Quantcast

Macomb Today

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Public education employees in Macomb County earn $781,614,082 in salaries in 2021

Adobestock 164215990

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock

29 employers in Macomb County paid $781,614,082 combined for public education employee salaries in 2021, ranking it third among Michigan counties.

Employers in Wayne County spent the most for public education employee salaries in Michigan in 2021, paying $1,523,022,718 total.

The data was gathered by the non-profit Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

More than one-third of Michigan residents said they believe school quality has worsened in recent years, and two-thirds say schools need more funding.

The Michigan government proposed spending $2.3 billion over four years to combat teacher shortages by recruiting and retaining teachers and other school staff.

Total public education employee salaries by county in 2021

RankCountyAmount spent
1Wayne County$1,523,022,718
2Oakland County$1,158,524,036
3Macomb County$781,614,082
4Kent County$643,647,060
5Genesee County$343,837,865
6Washtenaw County$336,453,909
7Ottawa County$282,172,800
8Ingham County$277,524,477
9Kalamazoo County$246,044,913
10Muskegon County$162,792,780
11Livingston County$155,960,747
12St. Clair County$153,820,764
13Saginaw County$150,956,178
14Jackson County$146,878,082
15Monroe County$143,497,454
16Calhoun County$134,768,439
17Berrien County$132,890,175
18Bay County$111,581,828
19Eaton County$98,718,511
20Van Buren County$95,345,657
21Allegan County$94,060,181
22Lenawee County$92,986,265
23Grand Traverse County$73,687,437
24Midland County$72,101,842
25Shiawassee County$64,050,422
26Montcalm County$61,561,009
27St. Joseph County$60,417,808
28Lapeer County$59,893,549
29Clinton County$57,786,643
30Marquette County$55,445,897
31Tuscola County$47,953,770
32Ionia County$47,782,210
33Barry County$47,220,295
34Newaygo County$47,159,154
35Mecosta County$46,250,835
36Isabella County$42,125,894
37Gratiot County$40,894,670
38Branch County$40,814,665
39Cass County$40,068,714
40Clare County$35,025,096
41Wexford County$34,431,865
42Houghton County$34,398,660
43Mason County$33,789,386
44Chippewa County$33,404,106
45Hillsdale County$33,068,034
46Sanilac County$32,638,503
47Huron County$32,159,238
48Delta County$31,386,175
49Charlevoix County$29,960,677
50Emmet County$28,659,330
51Alpena County$25,271,477
52Iosco County$24,994,105
53Dickinson County$23,682,703
54Otsego County$20,353,544
55Roscommon County$19,581,874
56Osceola County$19,053,967
57Cheboygan County$18,635,773
58Menominee County$18,120,011
59Oceana County$17,658,158
60Manistee County$15,833,905
61Antrim County$15,293,610
62Leelanau County$15,271,691
63Gladwin County$11,829,363
64Gogebic County$11,730,429
65Missaukee County$11,161,672
66Kalkaska County$10,839,957
67Benzie County$10,210,258
68Arenac County$9,969,039
69Ogemaw County$8,921,694
70Crawford County$8,650,287
71Mackinac County$8,305,263
72Iron County$7,017,258
73Presque Isle County$6,911,172
74Alger County$6,348,677
75Baraga County$5,774,726
76Ontonagon County$5,736,837
77Oscoda County$4,666,026
78Alcona County$3,852,544
79Schoolcraft County$3,376,856
80Montmorency County$3,334,571
81Lake County$3,308,823
82Luce County$2,989,440
83Caledonia County$1,778,916
84Keweenaw County$88,844

MORE NEWS