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Brenda Polston earns 18.1% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Kent County

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Brenda Polston earned $31,564 in 2018, 18.1 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kent County.

Teresa Weatherall Neal's compensation of $265,790 was the most as a public employee in Kent 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 Kent County
RankEmployeeEmployer2018 amount earned2017 amount earnedPercent Change
1Teresa Weatherall NealGrand Rapids Public Schools265,790198,67433.8%
2Michael ShiblerRockford Public Schools244,473239,2202.2%
3Michael ZoerhoffKentwood Public Schools213,554206,7003.3%
4Daniel BehmForest Hills Public Schools213,129245,271-13.1%
5Sara ShubelEast Grand Rapids Public Schools207,861201,4673.2%
6Ronald CaniffKent County Intermediate School District207,017203,4561.8%
7Michael PickardKentwood Public Schools205,125160,70027.6%
8Gregory PrattLowell Area Schools199,418194,3132.6%
9Frank ConnerGrand Rapids Community College197,782211,719-6.6%
10Evan HordykKentwood Public Schools191,000160,70018.9%
11Daniel TakensByron Center Public Schools189,262183,7503%
12Thomas ReederWyoming Public Schools185,443182,7571.5%
13James RodriguezCaledonia Community Schools179,900176,5011.9%
14Rebecca BrinksGrand Rapids Community College179,132182,794-2%
15Roger BearupGrandville Public Schools178,087176,3831%
16Michael HagertyKent County Intermediate School District176,962173,9171.8%
17Coni SullivanKent County Intermediate School District176,399164,9027%
18Jeffrey SpoelmanGrand Rapids Community College175,247182,945-4.2%
19Glenn GelderloosGrand Rapids Community College171,184182,137-6%
20William SmithKent County Intermediate School District166,632157,1236.1%
21Ronald KoehlerKent County Intermediate School District166,010156,5116.1%
22Margaret Sweeney-FellingerForest Hills Public Schools164,872158,1854.2%
23Christine AnneseForest Hills Public Schools164,372162,3451.2%
24William FetterhoffGodwin Heights Public Schools164,285159,5003%
25Lisa FreiburgerGrand Rapids Community College163,050165,880-1.7%
26Julie DavisForest Hills Public Schools162,872160,7551.3%
27Laura Van DuynCedar Springs Public Schools162,086158,9072%
28Cedric WilliamsGrand Rapids Community College162,031165,636-2.2%
29Laura MoodyGrand Rapids Community College161,527164,360-1.7%
30Gary EbelsGrand Rapids Community College160,965171,731-6.3%
31Shirley JohnsonKentwood Public Schools160,657163,000-1.4%
32Michael KorpakNorthview Public Schools159,350147,5008%
33Jennifer BorrelloGrand Rapids Community College159,130153,5303.6%
34Thomas BoersmaGrand Rapids Community College157,637168,026-6.2%
35Michael CuneoRockford Public Schools157,031156,0610.6%
36Todd BellKentwood Public Schools156,611151,6003.3%
37Stephen AbidGrand Rapids Community College156,058159,686-2.3%
38Matthew LewisWyoming Public Schools155,050152,7581.5%
39Nikolaos AntonakisGrand Rapids Community College154,258149,7613%
40Douglas VanderjagtRockford Public Schools152,742147,8863.3%
41Julie BeraGrand Rapids Community College152,696159,560-4.3%
42Felix PereiroGrand Rapids Community College152,393160,610-5.1%
43Michael DevivoGrand Rapids Community College152,160159,970-4.9%
44William MillarGrand Rapids Community College151,918154,123-1.4%
45Mary ByerwalterGrand Rapids Community College150,776155,899-3.3%
46Gerald HopkinsKenowa Hills Public Schools150,627148,2091.6%
