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Michigan Department of Transportation spent $13,261,977 on employees classified as managing engineers in 2019, making this the fifth-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.

Rank	Employee Name	Total 2019 Salary
1	Andre D. Clover	$110,032
2	Carol L. Aldrich	$103,604
3	Kevin P. Kennedy	$101,940
3	Mark A. Shulick	$101,940
3	Robert J. Lippert	$101,940
3	John F. Staton	$101,940
3	William Stonebrook	$101,940
3	Michael J. Eacker	$101,940
3	Gerard P. Pawloski	$101,940
3	Dennis W. Cooper	$101,940
3	Mark W. Noel	$101,940
3	Eric M. Burns	$101,940
3	Daniel J. Belcher	$101,940
3	David L. Baker	$101,940
3	Scott-George C. Greene	$101,940
3	Hilary L. Owen	$101,940
3	James Siler	$101,940
3	Eric Mueller	$101,940
3	Timothy Croze	$101,940
3	Russell J. Clark	$101,940
3	Lindsey L. Renner	$101,940
3	Brian D. Zakrzewski	$101,940
23	Roger W. Teale	$94,224
23	Daniel J. Sokolnicki	$94,224
23	Andris Strupulis	$94,224
23	Jeffery K. Grossklaus	$94,224
23	William R. Erben	$94,224
23	Stephen J. Shaughnessy	$94,224
23	Imad R. Gedaoun	$94,224
23	Suzette R. Peplinski	$94,224
23	Lawrence D. Dropiewski	$94,224
23	Gregg D. Zack	$94,224
23	David R. Krentz	$94,224
23	John F. Sanford	$94,224
23	David L. Pax	$94,224
23	Stephen J. Urda	$94,224
23	Carlos A. Libiran	$94,224
23	James R. Daavettila	$94,224
23	Steve C. Kahl	$94,224
23	Jack Rick	$94,224
23	Keith Cooper	$94,224
23	Ali Mahdavi	$94,224
23	Andrew E. Hodges	$94,224
23	Kevin D. Schaedig	$94,224
23	Timothy E. Stallard	$94,224
23	Alonso Uzcategui	$94,224
23	Alan C. Anderson	$94,224
23	Kevin McReynolds	$94,224
23	David L. Bradley	$94,224
23	Thomas D. Vandenberg	$94,224
23	Thomas E. Pozolo	$94,224
23	Charles F. Occhiuto	$94,224
23	Patricia Johnson	$94,224
23	James A. Woods	$94,224
23	Denoris H. Everett	$94,224
23	Robert D. Beckon	$94,224
23	Thomas E. Hynes	$94,224
23	Christopher R. Tennes	$94,224
23	John W. Barak	$94,224
23	Mark A. Kleikamp	$94,224
23	Jose A. Garcia	$94,224
23	Armando V. Lopez	$94,224
23	Jason Deruyver	$94,224
23	Michelle L. O'Neill	$94,224
23	Jason S. Fossitt	$94,224
23	James L. Dlamater	$94,224
23	Duane H. Maas	$94,224
23	David M. Hoeh	$94,224
23	Brian C. Ulman	$94,224
23	Abel K. Sahlool	$94,224
23	Adam T. Rivard	$94,224
23	Gary R. Niemi	$94,224
23	Jay W. Maufort	$94,224
23	Scott Singer	$94,224
23	David P. Rusch	$94,224
23	Keith G. Brown	$94,224
23	Craig Innis	$94,224
23	Alissa Hubbell	$94,224
23	Jason D. Firman	$94,224
23	Adam J. Penzenstadler	$94,224
23	Shaun Bates	$94,224
23	Carrie Warren	$94,224
23	Erik Tamlyn	$94,224
23	Matthew R. Radulski	$94,224
23	Bartlett Franklin	$94,224
23	Samuel Sorensen	$94,224
23	Nicholas Jasinski	$94,224
23	Benjamin J. Gowell	$94,224
23	Steven D. Katenhus	$94,224
23	Jason Degrand	$94,224
23	Marc P. Fredrickson	$94,224
23	Marilyn Hansen	$94,224
23	Jacqueline Y. Pethers	$94,224
23	Christopher A. Van Norwick	$94,224
23	Matthew Filcek	$94,224
23	Alan Ostrowski	$94,224
23	Lori Swanson	$94,224
23	Bruce Kadzban	$94,224
23	Aaron Raymond	$94,224
23	Melissa C. Knauff	$94,224

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