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The highest annual salary earned among Van Buren County employees was $165,570 to Lynn Johnson.
The highest salary was $162,200 in 2019.
According to records, 2,217 individuals received compensation for their work from Van Buren County in 2020. Of those, 746 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 Van Buren County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Jeffrey Mills | $165,570 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Robin Buchler | $155,783.25 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | David Manson | $149,831.86 |
| South Haven Public Schools | Kevin Schooley | $148,500 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Barbara Matthews | $136,313.24 |
| Lawton Community Schools | Christopher Rice | $132,825 |
| Paw Paw Public Schools | Richard Reo | $126,000.02 |
| Gobles Public Schools | Jeffery Rehlander | $125,970 |
| Covert Public Schools | Yolanda Brunt | $125,683.09 |
| Hartford Public Schools | Andrew Hubbard | $122,205 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Robert Smith | $120,063 |
| Bloomingdale Public Schools | Deborah Paquette | $120,002.01 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Jack Schuman | $118,750.37 |
| Decatur Public Schools | Patrick Creagan | $114,450 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Eugene Vogds | $112,832.06 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Thomas Richardson | $108,588.54 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Katherin Holverstott-Cockr | $108,517.74 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Damian Koob | $107,415 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Wendy Minor | $103,676.81 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Tonda Boothby | $103,478.70 |
| Paw Paw Public Schools | Tammy Southworth | $102,874.38 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Timothy Eastman | $102,788.26 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Christina Hinds | $102,560.87 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Carrie Wendell | $101,900.88 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Gregory Mickelson | $101,850.25 |
| Paw Paw Public Schools | Stephanie Walker | $101,430.02 |
| South Haven Public Schools | Nancy Frost | $101,073.47 |
| Van Buren County Intermediate School District | Cheryl-Marie Manson | $100,906 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Nate Engels | $100,536.74 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | Cathleen Brewster | $100,536.74 |
| Paw Paw Public Schools | Jerry McDaniel | $100,027.94 |
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