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The highest annual salary earned in Kalamazoo Public Schools was $197,213 to Gary Start.
The highest salary was $275,290 in 2019.
According to records, 1,655 individuals received compensation for their work from Kalamazoo Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 547 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 Kalamazoo Public Schools employees
| Kalamazoo Public Schools employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Gary Start | $197,213.06 |
| Cynthia Green | $162,993.81 |
| Sheila Dorsey-Smith | $157,562.66 |
| Nkenge Bergan | $141,422.13 |
| Reuquiyah Saunders | $141,422.13 |
| Johnny Edwards | $138,169.96 |
| Valerie Boggan | $134,884.88 |
| Judith Darcangelis | $134,511.98 |
| Michael Tanoff | $129,912.1 |
| Mark Hill | $129,000.29 |
| Lindsay Noakes | $128,988.02 |
| Matthew Johnson | $126,778.08 |
| Angela Justice | $124,277.92 |
| Craig McCane | $123,778.17 |
| Mark Tobolski | $123,026.66 |
| Jeffery Boggan | $121,351.18 |
| Robin Greymountain | $120,604 |
| Michael Hughes | $120,082.32 |
| Christopher Aguinaga | $119,999.88 |
| Atiba McKissack | $119,683.72 |
| Andrew Laboe | $117,881.05 |
| Nathan McLaughlin | $117,066.05 |
| Elizabeth Jackson-Spaner | $116,832.04 |
| Barry Smith | $116,832.04 |
| Janine Vanstee | $116,832.04 |
| Tamica Frison | $116,098.89 |
| Craig Lesuer | $114,658.2 |
| Micole Dyson | $114,032.36 |
| Julie McDonald | $113,918.27 |
| William Hawkins | $113,458.2 |
| Laura Kayser | $111,101.94 |
| Geoffery Howe | $110,693.94 |
| Dylan Patterson | $108,422.38 |
| Pamela Salak | $107,130.38 |
| Frank Rocco | $106,950.7 |
| Lisa Dewey | $102,468.02 |
| Vestina Hawkins | $102,431.63 |
| Cheryl Hach | $101,742.36 |
| David Fooy | $101,320.03 |
| Terry Farmer | $101,109.32 |
| Caycee Sledge | $101,104.12 |
| Leslie Church | $100,559.02 |
| Gloria Foster-Wimbley | $100,065.57 |
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