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The highest annual salary earned in Wyoming Public Schools was $180,250 to Craig Hoekstra.
The highest salary was $175,000 in 2019.
According to records, 439 individuals received compensation for their work from Wyoming Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 142 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 Wyoming Public Schools employees
| Wyoming Public Schools employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Craig Hoekstra | $180,250 |
| Matthew Lewis | $173,294.87 |
| Sarah Earnest | $163,294.87 |
| James Nora | $120,670.72 |
| Joshua Baumbach | $120,042.28 |
| Kirk Bloomquist | $119,910.1 |
| Theodore Hollern | $113,349.64 |
| Jon Blackburn | $110,551.81 |
| Donald Hebeler | $107,681.88 |
| Jason Maas | $105,902.01 |
| Jennifer Slanger | $100,000 |
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