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Jackson Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above in Michigan

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19 Jackson Public Schools employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Jackson Public Schools was $169,401 to Jeffrey Beal.

The highest salary was $164,556 in 2019.

According to records, 456 individuals received compensation for their work from Jackson Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 127 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 Jackson Public Schools employees

Jackson Public Schools employeeAnnual salary
Jeffrey Beal$169,401
John Ruddell$133,893
William Patterson$125,825
Julie Baker$122,550.68
Monica Pierce$119,568.83
Jeremy Patterson$113,611.04
Mary Jo Raczkowski-Shannon$112,015.24
Kevin Blair$108,819.79
Jeffrey Huey$107,833.78
Carol Novak$104,835.9
Ray Savicke$102,769.59
Martha Kuhn$101,489.67
Joseph Zessin$101,489.67
Erik Weatherwax$101,489.67
Patricia Benjamin$100,844.34
Maureen Hesslau$100,770
Krista Jarvey$100,475.36
Jasper Lusby$100,475.36
Amy Cantu$100,388.64

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