Kaitlin Schmitz earns 6.4% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Clinton County

Kaitlin Schmitz earns 6.4% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Clinton County
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Kaitlin Schmitz earned $41,883 in 2018, 6.4 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Clinton County.

Ryan Cunningham’s compensation of $163,903 was the most as a public employee in Clinton County in 2018.

The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.

Highest paid public employees in 2018 in Clinton County
Rank Employee Employer 2018 amount earned 2017 amount earned Percent Change
1 Ryan Cunningham Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 163,903 162,325 1%
2 John Deiter Dewitt Public Schools 144,638 148,840 -2.8%
3 Ronald HuffmanJr. Bath Community Schools 125,181 124,035 0.9%
4 Robert Spagnuolo Dewitt Public Schools 120,932 111,727 8.2%
5 Jennifer Parker St. Johns Public Schools 118,411 111,899 5.8%
6 Jody McKean Dewitt Public Schools 111,869 110,335 1.4%
7 Kris Kirby Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 110,283 110,626 -0.3%
8 Neil Hufnagel Fowler Public Schools 109,410 107,798 1.5%
9 Mark Palmer St. Johns Public Schools 106,591 103,336 3.1%
10 Keith Cravotta Dewitt Public Schools 103,605 102,163 1.4%
11 Jason Tokar Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 102,442 97,853 4.7%
12 Kathleen Senita Dewitt Public Schools 101,511 100,541 1%
13 Kelly Corbett St. Johns Public Schools 100,904 101,477 -0.6%
14 Sean Wade Dewitt Public Schools 100,729 99,325 1.4%
15 Melissa Dawes Clinton County Intermediate School District 99,643 96,352 3.4%
16 Vicky Milner Dewitt Public Schools 99,091 97,796 1.3%
17 Emily Palmatier Dewitt Public Schools 98,681 97,298 1.4%
18 Linda Reha Dewitt Public Schools 98,681 97,298 1.4%
19 Carrie Luce Clinton County Intermediate School District 97,429 96,130 1.4%
20 Marquis Servis Dewitt Public Schools 95,959 90,061 6.5%
21 Lorenda Jonas Bath Community Schools 95,646 92,847 3%
22 Randy Barton Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 95,278 94,343 1%
23 Adel Diorio St. Johns Public Schools 94,403 93,403 1.1%
24 Matthew Dodson Bath Community Schools 93,960 92,963 1.1%
25 Loretta Schomisch Clinton County Intermediate School District 93,811 92,902 1%
26 Kenda Williams Clinton County Intermediate School District 92,390 77,539 19.2%
27 Kenneth Lounds Clinton County Intermediate School District 92,072 91,160 1%
28 Jason Gnegy St. Johns Public Schools 91,597 87,643 4.5%
29 Jennifer Sarvis Clinton County Intermediate School District 90,532 92,669 -2.3%
30 Robert Acre Dewitt Public Schools 90,100 83,178 8.3%
31 Paul Minns Fowler Public Schools 89,450 87,659 2%
32 Michael Spicer Fowler Public Schools 89,040 81,300 9.5%
33 Mark Horak St. Johns Public Schools 88,445 84,703 4.4%
34 Tawny Smith Clinton County Intermediate School District 88,323 85,150 3.7%
35 Robert Zimmerman Dewitt Public Schools 88,157 87,967 0.2%
36 Kate Fanelli Clinton County Intermediate School District 88,156 84,086 4.8%
37 Brian Byars Dewitt Public Schools 87,826 83,032 5.8%
38 Christopher Ervin St. Johns Public Schools 87,685 84,703 3.5%
39 Lisa Roedel Bath Community Schools 87,658 80,954 8.3%
40 Leslie Bragdon Clinton County Intermediate School District 87,396 82,410 6.1%
41 Amy Simon Clinton County Intermediate School District 86,781 78,540 10.5%
42 Michael Norman Dewitt Public Schools 86,416 84,945 1.7%
43 Sheryl Ezze Dewitt Public Schools 86,411 85,379 1.2%
44 Michael Garrod Dewitt Public Schools 86,397 84,730 2%
45 Daniel Kemsley St. Johns Public Schools 86,300 84,703 1.9%
46 Erik Harrelson Bath Community Schools 86,224 89,174 -3.3%
47 Douglas Derdowski Clinton County Intermediate School District 86,122 75,290 14.4%
48 Leigh Hammontree Clinton County Intermediate School District 86,071 75,386 14.2%
