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The highest annual salary earned in Kentwood Public Schools was $226,062 to Michael Zoerhoff.
The highest salary was $208,798 in 2019.
According to records, 1,154 individuals received compensation for their work from Kentwood Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 408 earned less than $20,000.
A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019, argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.
Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.
A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have important ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.
Highest paid Kentwood Public Schools employees
| Kentwood Public Schools employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Michael Zoerhoff | $226,061.7 |
| Shirley Johnson | $168,000 |
| Michael Pickard | $165,748.51 |
| Todd Bell | $165,694.97 |
| Evan Hordyk | $165,687.05 |
| Jamie Gordon | $146,654.98 |
| Omar Bakri | $130,551.96 |
| Mohd Shamali | $121,425.88 |
| Gary Harmon | $116,506.69 |
| Andrew Kolzow | $115,442.22 |
| Donald Dahlquist | $115,433.28 |
| Mark Bea | $113,578.37 |
| Raymond Feldkamp | $113,543.12 |
| Sharon Odonnoghue | $112,659.48 |
| David Emeott | $111,455.62 |
| Lorenzo Bradshaw | $110,619.28 |
| Blaine Brumels | $108,931.35 |
| Carrie Tellerico | $108,635.87 |
| Michelle Downs | $108,627.46 |
| Jeffrey Overkleeft | $108,625.76 |
| Ricky Hatfield | $108,616.39 |
| Debra McNally | $108,105.87 |
| Gregory Cappiello | $107,635.12 |
| Scott Vugteveen | $106,939.75 |
| Chad Vanhouten | $105,332.42 |
| Jeremiah Gasper | $103,914.12 |
| Dominic Lowe | $103,663.65 |
| Teressa Gatza | $103,290.25 |
| Jenny Graham | $101,350.43 |
| Ian Gibson | $101,029.58 |
| Jacqueline Harris | $101,020.17 |
| Scott Brown | $100,971.61 |
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