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Teresa Weatherall Neal's compensation of $252,430 was the most as a public employee in Kent County in 2019.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest paid public employees in 2019 in Kent County
| Rank | Employee | Employer | 2019 amount earned | 2018 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Weatherall Neal | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $252,430 | $265,790 | -5% |
| 2 | Michael Shibler | Rockford Public Schools | $249,108 | $244,473 | 1.9% |
| 3 | Daniel Behm | Forest Hills Public Schools | $229,396 | $213,129 | 7.6% |
| 4 | Ronald Caniff | Kent County Intermediate School District | $210,846 | $207,017 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Michael Zoerhoff | Kentwood Public Schools | $208,797 | $213,554 | -2.2% |
| 6 | Gregory Pratt | Lowell Area Schools | $202,666 | $199,418 | 1.6% |
| 7 | Frank Conner | Grand Rapids Community College | $200,181 | $197,782 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Roger Bearup | Grandville Public Schools | $195,295 | $178,087 | 9.7% |
| 9 | Daniel Takens | Byron Center Public Schools | $194,941 | $189,262 | 3% |
| 10 | William Smith | Kent County Intermediate School District | $180,349 | $166,632 | 8.2% |
| 11 | Michael Hagerty | Kent County Intermediate School District | $180,236 | $176,962 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Coni Sullivan | Kent County Intermediate School District | $179,662 | $176,399 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Ronald Koehler | Kent County Intermediate School District | $179,400 | $166,010 | 8.1% |
| 14 | Rebecca Brinks | Grand Rapids Community College | $178,472 | $179,132 | -0.4% |
| 15 | Jeffrey Spoelman | Grand Rapids Community College | $177,637 | $175,247 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Glenn Gelderloos | Grand Rapids Community College | $177,083 | $171,184 | 3.4% |
| 17 | Craig Hoekstra | Wyoming Public Schools | $175,000 | $126,750 | 38.1% |
| 18 | Michael Pickard | Kentwood Public Schools | $172,891 | $205,125 | -15.7% |
| 19 | Margaret Sweeney-Fellinger | Forest Hills Public Schools | $170,593 | $164,872 | 3.5% |
| 20 | Christine Annese | Forest Hills Public Schools | $170,093 | $164,372 | 3.5% |
| 21 | Julie Davis | Forest Hills Public Schools | $170,092 | $162,872 | 4.4% |
| 22 | William Fetterhoff | Godwin Heights Public Schools | $169,214 | $164,285 | 3% |
| 23 | Lisa Freiburger | Grand Rapids Community College | $166,291 | $163,050 | 2% |
| 24 | Michael Weiler | Kent City Community Schools | $162,000 | $78,000 | 107.7% |
| 25 | Gary Ebels | Grand Rapids Community College | $161,447 | $160,965 | 0.3% |
| 26 | Evan Hordyk | Kentwood Public Schools | $160,928 | $191,000 | -15.7% |
| 27 | Shirley Johnson | Kentwood Public Schools | $160,827 | $160,657 | 0.1% |
| 28 | Michael Cuneo | Rockford Public Schools | $160,006 | $157,031 | 1.9% |
| 29 | Cedric Williams | Grand Rapids Community College | $159,922 | $162,031 | -1.3% |
| 30 | Laura Van Duyn | Cedar Springs Public Schools | $158,969 | $162,086 | -1.9% |
| 31 | Matthew Lewis | Wyoming Public Schools | $158,538 | $155,050 | 2.2% |
| 31 | Sarah Earnest | Wyoming Public Schools | $158,538 | $126,750 | 25.1% |
| 33 | Judith Bezile | Grand Rapids Community College | $158,069 | $149,041 | 6.1% |
| 34 | Garret Brand | Grand Rapids Community College | $157,118 | $155,609 | 1% |
| 35 | Stephen Abid | Grand Rapids Community College | $156,855 | $156,058 | 0.5% |
| 36 | William Millar | Grand Rapids Community College | $155,836 | $151,918 | 2.6% |
| 37 | Michael Korpak | Northview Public Schools | $155,815 | $159,350 | -2.2% |
| 38 | Felix Pereiro | Grand Rapids Community College | $154,994 | $152,393 | 1.7% |
| 39 | Nikolaos Antonakis | Grand Rapids Community College | $154,058 | $154,258 | -0.1% |
| 40 | Gerald Hopkins | Kenowa Hills Public Schools | $153,089 | $150,627 | 1.6% |
| 41 | John Zielinski | Lowell Area Schools | $151,624 | $144,362 | 5% |
| 42 | Laura Moody | Grand Rapids Community College | $151,385 | $161,527 | -6.3% |
| 43 | Todd Bell | Kentwood Public Schools | $151,146 | $156,611 | -3.5% |
| 44 | Michael Devivo | Grand Rapids Community College | $150,352 | $152,160 | -1.2% |
| 45 | Michael Steinfort | Grand Rapids Community College | $149,956 | $149,311 | 0.4% |
| 46 | Katie Vandermeer | Grand Rapids Community College | $148,761 | $147,715 | 0.7% |
| 47 | Julie Bera | Grand Rapids Community College | $148,550 | $152,696 | -2.7% |
| 48 | Donna Kragt | Grand Rapids Community College | $148,321 | $147,995 | 0.2% |
