Muskegon Sun

Lois Smith earned $46,577 in 2018, 2.4 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Muskegon County.

Justin Jennings's compensation of $200,580 was the most as a public employee in Muskegon 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.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2018 amount earned	2017 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Justin Jennings	Muskegon City Public Schools	200,580	181,942	10.2%
2	Gerald McDowell	Whitehall District Schools	157,434	160,165	-1.7%
3	Steven EdwardsJr.	Reeths-Puffer Schools	157,156	155,600	1%
4	Thomas Livezey	Oakridge Public Schools	139,324	136,002	2.4%
5	Johnnie Selmon	Muskegon County Community College	139,050	122,933	13.1%
6	Jeffery Johnston	Muskegon County Community College	138,093	138,321	-0.2%
7	Greg Helmer	Mona Shores School District #29	134,835	155,613	-13.4%
8	Philip Ammond	Muskegon County Community College	133,237	107,014	24.5%
9	Jennifer Jones	Muskegon County Community College	131,900	123,342	6.9%
10	Daniel Meyers	Muskegon County Community College	131,822	120,945	9%
11	John Vanloon	Ravenna Public Schools #24	130,039	130,039	0%
12	Dan Rypma	Muskegon County Community College	129,888	135,530	-4.2%
13	Earl O'Brien	Mona Shores School District #29	129,040	104,305	23.7%
14	Kathleen Flynn	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	129,027	127,843	0.9%
15	Randy Lindquist	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	129,027	127,843	0.9%
16	Michael Schluentz	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	129,027	127,843	0.9%
17	Robert Szymoniak	Fruitport Community Schools	128,274	128,274	0%
18	Curtiss Babcock	North Muskegon Public Schools	128,247	115,747	10.8%
19	Thomas Martin	Muskegon County Community College	128,025	128,014	0%
20	Thomas Groner	Muskegon County Community College	126,697	121,232	4.5%
21	Jeffrey Johnson	Montague Area Public Schools	121,999	112,000	8.9%
22	Arthur Garner	Muskegon City Public Schools	121,806	126,240	-3.5%
23	James Nielsen	Orchard View Schools	120,118	117,702	2.1%
24	Kathy Pollock	Muskegon County Community College	119,938	119,080	0.7%
25	Susan Frazier	Muskegon County Community College	119,217	106,528	11.9%
26	George Maniates	Muskegon County Community College	118,961	114,713	3.7%
27	Keith Guy	Muskegon City Public Schools	118,622	114,994	3.2%
28	Robbie Renes	Reeths-Puffer Schools	118,473	117,300	1%
29	Dee Richardson	Reeths-Puffer Schools	117,683	102,693	14.6%
30	Daniel Beckeman	Reeths-Puffer Schools	115,920	115,167	0.7%
31	Kelly Powers	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	115,212	114,039	1%
32	Jennifer Bustard	Mona Shores School District #29	114,043	113,497	0.5%
33	Jason McVoy	Oakridge Public Schools	112,431	108,202	3.9%
34	Janet Stewart	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	111,862	110,664	1.1%
35	Heather Vanderzanden	Muskegon County Community College	111,809	102,371	9.2%
36	David Krebs	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	111,622	109,567	1.9%
37	Stuart Jones	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	111,112	113,621	-2.2%
38	Carolyn Smith-Gerdes	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	111,110	109,526	1.4%
39	Jeanne Cooper Kuiper	Muskegon County Community College	110,393	98,301	12.3%
40	Kyle Fiebig	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	110,112	102,831	7.1%
41	Rebecca Evans	Muskegon County Community College	109,986	110,806	-0.7%
42	Gregory Bodrie	Fruitport Community Schools	109,955	107,487	2.3%
43	Jerald Johnson	Muskegon City Public Schools	109,423	105,357	3.9%
44	Kurt Troutman	Muskegon County Community College	108,850	102,027	6.7%
45	Sandra Osborne	Muskegon County Community College	108,592	103,335	5.1%
46	Allen Thomas	Muskegon County Community College	108,466	104,539	3.8%
47	Terri Portice	Reeths-Puffer Schools	108,171	107,100	1%
