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Public employees in Macomb County earn $745,515,163 in salaries in 2019

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29 employers in Macomb County paid $745,515,163 combined for public employee salaries in 2019, ranking it third among Michigan counties, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Public employees in Wayne County earned the most in 2019, receiving $1,326,879,155 in total. Publicly funded staff work in a variety of organizations, from school districts to state departments.

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

Total public-employee salaries by county in 2019

RankCountyEmployee countAmount spent
1Wayne County29,337$1,326,879,155
2Oakland County23,352$1,094,858,726
3Macomb County16,653$745,515,163
4Kent County14,615$592,586,498
5Genesee County7,646$332,575,346
6Washtenaw County7,641$318,634,871
7Ingham County6,337$261,099,503
8Ottawa County6,475$257,792,993
9Kalamazoo County6,278$237,269,040
10Muskegon County3,946$154,116,216
11St. Clair County3,658$149,946,212
12Livingston County3,442$143,785,868
13Jackson County3,333$142,152,320
14Saginaw County3,720$138,033,927
15Monroe County3,768$134,701,959
16Calhoun County3,272$127,407,034
17Berrien County3,110$117,959,999
18Bay County2,850$108,141,147
19Grand Traverse County2,537$96,575,114
20Eaton County2,457$90,783,544
21Van Buren County2,422$89,119,739
22Allegan County2,349$87,590,680
23Lenawee County2,250$86,395,442
24Midland County1,628$65,451,372
25Shiawassee County1,641$61,387,267
26Lapeer County1,521$58,356,514
27Montcalm County1,538$57,442,986
28St. Joseph County1,583$54,691,155
29Clinton County1,392$54,304,204
30Marquette County1,405$51,978,193
31Tuscola County1,244$46,455,110
32Newaygo County1,170$44,163,876
33Mecosta County1,051$43,903,773
34Isabella County1,117$43,834,484
35Barry County1,139$43,521,528
36Ionia County1,144$42,809,034
37Gratiot County1,003$38,439,631
38Branch County1,062$38,032,339
39Cass County1,061$36,349,594
40Clare County914$35,148,619
41Houghton County856$33,431,115
42Wexford County854$31,815,963
43Sanilac County777$31,721,550
44Mason County730$31,291,346
45Delta County893$30,715,132
46Huron County783$30,532,596
47Hillsdale County850$29,984,685
48Chippewa County758$29,844,826
49Charlevoix County623$27,914,528
50Emmet County553$27,257,752
51Alpena County705$24,417,275
52Iosco County611$23,068,515
53Dickinson County591$21,723,812
54Roscommon County617$20,521,548
55Otsego County460$19,100,951
56Osceola County460$17,572,151
57Cheboygan County418$17,425,377
58Menominee County521$16,393,237
59Oceana County477$16,059,533
60Manistee County446$15,149,696
61Antrim County458$14,687,484
62Leelanau County388$14,049,782
63Gladwin County309$12,110,189
64Gogebic County375$11,420,331
65Missaukee County269$10,275,283
66Arenac County256$9,372,085
67Kalkaska County258$9,339,955
68Benzie County228$9,239,100
69Ogemaw County263$8,749,735
70Mackinac County266$7,949,691
71Crawford County183$7,949,409
72Presque Isle County184$6,448,050
73Iron County167$6,344,060
74Alger County214$5,937,191
75Baraga County171$5,432,311
76Ontonagon County152$4,821,487
77Oscoda County140$4,131,923
78Alcona County80$3,309,853
79Schoolcraft County94$3,289,812
80Montmorency County103$3,190,198
81Lake County71$2,900,316
82Luce County63$2,488,172
83Caledonia County74$1,736,422
84Keweenaw County4$62,171

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