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The highest annual salary earned among Cass County employees was $184,308 to David Laing.
The highest salary was $175,048.50 in 2019.
According to records, 933 individuals received compensation for their work from Cass County in 2020. Of those, 333 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 Cass County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cass Intermediate School District | Brenton Holcomb | $184,308 |
| Edwardsburg Public Schools | James Knoll | $159,130 |
| Dowagiac-Union School District | Jonathan Whan | $149,394.23 |
| Dowagiac-Union School District | Dawn Conner | $131,355.04 |
| Lewis Cass Intermediate School District | Jeffrey Jasper | $121,435 |
| Cassopolis Public Schools | Angela Piazza | $115,740 |
| Lewis Cass Intermediate School District | Tina Wimberley | $112,022 |
| Marcellus Community Schools | Nanette Pauley | $105,506.95 |
| Dowagiac-Union School District | Kelly Millin | $103,803.72 |
| Lewis Cass Intermediate School District | Sally Brueck | $102,610.85 |
| Dowagiac-Union School District | Stacy Ritchie | $100,494.15 |
| Edwardsburg Public Schools | Carrie McGuire | $100,282 |
| Lewis Cass Intermediate School District | Michele Derenzy | $100,079.47 |
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