48	Sherri Deboef Chandler	Muskegon County Community College	108,148	95,635	13.1%
49	Darren Mattone	Muskegon County Community College	108,013	116,557	-7.3%
50	Dale McKenzie	Whitehall District Schools	108,000	108,000	0%
51	Susan Zemke	Muskegon County Community College	107,935	103,812	4%
52	Jonathan Truax	Muskegon County Community College	107,430	100,943	6.4%
53	Hanley Green	Reeths-Puffer Schools	104,050	103,020	1%
54	Rodney Walker	Muskegon City Public Schools	103,902	96,180	8%
55	Elizabeth Kroll	Muskegon County Community College	103,521	93,812	10.3%
56	Steven Aardema	Whitehall District Schools	103,500	103,500	0%
57	Shae Collins	Muskegon County Community College	103,355	93,702	10.3%
58	Jay Zarowitz	Muskegon County Community College	103,352	95,904	7.8%
59	Jason Helsen	Reeths-Puffer Schools	103,020	102,000	1%
60	Carol Briggs-Erickson	Muskegon County Community College	102,552	95,955	6.9%
61	Sylvia Hayes	Muskegon County Community College	102,418	98,592	3.9%
62	Denise Passage	Muskegon County Community College	101,816	111,004	-8.3%
63	Thomas Harryman	Muskegon County Community College	101,765	96,238	5.7%
64	Jennifer Klingenberg	Muskegon County Community College	101,173	90,227	12.1%
65	John Johnson	Muskegon County Community College	101,025	93,454	8.1%
66	Lauren Chesney	Fruitport Community Schools	100,779	101,191	-0.4%
67	Ronnie Jewell	Muskegon County Community College	100,613	98,993	1.6%
68	Lynn Batchelder	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	100,397	92,508	8.5%
69	Ismael Enriquez	Muskegon County Community College	100,365	97,492	2.9%
70	Adam Bayne	Holton Public Schools	99,999	93,474	7%
71	Alecia Hoppa	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	99,119	91,460	8.4%
72	Diana Casey	Muskegon County Community College	98,714	101,710	-2.9%
73	Pamela Turner	Reeths-Puffer Schools	98,679	97,702	1%
74	Robert Jonker	Mona Shores School District #29	98,640	97,094	1.6%
75	Douglas Ammeraal	Mona Shores School District #29	98,543	105,301	-6.4%
76	John Hill	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	98,472	97,124	1.4%
77	David Klemm	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	98,282	96,847	1.5%
78	Susan McAvoy	Mona Shores School District #29	97,866	97,400	0.5%
79	Irene Church	Muskegon County Community College	97,805	91,657	6.7%
80	Mary Purtee	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	97,227	95,806	1.5%
81	Charles Hodson	Reeths-Puffer Schools	96,430	81,593	18.2%
82	Nathan Smith	Reeths-Puffer Schools	96,323	95,370	1%
83	Charlyne Parker	Muskegon County Community College	96,266	93,859	2.6%
84	James Kauppila	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	95,852	94,612	1.3%
85	Jennifer Anderson	Reeths-Puffer Schools	94,476	93,541	1%
86	Bryan Merchant	Orchard View Schools	94,392	80,712	16.9%
87	Martha Ferriby	Hackley Public Library	94,308	96,956	-2.7%
88	Pollie Gilchrist	Oakridge Public Schools	94,224	93,731	0.5%
89	Andrew Mann	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	93,848	92,508	1.4%
90	Jennifer Glombowski	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	93,832	85,745	9.4%
91	Corinn Hower	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	93,648	95,353	-1.8%
92	Melissa Post	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	93,648	95,353	-1.8%
93	Kristin Frang	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	93,525	91,460	2.3%
94	Kristin Tank	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	93,085	91,749	1.5%
95	Erin Brown	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	92,700	87,523	5.9%
96	Timothy Brown	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	92,688	85,321	8.6%
97	Kimberly Bidwell	Orchard View Schools	92,657	90,880	2%
98	Mary Bradley	Muskegon Area Intermediate School District	92,620	90,863	1.9%
99	Steven Sanocki	North Muskegon Public Schools	91,857	90,768	1.2%
100	Lakisha Loudermill	Muskegon City Public Schools	91,525	89,569	2.2%