Macomb Today

Jennifer Abate earned $46,779 in 2019, 3.3 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Macomb County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Michael Devault's compensation of $270,745 was the most as a public employee in Macomb County in 2019.

The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit research and educational institute.

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Michael Devault	Macomb Intermediate School District	$270,745	$246,172	10%
2	James Sawyer	Macomb Community College	$264,897	$261,000	1.5%
3	Teresa Davis	Mount Clemens Community Schools	$250,000	$202,198	23.6%
4	Christine Haines	Utica Community Schools	$219,176	$219,176	0%
5	Ronald Roberts	Chippewa Valley Schools	$206,964	$201,503	2.7%
6	Karl Paulson	Lakeview Public Schools	$190,981	$181,223	5.4%
7	Robert Livernois	Warren Consolidated Schools	$187,330	$186,425	0.5%
8	Erik Edoff	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	$185,900	$182,400	1.9%
9	Elizabeth Argiri	Macomb Community College	$184,651	$179,365	2.9%
10	Paul Bodiya	Macomb Intermediate School District	$181,000	$167,000	8.4%
11	John Kment	Roseville Community Schools	$180,573	$180,573	0%
12	Mark Cummins	Macomb Intermediate School District	$169,000	$157,000	7.6%
13	Eve Kaltz	Center Line Public Schools	$167,598	$155,606	7.7%
14	Stephanie Eagen	Utica Community Schools	$167,438	$166,358	0.6%
15	John Nader	Macomb Intermediate School District	$164,082	$74,351	120.7%
16	Joseph Diponio	Lake Shore Public Schools	$159,650	$151,410	5.4%
17	John Graham	Utica Community Schools	$158,981	$144,600	9.9%
18	Michael Sturm	Utica Community Schools	$158,781	$157,600	0.7%
18	Robert Monroe	Utica Community Schools	$158,781	$157,600	0.7%
20	Laurie Fournier	Fitzgerald Public Schools	$157,100	$145,685	7.8%
21	David Rilley	Macomb Intermediate School District	$157,000	$157,000	0%
21	Alesia Flye	Macomb Intermediate School District	$157,000	$131,869	19.1%
23	Edward Skiba	Chippewa Valley Schools	$156,815	$151,781	3.3%
24	Carrie Wozniak	Fraser Public Schools	$153,470	$137,171	11.9%
25	Scott Sederlund	Chippewa Valley Schools	$152,938	$149,981	2%
26	Brian Sauriol	Macomb Community College	$152,844	$147,531	3.6%
27	Norman Cure	Macomb Community College	$151,879	$142,549	6.5%
28	Gregory Green	Clintondale Community Schools	$151,000	$148,500	1.7%
29	Ludger Brinker	Macomb Community College	$150,046	$141,180	6.3%
30	Bonita Malak	Macomb Community College	$149,628	$139,973	6.9%
31	Scott O'Farrell	Macomb Community College	$149,595	$139,499	7.2%
32	Michael Musary	Armada Area Schools	$148,868	$146,193	1.8%
33	Adam Blanchard	Chippewa Valley Schools	$147,865	$139,556	6%
34	John Kovalchuck	Macomb Community College	$147,765	$151,337	-2.4%
35	Michael Zimmerman	Macomb Community College	$147,466	$141,743	4%
36	Paul Sibley	Chippewa Valley Schools	$147,112	$132,190	11.3%
37	Tracy Van Peeren	Lakeview Public Schools	$146,458	$138,938	5.4%
38	James Carlson	Macomb Community College	$145,937	$126,169	15.7%
39	Stacey Denewith-Fici	Warren Woods Public Schools	$145,881	$143,906	1.4%
40	Stephen Yuenger	Macomb Community College	$145,445	$134,292	8.3%
41	Stuart Scott	Macomb Community College	$145,206	$142,992	1.5%
42	Piper Bognar	Vandyke Public Schools	$144,560	$143,560	0.7%
43	Fred Jex	Macomb Community College	$144,167	$139,847	3.1%
44	Sharon Irvine	Warren Consolidated Schools	$144,059	$139,877	3%
44	Kari Elenbaas	Warren Consolidated Schools	$144,059	$138,551	4%
46	Richard Zahodnic	Macomb Community College	$143,924	$127,923	12.5%
47	Michele Vandekerkhove	Utica Community Schools	$143,460	$142,100	1%
