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Public employees in Wayne County earned the most in 2020, receiving $1,296,720,539 in total. Publicly funded staff work in a variety of organizations, from school districts to state departments.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Total public-employee salaries by county in 2020
Rank | County | Employee count | Amount spent |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wayne County | 26,534 | $1,296,720,539 |
2 | Oakland County | 21,175 | $1,051,678,542 |
3 | Macomb County | 15,141 | $720,755,975 |
4 | Kent County | 13,328 | $566,903,019 |
5 | Genesee County | 6,881 | $319,424,754 |
6 | Washtenaw County | 6,747 | $295,501,579 |
7 | Ottawa County | 5,913 | $253,889,949 |
8 | Ingham County | 5,617 | $249,665,713 |
9 | Kalamazoo County | 5,548 | $223,762,737 |
10 | Muskegon County | 3,581 | $150,060,119 |
11 | St. Clair County | 3,289 | $145,570,252 |
12 | Livingston County | 3,081 | $140,751,761 |
13 | Jackson County | 3,040 | $137,999,653 |
14 | Saginaw County | 3,298 | $134,136,430 |
15 | Monroe County | 3,342 | $129,454,622 |
16 | Calhoun County | 2,798 | $120,223,613 |
17 | Berrien County | 2,760 | $113,670,867 |
18 | Bay County | 2,533 | $102,739,563 |
19 | Grand Traverse County | 2,290 | $93,757,828 |
20 | Eaton County | 2,163 | $85,894,621 |
21 | Allegan County | 2,129 | $85,829,433 |
22 | Van Buren County | 2,217 | $85,321,988 |
23 | Lenawee County | 2,015 | $82,163,227 |
24 | Midland County | 1,460 | $64,153,586 |
25 | Shiawassee County | 1,447 | $59,096,618 |
26 | Lapeer County | 1,353 | $55,536,890 |
27 | Montcalm County | 1,375 | $55,125,321 |
28 | Clinton County | 1,238 | $53,564,865 |
29 | St. Joseph County | 1,374 | $51,387,917 |
30 | Marquette County | 1,298 | $50,366,338 |
31 | Tuscola County | 1,108 | $44,508,412 |
32 | Newaygo County | 1,057 | $43,303,164 |
33 | Barry County | 1,042 | $42,717,585 |
34 | Mecosta County | 942 | $42,591,869 |
35 | Ionia County | 1,060 | $41,840,598 |
36 | Isabella County | 984 | $40,949,725 |
37 | Gratiot County | 922 | $37,802,590 |
38 | Branch County | 937 | $36,152,542 |
39 | Cass County | 933 | $34,872,962 |
40 | Clare County | 789 | $32,683,441 |
41 | Houghton County | 751 | $30,714,226 |
42 | Wexford County | 773 | $30,631,980 |
43 | Mason County | 655 | $30,542,286 |
44 | Sanilac County | 715 | $30,509,537 |
45 | Huron County | 725 | $28,875,219 |
46 | Delta County | 782 | $28,874,765 |
47 | Hillsdale County | 763 | $28,195,726 |
48 | Chippewa County | 678 | $27,962,647 |
49 | Charlevoix County | 585 | $27,075,542 |
50 | Emmet County | 514 | $26,003,309 |
51 | Alpena County | 639 | $23,682,806 |
52 | Iosco County | 554 | $21,964,098 |
53 | Dickinson County | 558 | $20,553,532 |
54 | Roscommon County | 515 | $19,027,750 |
55 | Otsego County | 408 | $18,599,335 |
56 | Osceola County | 425 | $16,585,863 |
57 | Cheboygan County | 385 | $16,478,797 |
58 | Menominee County | 438 | $15,765,684 |
59 | Oceana County | 417 | $15,445,709 |
60 | Antrim County | 417 | $14,365,962 |
61 | Manistee County | 377 | $14,352,013 |
62 | Leelanau County | 353 | $13,382,786 |
63 | Gladwin County | 296 | $11,441,610 |
64 | Gogebic County | 303 | $10,102,322 |
65 | Missaukee County | 253 | $10,030,082 |
66 | Arenac County | 244 | $9,240,231 |
67 | Benzie County | 201 | $9,049,118 |
68 | Kalkaska County | 237 | $9,042,185 |
69 | Ogemaw County | 230 | $7,936,629 |
70 | Mackinac County | 234 | $7,465,309 |
71 | Crawford County | 168 | $7,238,808 |
72 | Presque Isle County | 158 | $6,293,137 |
73 | Iron County | 158 | $6,193,288 |
74 | Alger County | 182 | $5,617,254 |
75 | Baraga County | 145 | $4,946,644 |
76 | Ontonagon County | 131 | $4,492,117 |
77 | Oscoda County | 122 | $3,937,033 |
78 | Alcona County | 77 | $3,094,091 |
79 | Schoolcraft County | 77 | $3,017,805 |
80 | Montmorency County | 90 | $2,936,320 |
81 | Lake County | 56 | $2,487,894 |
82 | Luce County | 58 | $2,292,711 |
83 | Caledonia County | 68 | $1,616,072 |
84 | Keweenaw County | 3 | $64,976 |