49 Carole Ford Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,936 77,539 10.8%
50 Therese Schafer Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,936 77,539 10.8%
51 Dedrick Martin St. Johns Public Schools 85,907 130,212 -34%
52 Kristine Sand Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,904 75,686 13.5%
53 Therese Duffy Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,572 75,386 13.5%
54 Timothy Fox Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,572 75,386 13.5%
55 Catharine Poppema Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,572 77,592 10.3%
56 Laura Ritsema Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,572 75,386 13.5%
57 Joan Straw Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,572 77,271 10.7%
58 Susan Marcotte Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,564 75,386 13.5%
59 Paige Veltkamp Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,535 75,386 13.5%
60 Terra Dodds Clinton County Intermediate School District 85,333 85,646 -0.4%
61 Barry Kloenhamer Dewitt Public Schools 85,288 84,087 1.4%
62 Kimberly Ross Clinton County Intermediate School District 84,670 83,832 1%
63 Dave Koenigsknecht Dewitt Public Schools 84,551 82,979 1.9%
64 Sherry McVay Dewitt Public Schools 84,216 82,912 1.6%
65 Abbey Moore Clinton County Intermediate School District 84,156 73,232 14.9%
66 Susan Lucian Dewitt Public Schools 83,904 82,674 1.5%
67 Douglas Murphy Bath Community Schools 83,599 77,773 7.5%
68 Michelle Bashore Clinton County Intermediate School District 83,552 75,386 10.8%
69 Lisa Bolton-Hunt Clinton County Intermediate School District 83,552 75,386 10.8%
70 Kathy Lamore Clinton County Intermediate School District 83,552 75,386 10.8%
71 Michael Winkel St. Johns Public Schools 83,368 80,829 3.1%
72 Daniel Anibal Bath Community Schools 83,117 84,728 -1.9%
73 Steven Crowley Dewitt Public Schools 82,977 76,408 8.6%
74 Joseph Corr St. Johns Public Schools 82,938 81,189 2.2%
75 Jerry Jones St. Johns Public Schools 82,896 81,196 2.1%
76 William McCullen Dewitt Public Schools 82,783 81,636 1.4%
77 Robert Gavenda Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 82,771 80,359 3%
78 Alan Shankel Dewitt Public Schools 82,512 81,560 1.2%
79 Brenda Turner Clinton County Intermediate School District 82,268 79,886 3%
80 Dawn Arnett Dewitt Public Schools 82,257 81,472 1%
81 Judith Hanson Dewitt Public Schools 82,218 78,813 4.3%
82 Anne Thorrington Potter St. Johns Public Schools 81,939 80,829 1.4%
83 Kelly Williams Dewitt Public Schools 81,928 82,812 -1.1%
84 Christine Callahan Clinton County Intermediate School District 81,867 81,056 1%
85 Michael Maloney St. Johns Public Schools 81,718 78,644 3.9%
86 Kassandra Lawhorne Bath Community Schools 81,565 84,416 -3.4%
87 Rachel Parsons Ovid-Elsie Area Schools 81,447 58,121 40.1%
88 Jennifer Heintz Clinton County Intermediate School District 81,266 73,232 11%
89 Lori Seagraves Clinton County Intermediate School District 81,166 74,842 8.4%
90 Todd Simmons Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District 81,000 81,610 -0.7%
91 Kristen McIntyre Bath Community Schools 80,999 82,646 -2%
92 Carie Johnson Clinton County Intermediate School District 80,618 78,998 2.1%
93 Kelly Kendrick-Potts Clinton County Intermediate School District 80,600 65,090 23.8%
94 Donna Carr Dewitt Public Schools 80,587 78,758 2.3%
95 Gabriel Sowa Bath Community Schools 80,565 80,014 0.7%
96 Todd Pagels Dewitt Public Schools 80,514 78,802 2.2%
97 Mark Lasceski St. Johns Public Schools 80,407 79,002 1.8%
98 Ashley Schafer Clinton County Intermediate School District 80,134 68,235 17.4%
99 Teresa Patterson Dewitt Public Schools 79,970 79,833 0.2%
100 Brock Delaney Dewitt Public Schools 79,936 78,087 2.4%


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