Thaddeus Deforest earned $55,054 in 2018, 6.8 percent more than in 2017, working at Eau Claire Public Schools.
Ann Marie Shell was the highest paid public employee working for Eau Claire Public Schools in 2018, earning $86,999 during the year.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.
| Rank | Employee | 2018 amount earned | 2017 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Marie Shell | $86,999 | — | — |
| 2 | Shane Lausch | $79,999 | $82,765 | -3.3% |
| 3 | Christopher Smedley | $78,499 | $67,328 | 16.6% |
| 4 | Karen Melody | $74,300 | — | — |
| 5 | Warren Hartman | $71,781 | $74,395 | -3.5% |
| 6 | Phillip Brackett | $69,811 | $64,928 | 7.5% |
| 7 | Timothy Keathley | $69,000 | $69,918 | -1.3% |
| 8 | Thomas Ferry | $68,654 | $66,387 | 3.4% |
| 9 | Amy Berget | $68,226 | $66,583 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Dottie Prince | $68,220 | $63,462 | 7.5% |
| 11 | Randall Ellsworth | $66,945 | $72,755 | -8% |
| 12 | Joann Rumsey | $66,860 | $65,496 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Lesa Hamilton | $65,372 | — | — |
| 14 | Mary Broccolo-derr | $64,812 | $64,076 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Allyson Rigler | $63,816 | $61,051 | 4.5% |
| 16 | David Gray | $63,461 | — | — |
| 17 | Janet Crawford | $62,981 | $60,991 | 3.3% |
| 18 | Mark Peppel | $62,910 | $62,549 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Kristen Roe | $62,695 | $61,217 | 2.4% |
| 20 | Steven Bowe | $62,576 | $60,901 | 2.8% |
| 21 | Pamela Muller | $62,489 | $57,278 | 9.1% |
| 22 | Anita Backus | $62,407 | $57,749 | 8.1% |
| 23 | Beth Kraemer | $62,382 | $56,464 | 10.5% |
| 23 | Jennifer Zellers | $62,382 | $60,537 | 3% |
| 25 | Molly Moran | $61,782 | $60,424 | 2.2% |
| 26 | Marc Hunter | $61,112 | $57,019 | 7.2% |
| 27 | Pamela Rygg | $60,825 | $58,307 | 4.3% |
| 28 | Wendy Hart | $60,234 | $55,047 | 9.4% |
| 29 | Sondra Harner | $60,150 | $58,140 | 3.5% |
| 30 | Nanette Roach | $58,172 | $54,631 | 6.5% |
| 31 | Barbara Dallas | $57,517 | $54,565 | 5.4% |
| 32 | Sarabeth Horton | $55,504 | $55,292 | 0.4% |
| 33 | Dawn Luthringer | $55,233 | $50,580 | 9.2% |
| 34 | Thaddeus Deforest | $55,054 | $51,543 | 6.8% |
| 35 | Michelle Bender | $53,850 | — | — |
| 36 | Amy Burton | $52,462 | — | — |
| 37 | Karin Magalhaes | $52,292 | — | — |
| 38 | Kelly Severin | $52,116 | $48,078 | 8.4% |
| 39 | Diane Burbach | $50,375 | $49,608 | 1.5% |
| 40 | Kathryn Tyria | $49,517 | $46,516 | 6.5% |
| 41 | Brian Mcnamara | $49,517 | — | — |
| 42 | Sarah Dye | $49,312 | — | — |
| 43 | Craig Fisher | $48,632 | — | — |
| 44 | Jonathan Schultz | $48,356 | $18,112 | 1,67% |
