Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
The highest annual salary earned among Berrien County employees was $194,918 to Mary Beller.
The highest salary was $169,740 in 2020.
According to records, 3,449 individuals received compensation for their work from Berrien County in 2021. Of those, 1,218 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 Berrien County employees
| Employer | Employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Public Schools | Philip Freeman | $194,918 |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools | Andrae Townsel | $168,000 |
| Niles Public Schools | Daniel Applegate | $152,123.84 |
| St. Joseph Public Schools | Kelly Gaideski | $150,245.62 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | David Eichberg | $149,050 |
| New Buffalo Area Schools | Jeffrey Leslie | $141,484.02 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | Kristi Teall | $132,301.44 |
| Lakeshore Public Schools | Julie Powell | $129,950 |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools | Scott Johnson | $129,500 |
| Coloma Community Schools | David Ehlers | $129,099.92 |
| Bridgman Public Schools | Shane Peters | $128,808.90 |
| Watervliet Public Schools | Phillip Seager | $127,080.90 |
| New Buffalo Area Schools | David Kelly | $125,396 |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools | Lawanna Shelton | $122,000 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | Robert Kubiak | $121,529.10 |
| Watervliet Public Schools | Kenneth Dietz | $120,901.28 |
| Lake Michigan College | Kevin Kreitner | $119,333.92 |
| Brandywine Public Schools | Karen Weimer | $118,601 |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools | Elizabeth Gayle | $117,000 |
| Lake Michigan College | Lisa Augustyniak | $115,667.54 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | Ryan Pesce | $115,135 |
| Buchanan Community Schools | Patricia Robinson | $113,164.09 |
| Bridgman Public Schools | Samuel Stine | $111,164 |
| St. Joseph Public Schools | Kevin Guzzo | $110,452.98 |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools | Mark Miller | $110,000 |
| Lakeshore Public Schools | Tracy Althouse | $109,730 |
| Lake Michigan College | Frank Stijnman | $109,458.73 |
| Watervliet Public Schools | Rita Broekema | $109,080 |
| Lakeshore Public Schools | Jeffrey Yauchstetter | $107,837.50 |
| St. Joseph Public Schools | Craig Hubble | $107,197.48 |
| Lake Michigan College | Marla Clark | $107,048.40 |
| Lake Michigan College | Dana Jenkins | $106,714.91 |
| Buchanan Community Schools | Mark Kurland | $106,700 |
| St. Joseph Public Schools | Brenda Graham | $105,499.94 |
| New Buffalo Area Schools | Charles Butler | $105,124 |
| St. Joseph Public Schools | Gregory Blomgren | $104,520 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | Gary Jensen | $104,471.15 |
| Lake Michigan College | Gerry Cox | $103,840.64 |
| Lake Michigan College | John Stahl | $103,829.85 |
| Lake Michigan College | Gary Roberts | $102,686.82 |
| New Buffalo Area Schools | Shelley Wheeler | $102,162.66 |
| St. Joseph Public Schools | Chad Mandarino | $102,157.03 |
| Niles Public Schools | Donna Roark | $102,023.44 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | Daniel Bartz | $101,909 |
| River Valley School District | Brian Brown | $101,822.25 |
| Countryside Academy | Sarah Brookshire | $101,074.60 |
Alerts Sign-up