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The highest annual salary earned in Dowagiac-Union School District was $149,394 to Jonathan Whan.
The highest salary was $134,187 in 2019.
According to records, 259 individuals received compensation for their work from Dowagiac-Union School District in 2020. Of those, 93 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 on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.
A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have important ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.
Highest paid Dowagiac-Union School District employees
| Dowagiac-Union School District employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Whan | $149,394.23 |
| Dawn Conner | $131,355.04 |
| Kelly Millin | $103,803.72 |
| Stacy Ritchie | $100,494.15 |
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