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Northwest School District employees earning $100,000 and above in Michigan

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Five Northwest School District employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Northwest School District was $170,835 to Geoffery Bontrager.

The highest salary was $164,081 in 2019.

According to records, 343 individuals received compensation for their work from Northwest School District in 2020. Of those, 109 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 Northwest School District employees

Northwest School District employeeAnnual salary
Geoffery Bontrager$170,835
Cari Bushinski$120,966.59
Scott Buchler$106,548.53
Laureen Lewis$104,774
Eric Kelly$101,844.91

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