| 45 | Diane Dine | $48,289 | $44,154 | 9.4% |
| 46 | Beth Johnson | $48,269 | — | — |
| 47 | Laurie Rivette | $48,010 | $46,591 | 3% |
| 48 | May Schultz Reed | $47,755 | — | — |
| 49 | Scott Pfeiffer | $47,519 | — | — |
| 50 | Carrie Brunsting | $46,482 | — | — |
| 51 | Christopher Cochran | $45,812 | $38,558 | 18.8% |
| 52 | Samantha Clark | $44,949 | $27,201 | 65.2% |
| 53 | Kirstin Cheadle | $44,015 | $32,217 | 36.6% |
| 54 | Amy Ramos | $43,941 | $40,297 | 9% |
| 55 | Chad Larowe | $43,169 | $38,635 | 11.7% |
| 56 | Catherine Glassman | $42,355 | $40,224 | 5.3% |
| 57 | Hanns-georg Heil | $42,177 | — | — |
| 58 | Rebecca Williamson | $42,027 | $43,008 | -2.3% |
| 59 | Earl Koch | $41,642 | — | — |
| 60 | Jessica Rumsey | $41,558 | $39,924 | 4.1% |
| 61 | Gary Perrine | $39,646 | — | — |
| 62 | Matthew Haines | $37,766 | — | — |
| 63 | Jerry Sayre | $37,225 | $34,833 | 6.9% |
| 64 | Mary Plangger | $36,384 | $61,041 | -40.4% |
| 65 | Kimberly Nunez | $36,017 | — | — |
| 66 | Gloria White | $34,602 | — | — |
| 67 | Marlene Burbach | $33,987 | $33,948 | 0.1% |
| 68 | Velia Koppenhoefer | $33,837 | $35,149 | -3.7% |
| 69 | Rebecca Phelps | $33,332 | — | — |
| 70 | Lindsay Stuckey | $32,705 | $27,096 | 20.7% |
| 71 | David Waaso | $32,125 | — | — |
| 72 | Karen Mandarino | $31,967 | — | — |
| 73 | Darcy Ford | $31,856 | $29,753 | 7.1% |
| 74 | Robin Krugh | $30,386 | $30,728 | -1.1% |
| 75 | Marc Hartman | $29,452 | — | — |
| 76 | Maria Thompson | $28,354 | — | — |
| 77 | Julie Steinke | $28,157 | $28,804 | -2.2% |
| 78 | Linda Gomez | $27,531 | $29,801 | -7.6% |
| 79 | Karla Banda | $26,949 | $15,724 | 71.4% |
| 80 | Shelley Stump | $26,650 | $17,045 | 56.4% |
| 81 | Kimberly Polym | $26,286 | — | — |
| 82 | Londa Collins | $25,795 | $26,279 | -1.8% |
| 83 | Willie Morrow | $25,791 | $24,532 | 5.1% |
| 84 | Nicole Hess | $25,359 | $25,976 | -2.4% |
| 85 | Amanda Malkin | $24,610 | $26,611 | -7.5% |
| 86 | Graysen Leavitt | $24,473 | $21,303 | 14.9% |
| 87 | Robin Downey | $24,117 | $17,683 | 36.4% |
| 88 | Sandra Hopson | $24,053 | $25,643 | -6.2% |
| 89 | Michelle Drane | $22,932 | $15,517 | 47.8% |
| 90 | Shannon Drane | $22,915 | $18,672 | 22.7% |
| 91 | Lori Weber | $22,851 | $23,062 | -0.9% |
| 92 | Rebecca Mazigian | $22,793 | $19,964 | 14.2% |
| 93 | Lorena Ruiz | $22,541 | $22,787 | -1.1% |
| 94 | Janet Young | $22,536 | $18,749 | 20.2% |
| 95 | Gloria Langer | $22,314 | $14,067 | 58.6% |
| 96 | Bonnie Hill | $22,258 | $16,057 | 38.6% |
| 97 | Virginia Phillips | $22,031 | $22,241 | -0.9% |
| 98 | Debra Zelmer | $21,929 | $21,826 | 0.5% |
| 99 | Brigitte Bonkowski | $21,680 | $23,536 | -7.9% |
| 100 | Kimberly Hayward | $21,575 | — | — |

