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Big earners: who makes $100,000 and above in Michigan South Lyon Community Schools?

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32 South Lyon Community Schools employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in South Lyon Community Schools was $147,518 to Lisa Kudwa.

The highest salary was $205,248 in 2019.

According to records, 888 individuals received compensation for their work from South Lyon Community Schools in 2020. Of those, 201 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 South Lyon Community Schools employees

South Lyon Community Schools employeeAnnual salary
Lisa Kudwa$147,518.42
Benjamin Kirby$147,518.42
Karen Fisher$135,865.49
Chad Scaling$135,865.49
Susan Toth$134,036.76
Kelly Gallagher$129,523.17
Brian Toth$127,123.17
Kim Dancer$122,254.3
Stacy Cooper$119,854.3
Megan Goodemoot$119,854.3
Raymond Metcalf$119,854.3
Emily Testani$119,854.3
Ryan Knapp$119,854.3
Chester Cox$118,275.66
James Brennan$118,108.32
Gregory Michaels$118,108.32
Michael Teagan$118,108.32
Cody Rudolph$118,108.32
Kristin Weber$117,732.13
Susan Maurus$117,408.8
Darrell Plummer$113,866.21
Kelley Engblom$113,235.21
Michael Lloyd$112,869.17
Ross Baker$111,241.55
Terri Papanastasopoulos$111,081.49
Amy Atwell$107,364.87
Jaclyn Bury$106,595.54
Angela Robbins-Badish$105,603.51
Melissa Baker$105,210.21
Ryan Desana$105,040.63
Lisa Welch$101,342.62
Leslie Munger$101,318.82

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