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Peter Strazdas was the highest paid public employee working for Western Michigan University in 2018, earning $177,029 during the year.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 100 highest earners at Western Michigan University in 2018
| Rank | Employee | 2018 amount earned | 2017 amount earned | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Strazdas | $177,029 | $173,489 | 2% |
| 2 | David Lyth | $163,644 | $168,004 | -2.6% |
| 3 | Martha Warfield | $159,898 | $156,700 | 2% |
| 4 | Dean Johnson | $144,288 | $126,839 | 13.8% |
| 5 | Leigh Ford | $135,713 | $132,999 | 2% |
| 6 | Debra Berkey | $135,550 | — | — |
| 7 | David Houghton | $127,197 | $118,973 | 6.9% |
| 8 | Tricia Hennessy | $126,037 | $145,138 | -13.2% |
| 9 | Teresa Crumpton | $121,590 | $128,063 | -5.1% |
| 10 | Joel Fletcher | $114,761 | $112,466 | 2% |
| 11 | James Vandepolder | $114,230 | $94,425 | 21% |
| 12 | Carol Dedow | $113,139 | — | — |
| 13 | Shashanta James | $107,336 | $82,470 | 30.2% |
| 14 | Jeffrey Lillard | $105,062 | $104,251 | 0.8% |
| 15 | William Olsen | $104,960 | $102,320 | 2.6% |
| 16 | George Jarvis | $102,016 | $99,976 | 2% |
| 17 | Dennis Mccrumb | $101,004 | — | — |
| 18 | Brian Crandall | $100,639 | $100,014 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Steven Thomas | $93,564 | $93,564 | 0% |
| 20 | James Smith | $91,086 | $86,582 | 5.2% |
| 21 | Nancy Cretsinger | $90,012 | $88,320 | 1.9% |
| 22 | Diana Hernandez | $88,245 | $88,980 | -0.8% |
| 23 | Daniel Brimmer | $83,979 | $82,299 | 2% |
| 24 | Jeffrey Landers | $83,913 | — | — |
| 25 | Charles Pearson | $83,567 | — | — |
| 26 | Thomas Maida | $82,752 | $80,997 | 2.2% |
| 27 | Judith Rypma | $80,026 | $68,998 | 16% |
| 28 | Troy Leinaar | $79,249 | — | — |
| 29 | Richard Boyd | $78,020 | $76,565 | 1.9% |
| 30 | Margurite Clay | $77,155 | $75,613 | 2% |
| 31 | Randolph Bortolussi | $76,631 | $74,723 | 2.6% |
| 32 | Thomas Ramsdell | $76,350 | $74,824 | 2% |
| 33 | Michelle Hruska | $75,907 | $62,196 | 22% |
| 34 | Doralee Deryke | $75,850 | $74,424 | 1.9% |
| 35 | Vicki Cox | $73,277 | $71,811 | 2% |
| 36 | Robin Williams | $73,244 | $71,791 | 2% |
| 37 | Guy Barks | $72,645 | $69,185 | 5% |
| 38 | John Stanford | $72,596 | $71,144 | 2% |
| 39 | David Bonselaar | $70,928 | $69,510 | 2% |
| 40 | Joyce Lew | $70,438 | $72,034 | -2.2% |
| 41 | Kirk Dillery | $69,477 | $68,088 | 2% |
| 42 | Todd Havener | $68,142 | $65,438 | 4.1% |
| 43 | Dale Sheppard | $66,194 | $64,871 | 2% |
| 44 | John Rook | $65,770 | $62,224 | 5.7% |
| 45 | Melinda Lockett | $64,662 | $60,470 | 6.9% |
| 46 | Bryan Sutton | $64,383 | $57,630 | 11.7% |
| 47 | Karen Stokes Chapo | $63,896 | $62,618 | 2% |