| 49 | David Anderson | Grand Rapids Community College | $147,795 | $145,123 | 1.8% |
| 50 | John Doane | Grand Rapids Community College | $147,070 | $149,390 | -1.6% |
| 51 | Kevin Macina | Byron Center Public Schools | $145,687 | $140,178 | 3.9% |
| 52 | Jianchu Chen | Grand Rapids Community College | $145,312 | $144,513 | 0.6% |
| 53 | Mary Byerwalter | Grand Rapids Community College | $145,150 | $150,776 | -3.7% |
| 54 | Eve Sidney | Grand Rapids Community College | $144,885 | $121,818 | 18.9% |
| 55 | Kenneth Smith | Grand Rapids Community College | $144,740 | $142,316 | 1.7% |
| 56 | Jamie Gordon | Kentwood Public Schools | $144,644 | $109,922 | 31.6% |
| 57 | Jennifer Borrello | Grand Rapids Community College | $143,193 | $159,130 | -10% |
| 58 | Scott Joseph | Byron Center Public Schools | $142,029 | $134,538 | 5.6% |
| 59 | Julie Quillan | Grand Rapids Community College | $141,427 | $138,558 | 2.1% |
| 60 | Kevin Philipps | East Grand Rapids Public Schools | $141,053 | $137,169 | 2.8% |
| 61 | Yan Bai | Grand Rapids Community College | $140,733 | $140,002 | 0.5% |
| 62 | Thomas Kaechele | Grand Rapids Community College | $140,562 | $144,539 | -2.8% |
| 63 | Larry Johnson | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $140,191 | $137,510 | 1.9% |
| 64 | Kristin Roberts | Grand Rapids Community College | $139,704 | $137,260 | 1.8% |
| 65 | Michael Campo | Grand Rapids Community College | $139,697 | $145,879 | -4.2% |
| 66 | Tamera Powers | Byron Center Public Schools | $139,422 | $136,688 | 2% |
| 67 | Ronald Gorman | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $138,447 | $134,467 | 3% |
| 68 | Heather Roszkowski | Grandville Public Schools | $138,425 | $129,406 | 7% |
| 69 | Kevin Polston | Godfrey-Lee Public Schools | $138,171 | $132,375 | 4.4% |
| 70 | Darrell Kingsbury | Caledonia Community Schools | $137,708 | $134,961 | 2% |
| 71 | Scott Lampe | Grand Rapids Community College | $137,702 | $136,883 | 0.6% |
| 72 | Robin Vanrooyen | Grand Rapids Community College | $137,661 | $119,943 | 14.8% |
| 73 | Michelle Richter | Grand Rapids Community College | $137,468 | $134,128 | 2.5% |
| 74 | Katherine Keating | Grand Rapids Community College | $137,412 | $134,864 | 1.9% |
| 75 | Mary Jo | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $137,083 | $134,467 | 1.9% |
| 75 | Carolyn Evans | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $137,083 | $134,467 | 1.9% |
| 75 | Sharron Pitts | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $137,083 | $134,467 | 1.9% |
| 75 | Lawrence Oberst | Grand Rapids Public Schools | $137,083 | $134,467 | 1.9% |
| 79 | Scott Merkel | Grandville Public Schools | $137,077 | $134,214 | 2.1% |
| 80 | Richard Barnhart | Grand Rapids Community College | $136,936 | $137,676 | -0.5% |
| 81 | Chad Lodenstein | Grand Rapids Community College | $135,944 | $125,725 | 8.1% |
| 82 | Kathryn Mullins | Grand Rapids Community College | $135,618 | $133,113 | 1.9% |
| 83 | Michelle Olszewski | Grand Rapids Community College | $135,514 | $114,464 | 18.4% |
| 84 | Frederick Zomer | Grand Rapids Community College | $135,153 | $131,180 | 3% |
| 85 | John Philo | Grandville Public Schools | $135,077 | $119,260 | 13.3% |
| 86 | Julie Hess | Grand Rapids Community College | $134,781 | $134,851 | -0.1% |
| 87 | Jon Gregory | Forest Hills Public Schools | $134,168 | $132,567 | 1.2% |
| 88 | Steven Harvey | Forest Hills Public Schools | $133,668 | $131,567 | 1.6% |
| 89 | Sherry Knoppers | Grand Rapids Community College | $133,435 | $136,989 | -2.6% |
| 90 | Stephen Passinault | Forest Hills Public Schools | $133,168 | $131,567 | 1.2% |
| 91 | Laura Robinson | Kent County Intermediate School District | $132,396 | $104,872 | 26.2% |
| 92 | Margaret Sesselmann | Grand Rapids Community College | $132,078 | $139,052 | -5% |
| 93 | Michael Ramm | Rockford Public Schools | $131,891 | $112,302 | 17.4% |
| 94 | Mark Thomas | Northview Public Schools | $131,813 | $129,770 | 1.6% |
| 95 | Victoria Janowiak | Grand Rapids Community College | $131,387 | $129,289 | 1.6% |
| 96 | Matthew Hickson | Godwin Heights Public Schools | $131,224 | $130,613 | 0.5% |
| 97 | Jennifer Fee | East Grand Rapids Public Schools | $131,176 | $127,566 | 2.8% |
| 98 | Robert Cebelak | Grand Rapids Community College | $131,113 | $129,293 | 1.4% |
| 99 | Patrick Kamau | Grand Rapids Community College | $130,697 | $127,810 | 2.3% |
| 100 | Amy Mansfield | Grand Rapids Community College | $129,598 | $127,494 | 1.7% |
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