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The highest annual salary earned among Marquette County employees was $131,034.86 to Grace Albert.
The highest salary was $147,021.31 in 2020.
According to records, 1,509 individuals received compensation for their work from Marquette County in 2021. Of those, 583 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 Marquette County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Michigan University | Joseph Lubig | $131,034.86 |
| Marquette Area Public Schools | William Saunders | $127,694.02 |
| Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District | Jennifer Huisken Lapointe | $126,824.20 |
| Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District | Jeffrey Diedrich | $126,824.20 |
| Northern Michigan University | Eric Smith | $123,024.27 |
| Negaunee Public Schools | Daniel Skewis | $119,374 |
| Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District | Tammy Nyen | $119,000 |
| Marquette Area Public Schools | Debra Barry | $115,778.54 |
| Nice Community Schools | Bryan Deaugustine | $113,070.83 |
| Northern Michigan University | Lisa Flood | $110,981.28 |
| Nice Community Schools | Vanessa Taavola | $110,793.97 |
| Ishpeming Public Schools | Carrie Meyer | $110,408.17 |
| Marquette Area Public Schools | Kevin Hooper | $109,806.03 |
| Marquette Area Public Schools | Sarah Kemppainen | $107,692.47 |
| Marquette Area Public Schools | Jonathan Young | $107,283.26 |
| Gwinn Area Community Schools | Sandra Petrovich | $106,767.74 |
| Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District | Lori Schulze | $105,080.35 |
| Republic-Michigamme Schools | Kevin Luokkala | $104,887.68 |
| Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District | Melanie Allen | $103,000 |
| Negaunee Public Schools | Kevin Bell | $101,746 |
| Marquette Area Public Schools | Sandra Barnes | $100,863.07 |
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