48	Donna Anderson	Fraser Public Schools	$142,890	$112,636	26.9%
49	John Bernia	Warren Consolidated Schools	$142,839	$138,657	3%
50	Michael Broyles	Macomb Community College	$142,800	$137,926	3.5%
51	Nancy McGee	Macomb Community College	$142,749	$138,670	2.9%
52	Justin Michalak	Macomb Intermediate School District	$142,742	$80,975	76.3%
53	Shannon McBrady	Center Line Public Schools	$142,513	$117,874	20.9%
54	David Prestininzi	Chippewa Valley Schools	$142,313	$120,512	18.1%
55	Michael Van Camp	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	$142,304	$139,892	1.7%
56	Karen Richie	Macomb Community College	$141,914	$139,361	1.8%
57	Mark Blaszkowski	Roseville Community Schools	$141,144	$140,894	0.2%
58	Ryan McLeod	Eastpointe Community Schools	$141,000	$136,500	3.3%
59	Michael Schulte	Warren Consolidated Schools	$140,811	$124,697	12.9%
60	Joseph Michalewicz	Macomb Community College	$140,675	$138,890	1.3%
61	Donald Brosky	Chippewa Valley Schools	$140,182	$135,826	3.2%
62	Daniel Prater	Macomb Community College	$140,109	$142,588	-1.7%
63	Daniel Claus	Macomb Community College	$139,835	$139,523	0.2%
64	Carroll Goossen	Macomb Community College	$139,721	$139,132	0.4%
65	Felicia Scott	Macomb Community College	$139,611	$137,352	1.6%
66	Martin Kohl	Macomb Community College	$139,492	$122,535	13.8%
67	Linda Brender	Macomb Community College	$139,458	$140,558	-0.8%
68	Harry Buhalis	Macomb Community College	$139,245	$128,354	8.5%
69	Robert Hetchler	Macomb Community College	$139,064	$132,828	4.7%
70	Charles Roddis	Center Line Public Schools	$137,734	$128,531	7.2%
71	Susan Boyd	Macomb Community College	$137,365	$133,429	2.9%
72	Patrick Greek	Macomb Community College	$137,172	$132,012	3.9%
73	John Kacir	Macomb Community College	$137,151	$133,889	2.4%
74	Lisa Montpas	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	$137,106	$134,782	1.7%
75	Rochelle Zaranek	Macomb Community College	$137,090	$130,888	4.7%
76	Donna Schouman	Macomb Community College	$136,716	$133,684	2.3%
77	Tina Crawford	Macomb Community College	$136,692	$134,215	1.8%
78	Gordon Harnadek	Macomb Community College	$136,476	$132,039	3.4%
79	Kristine Mellebrand	Macomb Community College	$136,457	$128,901	5.9%
80	Matthew Busch	Macomb Community College	$136,326	$130,589	4.4%
81	Stephen Czapski	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	$136,122	$132,663	2.6%
82	Elizabeth Ness	Macomb Community College	$135,969	$134,035	1.4%
83	Edythe Wakevainen	Macomb Community College	$135,325	$134,431	0.7%
84	Rochelle Gauthier	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	$135,156	$132,866	1.7%
85	Paula Elias	Macomb Intermediate School District	$134,442	$132,200	1.7%
86	Steven Pfannes	Utica Community Schools	$134,124	$135,492	-1%
86	Kenneth Cucchi	Utica Community Schools	$134,124	$135,492	-1%
88	Susan Tschirhart	Macomb Community College	$133,996	$121,928	9.9%
89	Jill Tomyn	Utica Community Schools	$133,928	$135,492	-1.2%
90	David Meengs	Warren Consolidated Schools	$133,652	$119,794	11.6%
91	Laura Lograsso	Macomb Community College	$133,577	$132,032	1.2%
92	Zhiqiang Yang	Macomb Community College	$133,239	$126,200	5.6%
93	Timothy Skonieczny	Macomb Community College	$133,140	$130,170	2.3%
94	Elton Weintz	Macomb Community College	$132,895	$129,278	2.8%
95	Gary Flemming	Macomb Community College	$132,656	$129,857	2.2%
96	Catherine Sikorski	Macomb Community College	$132,524	$131,402	0.9%
97	Neil Cassabon	Warren Woods Public Schools	$132,300	$127,255	4%
98	Christine Kress	Lakeview Public Schools	$132,272	$126,012	5%
99	Thomas Lietz	Utica Community Schools	$131,989	$131,180	0.6%
100	Jared McEvoy	Utica Community Schools	$131,797	$131,180	0.5%