47John DoaneGrand Rapids Community College149,390153,618-2.8%
48Michael SteinfortGrand Rapids Community College149,311159,277-6.3%
49Judith BezileGrand Rapids Community College149,041169,900-12.3%
50Donna KragtGrand Rapids Community College147,995151,790-2.5%
51Katie VandermeerGrand Rapids Community College147,715153,364-3.7%
52Samuel MickensGrand Rapids Public Schools147,018137,3377%
53Debra VeltkampGrand Rapids Community College146,434150,003-2.4%
54Ryan KelleyRockford Public Schools146,213143,0742.2%
55Michael CampoGrand Rapids Community College145,879147,848-1.3%
56David AndersonGrand Rapids Community College145,123147,876-1.9%
57Thomas KaecheleGrand Rapids Community College144,539146,899-1.6%
58Jianchu ChenGrand Rapids Community College144,513143,7450.5%
59John ZielinskiLowell Area Schools144,362145,902-1.1%
60Matthew DouglasGrand Rapids Community College143,981131,0559.9%
61Kenneth SmithGrand Rapids Community College142,316149,946-5.1%
62Kevin MacinaByron Center Public Schools140,178133,3205.1%
63Yan BaiGrand Rapids Community College140,002168,114-16.7%
64Margaret SesselmannGrand Rapids Community College139,052130,8976.2%
65Julie QuillanGrand Rapids Community College138,558140,223-1.2%
66Donald DahlquistKentwood Public Schools138,509137,5750.7%
67Julie AndersonGrand Rapids Public Schools138,104137,5500.4%
68Richard BarnhartGrand Rapids Community College137,676145,157-5.2%
69Amy BushForest Hills Public Schools137,569140,633-2.2%
70Larry JohnsonGrand Rapids Public Schools137,510141,474-2.8%
71Kristin RobertsGrand Rapids Community College137,260169,661-19.1%
72Kevin PhilippsEast Grand Rapids Public Schools137,169122,68611.8%
73Sherry KnoppersGrand Rapids Community College136,989141,024-2.9%
74Scott LampeGrand Rapids Community College136,883137,482-0.4%
75Melvin AtkinsGrand Rapids Public Schools136,541114,89018.8%
76Ethan EbensteinComstock Park Public Schools136,332135,0321%
77Darrell KingsburyCaledonia Community Schools134,961132,4631.9%
78Katherine KeatingGrand Rapids Community College134,864136,193-1%
79Julie HessGrand Rapids Community College134,851142,918-5.6%
80Pamela LauretoGrand Rapids Community College134,738119,35012.9%
81Troy WalwoodGrand Rapids Community College134,544143,161-6%
82Scott JosephByron Center Public Schools134,538128,0005.1%
83Carolyn EvansGrand Rapids Public Schools134,467138,071-2.6%
84Ronald GormanGrand Rapids Public Schools134,467138,071-2.6%
85Mary JoGrand Rapids Public Schools134,467138,071-2.6%
86Lawrence OberstGrand Rapids Public Schools134,467134,2780.1%
87Sharron PittsGrand Rapids Public Schools134,467136,827-1.7%
88Scott MerkelGrandville Public Schools134,214132,5921.2%
89Michelle RichterGrand Rapids Community College134,128142,089-5.6%
90Stephen HessGrand Rapids Community College133,861110,53821.1%
91Karen WalkerGrand Rapids Community College133,799139,029-3.8%
92Melanie Schiele-GadyGrand Rapids Community College133,702133,0400.5%
93Kathryn MullinsGrand Rapids Community College133,113135,548-1.8%
94John KrausKent County Intermediate School District132,836129,9602.2%
95Jon GregoryForest Hills Public Schools132,567130,8011.4%
96Steven HarveyForest Hills Public Schools131,567131,5510%
97Stephen PassinaultForest Hills Public Schools131,567129,8011.4%
98Matthew HicksonGodwin Heights Public Schools130,613130,0050.5%
99Mark ThomasNorthview Public Schools129,770133,357-2.7%
100Heather RoszkowskiGrandville Public Schools129,406123,0615.2%