940$66,3310.9%
79Mark PowellCalumet Public Schools$66,850$65,3202.3%
80Joanne DanielsonCopper Country Intermediate School District$66,838$60,21111%
81Andrew CrouchLake Linden-Hubbell Public School$66,643$65,9921%
82William O'ConnorDollar Bay-Tamarack City Area School$66,168$66,948-1.2%
83Carl ArkoCalumet Public Schools$66,023$56,68816.5%
84Kristen RoggemannCopper Country Intermediate School District$66,005$63,3034.3%
85Angela ElmbladCopper Country Intermediate School District$65,867$65,960-0.1%
86Patti SullivanHoughton-Portage Township School District$65,825$63,8743.1%
87Christine MarttilaHoughton-Portage Township School District$65,771$54,76520.1%
88Kimberly HendricksonCopper Country Intermediate School District$65,665$49,74932%
89Eric RundmanCalumet Public Schools$65,575$65,2320.5%
90Matthew HamptonCalumet Public Schools$65,440$62,0105.5%
91Neeta JacobsonHoughton-Portage Township School District$65,429$64,6251.2%
92Andrew VestichHoughton-Portage Township School District$65,310$65,865-0.8%
93Jerome SvokeHoughton-Portage Township School District$65,189$63,8192.1%
94Laura SayenHoughton-Portage Township School District$65,153$61,6145.7%
95Ellen HorschMichigan Technological University$208,559$229,800-9.2%
96David HandMichigan Technological University$169,667$149,80913.3%
97John IrwinMichigan Technological University$136,878$157,035-12.8%
98George StockeroCopper Country Intermediate School District$129,466$126,3942.4%
99Timothy KeteriAdams Township School District$104,800$102,3052.4%
100Christopher DavidsonCalumet Public Schools$104,617$91,62714.2%

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