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Michigan Department of Transportation spent $23,966,244 on employees classified as transportation maintenance workers in 2019, making this the top ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan Department of Transportation.

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	John Stiver	$55,744
1	Yvonne T. Tromblay	$55,744
1	Doug L. Miller	$55,744
1	Mark A. Knight	$55,744
1	Jeanne J. Sharpe	$55,744
1	Kenneth G. Wolverton	$55,744
1	Ricky L. Konecke	$55,744
1	Kevin C. Singleton	$55,744
1	David J. Foote	$55,744
1	Tony J. Van Soest	$55,744
1	Trace A. Plummer	$55,744
1	Louis E. Peets	$55,744
1	Ricky S. Maida	$55,744
1	Michael A. Iocca	$55,744
1	Donald L. Orrell	$55,744
1	James R. Hensley	$55,744
1	Jason J. Roland	$55,744
1	Shaun L. Ronk	$55,744
1	John K. Spence	$55,744
1	Danny L. Dunn	$55,744
1	Mark S. Phillips	$55,744
1	Steven J. Helman	$55,744
1	Paul D. Maki	$55,744
1	Rickey J. Vanover	$55,744
1	Charles W. Braybrooks	$55,744
1	James E. Candey	$55,744
1	Jeffrey J. Johnson	$55,744
1	Thomas R. Graebner	$55,744
1	Duane E. Brown	$55,744
1	Kurt Zolnierek	$55,744
1	Randy L. Riever	$55,744
1	Brian K. Brandom	$55,744
1	Mark C. Love	$55,744
1	Michael D. Bishop	$55,744
1	Mark A. Terry	$55,744
1	David A. Spidell	$55,744
1	Shane A. Knight	$55,744
1	Norman Kolatski	$55,744
1	Michael J. Mallory	$55,744
1	Kenneth J. Brown	$55,744
1	Todd A. Jones	$55,744
1	Sarah Strefling	$55,744
1	Jeffery R. Hoppes	$55,744
1	Mark A. Hiltunen	$55,744
1	Daniel R. Townsend	$55,744
1	William D. Haney	$55,744
1	Jonas M. Russell	$55,744
1	Steve L. Raymond	$55,744
1	Kevin J. Brown	$55,744
1	Michael J. Hirschman	$55,744
1	David Andrews	$55,744
1	Steven R. Stilson	$55,744
1	James Myers	$55,744
1	Ty M. Steele	$55,744
1	Kwame Johnson	$55,744
1	James P. Nicols	$55,744
1	Nick A. Shoemaker	$55,744
1	Kyle T. Knoop	$55,744
1	Paul Selvidge	$55,744
1	Jay M. Cunningham	$55,744
1	James E. Aldrich	$55,744
1	Kevin Allingham	$55,744
1	Eric W. Heffner	$55,744
1	Paul M. Affholder	$55,744
1	Michael S. Winchester	$55,744
1	Frank M. Oliver	$55,744
67	Terry Harrington	$54,308
67	Spencer Kruger	$54,308
67	Terrence W. Mason	$54,308
67	Donald T. Clark	$54,308
67	Gerald F. Danforth	$54,308
67	Duane R. Trotter	$54,308
67	Kevin D. Baumgart	$54,308
74	Thomas A. Deschaine	$52,124
74	Daniel J. Godfrey	$52,124
74	Carl M. Litz	$52,124
74	Jeffrey R. Rehmann	$52,124
74	Robert H. Blank	$52,124
74	William E. Logan	$52,124
74	John T. McJilton	$52,124
74	Robert E. Ickes	$52,124
82	Shannon H. Moore	$49,878
82	Michael R. Achenbach	$49,878
82	Henry P. Celestino	$49,878
82	Anderson J. Lee	$49,878
82	Bruce Krause	$49,878
82	Brian M. Peets	$49,878
82	Michael L. Betts	$49,878
82	James P. Durussel	$49,878
82	Jerry C. Deroover	$49,878
82	Darrell J. Grinnell	$49,878
82	Jerry L. Kimball	$49,878
82	Roxsann J. Prell	$49,878
82	Douglas L. Rohrer	$49,878
82	Christine M. Groesser	$49,878
82	Robert Gerrie	$49,878
82	Charles N. Zinsmaster	$49,878
82	Scott A. Walcott	$49,878
82	Michael W. Hoppes	$49,878
82	Mark J. Gilson	$49,878

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