| 48 | Jodie Laraway | $63,651 | $62,011 | 2.6% |
| 49 | Sue Beougher | $63,589 | $72,879 | -12.7% |
| 50 | Ila Baker | $63,585 | $69,340 | -8.3% |
| 51 | Mario Galbreath | $63,191 | $61,927 | 2% |
| 52 | Patricia Mikowski | $63,089 | $61,827 | 2% |
| 53 | Paul Hildenbrand | $62,389 | $61,202 | 1.9% |
| 54 | Stacy Thinnes | $61,150 | $54,926 | 11.3% |
| 55 | Kevin West | $61,136 | $61,413 | -0.5% |
| 56 | Bernadette Ballard-reid | $61,071 | $59,850 | 2% |
| 57 | David Wyman | $61,048 | $58,448 | 4.4% |
| 58 | Maureen Lassiter | $61,032 | $59,811 | 2% |
| 59 | Thomas Cook | $60,829 | $52,898 | 15% |
| 60 | Tanya Bellamy | $60,815 | $59,614 | 2% |
| 61 | Amy Washington | $60,496 | $59,286 | 2% |
| 61 | Annmarie Cox | $60,496 | $59,286 | 2% |
| 63 | Kathleen Springsteen | $59,310 | $58,124 | 2% |
| 64 | Carol Olmstead | $59,131 | $57,952 | 2% |
| 65 | Arthur Ward | $58,911 | $56,953 | 3.4% |
| 66 | Lonnie Wesseling | $58,617 | $48,522 | 20.8% |
| 67 | John Barton | $58,420 | $57,002 | 2.5% |
| 68 | Linda Wallace | $58,243 | $55,907 | 4.2% |
| 69 | Susan Coker | $57,973 | $59,286 | -2.2% |
| 70 | David Paul | $57,508 | $53,589 | 7.3% |
| 71 | Amy Burns | $57,420 | $54,787 | 4.8% |
| 72 | Laurie Foster | $56,939 | $55,801 | 2% |
| 73 | Vena Brower | $56,907 | $52,591 | 8.2% |
| 74 | Angela Miller | $56,681 | $55,548 | 2% |
| 75 | Melissa Bininger | $56,663 | $57,326 | -1.2% |
| 76 | David Miller | $56,645 | $55,468 | 2.1% |
| 77 | Kristin Gustafson | $56,519 | $54,306 | 4.1% |
| 78 | James Hiatt | $56,507 | $53,534 | 5.6% |
| 79 | Kevin Villadsen | $56,349 | $53,796 | 4.7% |
| 80 | Richard Haynes | $56,105 | $53,566 | 4.7% |
| 81 | Patricia Campbell | $55,619 | $50,733 | 9.6% |
| 82 | Joseph Truppa | $55,501 | $56,059 | -1% |
| 83 | Lisa Hotchkiss | $55,134 | $54,032 | 2% |
| 84 | Eva Copija | $54,871 | $65,191 | -15.8% |
| 85 | Nannette Morningstar | $54,628 | $52,995 | 3.1% |
| 86 | Tracey Kauppila | $54,548 | $53,060 | 2.8% |
| 87 | Rebecca Cook | $54,542 | $48,891 | 11.6% |
| 88 | Diane Schuldt | $54,421 | $54,417 | 0% |
| 89 | Rebecca Thiel | $54,287 | $58,698 | -7.5% |
| 90 | Lori Krum | $54,143 | $53,069 | 2% |
| 91 | Dan St. Clair | $54,063 | $51,999 | 4% |
| 92 | Ronald Bell | $53,986 | $52,242 | 3.3% |
| 93 | Michael Matthews | $53,775 | $52,699 | 2% |
| 94 | Jeffery Johns | $53,649 | $51,988 | 3.2% |
| 95 | John Winchell | $53,429 | $48,518 | 10.1% |
| 96 | Carol Patterson | $53,145 | $52,093 | 2% |
| 97 | Robyn Boyle | $52,878 | $49,422 | 7% |
| 98 | Thomas Sauber | $52,725 | $51,671 | 2% |
| 99 | Cheryl Siwik | $52,375 | $52,342 | 0.1% |
| 100 | Terri Simmons | $52,318 | $51,673 | 1.2% |
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