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Michigan Department of Transportation spends over $13 million on employees classified as transportation engineer licensed specialists in 2019

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Michigan Department of Transportation spent $13,466,527 on employees classified as transportation engineer licensed specialists in 2019, making this the fourth-ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan Department of Transportation.

Employees classified as transportation maintenance workers received the most in salary from Michigan Department of Transportation in 2019 with a pay of $23,966,244.

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

How much transportation engineer licensed specialists earned working for the Michigan Department of Transportation in 2019
RankEmployee NameTotal 2019 Salary
1Christopher L. Potvin$101,982
1Elise K. Feldpausch$101,982
3David M. Gauthier$94,286
3David Pawelec$94,286
3Amy L. Gill$94,286
3Sam F. Guerrazzi$94,286
3Erin M. Chelotti$94,286
3Christopher A. Idusuyi$94,286
3Mark C. Harrison$94,286
3Benjamin F. Krom$94,286
3John A. Belcher$94,286
3Jan J. Karttunen$94,286
3Mark Dubay$94,286
3James Ranger$94,286
3Lynnette Firman$94,286
3Jonathon L. Stratz$94,286
3Robert A. Green$94,286
18William J. Loehle$87,214
18Pablo A. Rojas$87,214
18Erin E. O'Brien$87,214
18Dean E. Roggenbuck$87,214
18Michael D. Lusk$87,214
18Gary Mazurek$87,214
18Julie A. Townsend$87,214
18Brent M. Schriner$87,214
18David J. Weber$87,214
18Vladimir Zokvic$87,214
18Ashok K. Punjabi$87,214
18Maureen O. Sweeney$87,214
18James D. Delafuente$87,214
18Kyle F. Rudlaff$87,214
18Therese R. Kline$87,214
18Steven M. Rapp$87,214
18Jennifer A. Transue$87,214
18Mark R. Melchiori$87,214
18Deborah L. Potvin$87,214
18Wayne Pikka$87,214
18Jonathan L. Myers$87,214
18Dina M. Tarazi$87,214
18Andrew G. Ilieff$87,214
18Deirdre O. Thompson$87,214
18Amy R. Zokvic$87,214
18Rita E. Levine$87,214
18Dionisia G. Tebbe$87,214
18Timothy R. Crook$87,214
18Timothy E. Barry$87,214
18Kelly V. Davis$87,214
18Matthew Block$87,214
18Bradley G. Swanson$87,214
18Cory R. Gardner$87,214
18Tony S. Olson$87,214
18David T. Tallon$87,214
18Annette K. Shelton$87,214
18Zhizhen Liu$87,214
18David L. Harrison$87,214
18Aaron J. Mattson$87,214
18Dean C. Kanitz$87,214
18Justin J. Junttila$87,214
18Jason R. Pittman$87,214
18Andrew J. Bouvy$87,214
18Carlos M. Torres$87,214
18Rhiannon Worgess-Carveth$87,214
18Jeffrey J. Pitt$87,214
18Alison M. Hamlin$87,214
18Dennis P. Allen$87,214
18Betsy L. Steudle$87,214
18Rachel L. Gehrcke$87,214
18Warren J. D'Souza$87,214
18Lynne E. Kirby$87,214
18Michael D. Duell$87,214
18Ryan J. McDonnell$87,214
18John Engle$87,214
18Dale Spencley$87,214
18David L. Kent$87,214
18Sarah J. Fedders$87,214
18Justin Droste$87,214
18Pamela Blazo$87,214
18Radka Todorova$87,214
18Kenneth Koepke$87,214
18Alexis Kinter$87,214
18Marissa J. Irish$87,214
18George Masinda$87,214
18Carl Anderson$87,214
18Brian D. Chomas$87,214
18Erik J. Carlson$87,214
18Chelsea R. Rubley Kramer$87,214
18Brett W. Schlager$87,214
18Corey Hackworth$87,214
18Jeffrey Horne$87,214
18Jason Hill$87,214
18Susan A. Phillips$87,214
18David G. Geyer$87,214
18Scott J. Walter$87,214
18Jonathon W. Smith$87,214
18Bonnie W. Yu$87,214
18David W. McCaw$87,214
18Bradley E. Daavettila$87,214
18Nguyen T. Nguyen$87,214
18Justin P. Schenkel$87,214
18Clint Mayoral$87,214

