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The highest annual salary earned among St. Joseph County employees was $142,000 to Amanda Himes.
The highest salary was $142,000 in 2019.
According to records, 1,374 individuals received compensation for their work from St. Joseph County in 2020. Of those, 496 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 St. Joseph County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County Intermediate School District | Teresa Belote | $142,000 |
| Sturgis Public Schools | Arthur Ebert | $138,417.94 |
| Three Rivers Community Schools | Ronald Moag | $130,153.83 |
| St. Joseph County Intermediate School District | Deana Strudwick | $124,600 |
| Sturgis Public Schools | Nicholas Herblet | $119,201.76 |
| Sturgis Public Schools | Nicole Airgood | $118,001.92 |
| St. Joseph County Intermediate School District | Kelli Dechnik | $116,976 |
| Centreville Public Schools | Stephanie Lemmer | $114,199.73 |
| Sturgis Public Schools | Raymond Sterling | $113,929.94 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Lester Keith | $113,866.69 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Michael Northrop | $105,858.29 |
| St. Joseph County Intermediate School District | Benjamin Daugherty | $104,260 |
| Colon Community School | Penny Brockway | $103,429 |
| White Pigeon Community Schools | Carrie Erlandson | $102,604 |
| Constantine Public Schools | Travis Walker | $100,549.02 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | William Lederman | $100,515.73 |
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