Detroit Public Schools Community District paid the most in salaries among Michigan public employers in 2018.
The data was gathered by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute.
Top 50 Michigan public employers in terms of salaries paid in 2018
| Rank | Employer | Employee count | Amount paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Public Schools Community District | 7,251 | $281,083,294 |
| 2 | Utica Community Schools | 2,855 | $150,444,922 |
| 3 | Ann Arbor Public Schools | 2,900 | $128,854,854 |
| 4 | Dearborn Public Schools | 2,955 | $126,796,451 |
| 5 | Grand Rapids Public Schools | 2,749 | $105,802,595 |
| 6 | Livonia Public Schools | 2,032 | $94,334,826 |
| 7 | Warren Consolidated Schools | 1,904 | $90,952,379 |
| 8 | Plymouth-Canton Community School District | 2,091 | $89,442,142 |
| 9 | Chippewa Valley Schools | 2,076 | $84,359,235 |
| 10 | Rochester Community Schools | 1,831 | $82,732,462 |
| 11 | Walled Lake Consolidated School | 1,635 | $82,198,293 |
| 12 | Kalamazoo Public Schools | 2,264 | $75,337,246 |
| 13 | Troy City School District | 1,253 | $73,325,258 |
| 14 | Farmington Public Schools | 1,284 | $70,323,180 |
| 15 | Wayne-Westland Community Schools | 1,838 | $66,714,232 |
| 16 | Birmingham Public Schools | 1,350 | $65,494,338 |
| 17 | Lansing Public Schools | 1,598 | $61,995,969 |
| 18 | Macomb Community College | 2,169 | $60,238,961 |
| 19 | L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | 1,343 | $58,905,590 |
| 20 | Macomb Intermediate School District | 1,634 | $58,720,527 |
| 21 | Forest Hills Public Schools | 1,598 | $54,686,084 |
| 22 | Kent County Intermediate School District | 1,260 | $54,569,433 |
| 23 | Oakland Community College | 2,099 | $54,399,747 |
| 24 | Waterford School District | 1,542 | $53,411,118 |
| 25 | Grosse Pointe Public Schools | 990 | $53,059,825 |
| 26 | Bloomfield Hills School District | 1,199 | $52,800,980 |
| 27 | Traverse City Public Schools | 1,490 | $51,141,186 |
| 28 | Huron Valley School Dist #4F | 1,426 | $50,091,644 |
| 29 | Kentwood Public Schools | 1,611 | $49,798,022 |
| 30 | Grand Rapids Community College | 1,668 | $48,439,443 |
| 31 | Lansing Community College | 2,207 | $47,468,138 |
| 32 | Portage Public Schools | 1,045 | $46,531,026 |
| 33 | Clarkston Community Schools #3F | 1,159 | $46,206,087 |
| 34 | Northville Public Schools | 957 | $44,798,381 |
| 35 | Oakland County Intermediate School District | 765 | $44,759,682 |
| 36 | Wayne County Community College | 1,573 | $43,923,692 |
| 37 | South Lyon Community Schools | 1,060 | $43,426,095 |
| 38 | Port Huron Area Schools | 1,102 | $43,219,790 |
| 39 | Rockford Public Schools | 1,261 | $42,239,777 |
| 40 | Lake Orion Community School #3 | 942 | $42,151,204 |
| 41 | Taylor School District | 1,112 | $42,049,252 |
| 42 | Washtenaw Community College | 1,899 | $41,866,327 |
| 43 | Southfield Public Schools | 684 | $40,979,583 |
| 44 | Genesee County Intermediate School District | 968 | $40,972,054 |
| 45 | Midland Public Schools | 983 | $40,145,526 |
| 46 | Henry Ford College | 1,283 | $39,525,229 |
| 47 | Novi Community School District | 907 | $39,111,758 |
| 48 | Schoolcraft Community College | 1,649 | $38,461,228 |
| 49 | West Ottawa Public Schools | 886 | $38,375,240 |
| 50 | Hudsonville Public Schools | 1,139 | $37,520,959 |
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