Top 100 total salary per job at the Michigan Department of Transportation
RankJobTotal Salary
1Transportation Maintenance Worker$23,966,244
2Transportation Technician$20,667,976
3Transportation Engineer$17,415,711
4Transportation Engineer Licensed Specialist$13,466,527
5Managing Engineer$13,261,977
6Departmental Analyst$8,545,866
7State Administrative Manager$7,663,131
8Secretary$4,076,912
9Heavy Equipment Mechanic$3,622,742
10Transportation Planner$3,252,736
11Departmental Technician$3,246,248
12Departmental Specialist$3,144,334
13Transportation Maintenance Supervisor$2,986,744
14Transportation Maintenance Coordinator$2,330,101
15Departmental Manager$2,324,616
16Transportation Planning Manager$2,123,517
17Property Analyst$1,865,398
18Transportation Planning Specialist$1,807,307
19State Division Administrator$1,754,877
20Resource Analyst$1,474,647
21Master Electrictian$1,419,564
22General Office Assistant$1,286,923
23Bridge Safety Officer$1,251,690
24Senior Management Executive$1,142,737
25Senior Executive Managment Assistant$1,140,585
26Accountant$1,088,583
27Senior Policy Executive$1,064,041
28State Office Administrator$971,516
29Executive Secretary$962,240
30Financial Analyst$828,772
31Accounting Technician$785,737
32Land Surveyor$768,745
33Land Surveyor Licensed Specialist$754,974
34Accountant Manager$698,208
35Auditor$674,748
36Maintenance Mechanic$655,011
37Laborer$649,389
38Licensed Transportation Engineer$645,792
39Equipment Technician$626,139
40Steeplejack$606,608
41Departmental Supervisor$605,155
42Property Specialist$570,477
43State Assistant Administrator$506,941
44Accounting Specialist$475,110
45Welder$470,181
46Engineering Assistant$446,944
47Resource Specialist$422,320
48Civil Technician Supervisor$408,840
49Bridge Safety Supervisor$404,974
50Communications Representative$403,372
51Financial Specialist$366,348
52Property Manager$348,440
53Land Surveyor Manager$341,824
54Communications Specialist$324,831
55Accounting Assistant$308,481
56Senior Deputy Director$300,840
57Heavy Equipment Mechanic Supervisor$291,780
58Storekeeper$287,536
59Bridge Worker$263,826
60Environmental Quality Specialist$256,088
61Railroad Safety Inspector$253,716
62Graphic Arts Designer$251,325
63Landscape Designer$229,028
64Bridge Operator$223,763
65Buyer$212,326
66Word Processing Assistant$189,798
67Photographer$183,705
68Departmental Analyst Trainee$176,923
69Aviation Manager$172,743
70Engineering Specialist$172,680
71Carpenter$167,232
72Auditing Specialist$165,942
73Facilities Engineer$154,460
74Aviation Specialist$146,036
74Geologist$146,036
76Vehicle Services Coordinator$145,142
77Historian$141,398
78Building Trades Supervisor$135,032
78Electrician Supervisor$135,032
80Human Resources Developer$134,368
81Trades Helper$130,498
82Reproduction Machines Supervisor$124,133
83Property Analyst Trainee$121,034
84Senior Executive Assistant$119,242
85Licensed Electrician$111,488
86Reproduction Machines Operator$99,756
87Environmental Manager$89,772
88Communications Representative Manager$87,276
88Financial Manager$87,276
88Human Resources Manager$87,276
91Landscape Design Specialist$86,340
92Aeronautic Specialist$83,116
92Archaeologist Specialist$83,116
94Auditor Manager$82,971
95Engineer$79,892
96Buyer Specialist$79,185
96Human Resources Developer Specialist$79,185
98Aircraft Mechanic Supervisor$72,945
99Janitor$72,591

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