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13 Western Michigan University employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Michigan

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13 Western Michigan University employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Michigan, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Western Michigan University employees in Michigan was $184,613 to Peter Strazdas.

The highest salary was $180,569 in 2019.

According to records, 257 individuals received compensation for their work from Western Michigan University in 2020. Of those, 63 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 more than 2 million federal employees earned $30,000 more on average than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Michigan employees with Western Michigan University

Michigan employeeAnnual salary
Peter Strazdas$184,613.60
David Lyth$168,740.25
Tricia Hennessy$150,070.10
Dean Johnson$129,637.12
Teresa Crumpton$121,242.03
Joel Fletcher$119,678.19
Shashanta James$117,480.19
Troy Leinaar$114,086.90
Carol Dedow$111,763.78
Jeffrey Lillard$109,638.87
George Jarvis$106,387.46
David Paul$104,958.35
Jeffrey Landers$101,049.99

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