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Public employees in Wayne County earned the most in 2019, receiving $1,326,879,155 in total. Publicly funded staff work in a variety of organizations, from school districts to state departments.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Total public-employee salaries by county in 2019
| Rank | County | Employee count | Amount spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | 29,337 | $1,326,879,155 |
| 2 | Oakland County | 23,352 | $1,094,858,726 |
| 3 | Macomb County | 16,653 | $745,515,163 |
| 4 | Kent County | 14,615 | $592,586,498 |
| 5 | Genesee County | 7,646 | $332,575,346 |
| 6 | Washtenaw County | 7,641 | $318,634,871 |
| 7 | Ingham County | 6,337 | $261,099,503 |
| 8 | Ottawa County | 6,475 | $257,792,993 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 6,278 | $237,269,040 |
| 10 | Muskegon County | 3,946 | $154,116,216 |
| 11 | St. Clair County | 3,658 | $149,946,212 |
| 12 | Livingston County | 3,442 | $143,785,868 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 3,333 | $142,152,320 |
| 14 | Saginaw County | 3,720 | $138,033,927 |
| 15 | Monroe County | 3,768 | $134,701,959 |
| 16 | Calhoun County | 3,272 | $127,407,034 |
| 17 | Berrien County | 3,110 | $117,959,999 |
| 18 | Bay County | 2,850 | $108,141,147 |
| 19 | Grand Traverse County | 2,537 | $96,575,114 |
| 20 | Eaton County | 2,457 | $90,783,544 |
| 21 | Van Buren County | 2,422 | $89,119,739 |
| 22 | Allegan County | 2,349 | $87,590,680 |
| 23 | Lenawee County | 2,250 | $86,395,442 |
| 24 | Midland County | 1,628 | $65,451,372 |
| 25 | Shiawassee County | 1,641 | $61,387,267 |
| 26 | Lapeer County | 1,521 | $58,356,514 |
| 27 | Montcalm County | 1,538 | $57,442,986 |
| 28 | St. Joseph County | 1,583 | $54,691,155 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 1,392 | $54,304,204 |
| 30 | Marquette County | 1,405 | $51,978,193 |
| 31 | Tuscola County | 1,244 | $46,455,110 |
| 32 | Newaygo County | 1,170 | $44,163,876 |
| 33 | Mecosta County | 1,051 | $43,903,773 |
| 34 | Isabella County | 1,117 | $43,834,484 |
| 35 | Barry County | 1,139 | $43,521,528 |
| 36 | Ionia County | 1,144 | $42,809,034 |
| 37 | Gratiot County | 1,003 | $38,439,631 |
| 38 | Branch County | 1,062 | $38,032,339 |
| 39 | Cass County | 1,061 | $36,349,594 |
| 40 | Clare County | 914 | $35,148,619 |
| 41 | Houghton County | 856 | $33,431,115 |
| 42 | Wexford County | 854 | $31,815,963 |
| 43 | Sanilac County | 777 | $31,721,550 |
| 44 | Mason County | 730 | $31,291,346 |
| 45 | Delta County | 893 | $30,715,132 |
| 46 | Huron County | 783 | $30,532,596 |
| 47 | Hillsdale County | 850 | $29,984,685 |
| 48 | Chippewa County | 758 | $29,844,826 |
| 49 | Charlevoix County | 623 | $27,914,528 |
| 50 | Emmet County | 553 | $27,257,752 |
| 51 | Alpena County | 705 | $24,417,275 |
| 52 | Iosco County | 611 | $23,068,515 |
| 53 | Dickinson County | 591 | $21,723,812 |
| 54 | Roscommon County | 617 | $20,521,548 |
| 55 | Otsego County | 460 | $19,100,951 |
| 56 | Osceola County | 460 | $17,572,151 |
| 57 | Cheboygan County | 418 | $17,425,377 |
| 58 | Menominee County | 521 | $16,393,237 |
| 59 | Oceana County | 477 | $16,059,533 |
| 60 | Manistee County | 446 | $15,149,696 |
| 61 | Antrim County | 458 | $14,687,484 |
| 62 | Leelanau County | 388 | $14,049,782 |
| 63 | Gladwin County | 309 | $12,110,189 |
| 64 | Gogebic County | 375 | $11,420,331 |
| 65 | Missaukee County | 269 | $10,275,283 |
| 66 | Arenac County | 256 | $9,372,085 |
| 67 | Kalkaska County | 258 | $9,339,955 |
| 68 | Benzie County | 228 | $9,239,100 |
| 69 | Ogemaw County | 263 | $8,749,735 |
| 70 | Mackinac County | 266 | $7,949,691 |
| 71 | Crawford County | 183 | $7,949,409 |
| 72 | Presque Isle County | 184 | $6,448,050 |
| 73 | Iron County | 167 | $6,344,060 |
| 74 | Alger County | 214 | $5,937,191 |
| 75 | Baraga County | 171 | $5,432,311 |
| 76 | Ontonagon County | 152 | $4,821,487 |
| 77 | Oscoda County | 140 | $4,131,923 |
| 78 | Alcona County | 80 | $3,309,853 |
| 79 | Schoolcraft County | 94 | $3,289,812 |
| 80 | Montmorency County | 103 | $3,190,198 |
| 81 | Lake County | 71 | $2,900,316 |
| 82 | Luce County | 63 | $2,488,172 |
| 83 | Caledonia County | 74 | $1,736,422 |
| 84 | Keweenaw County | 4 | $62,171 |
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