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Michigan Department of State spent $7,265,729 on employees classified as general office assistants in 2019, making this the third-ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan Department of State.

Employees classified as department of state aides received the most in salary from Michigan Department of State in 2019 with a pay of $27,177,647.

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

Rank	Employee Name	Total 2019 Salary
1	Linda Sustaita	$50,065
1	Dani L. Mcadams	$50,065
1	Terry Burnham	$50,065
1	Joleen M. Pennington	$50,065
1	Darryl Sturdivant	$50,065
1	Diane E. Hager	$50,065
1	Sue L. Norris	$50,065
1	Lashanda R. Dixon	$50,065
1	Lisa A. Ford-Gonzalez	$50,065
1	Charles A. Watts	$50,065
1	Jody L. Therrian	$50,065
1	Lashanya M. Littlejohn	$50,065
1	Raquel L. Rogers	$50,065
14	Ronda L. Heinritz	$48,880
14	James M. Walsh	$48,880
14	Augusta L. Harris	$48,880
17	Linda S. Brandell	$47,798
17	Roger C. Thrasher	$47,798
17	Bobby J. Lilly	$47,798
17	Judy K. King	$47,798
17	Robin L. Lance	$47,798
17	Sylvia M. Goines	$47,798
17	Lisa M. Gensterblum	$47,798
17	Canvass L. Reed	$47,798
17	Catherine Eastman	$47,798
17	Vickie Conner	$47,798
17	Susan L. Wheeler	$47,798
17	Kimberly L. Demott	$47,798
17	Qamarul H. Bakhtiari	$47,798
17	Dora J. Spade	$47,798
17	Jeanette R. Smith	$47,798
17	Shirley A. Koenigsknecht	$47,798
17	Marianne Brooks	$47,798
17	Diana R. Thrasher	$47,798
17	Ingrid V. Butlevics-Todd	$47,798
17	Ursula A. Lloyd	$47,798
17	Mae S. Devries	$47,798
17	Candace P. Pinkley	$47,798
17	Lesa A. Stoddard	$47,798
17	David M. Ringlein	$47,798
17	Karen L. Ferguson	$47,798
17	Tammi L. Woodard	$47,798
17	Joel A. Fuhr	$47,798
17	Angelique M. Blain	$47,798
17	Shelly K. Cumberworth	$47,798
17	Tamera L. Adams	$47,798
17	Robin M. Ellis	$47,798
17	Wendy S. McKelvey	$47,798
17	Kathleen A. Jones	$47,798
17	Shelly J. Johnson	$47,798
17	Rozsika Prass	$47,798
17	Rayette S. Ruoff	$47,798
17	Amanda L. Bogart	$47,798
17	Charles D. Leibrand	$47,798
17	Wanda M. Martin	$47,798
17	Cassie J. Wing	$47,798
17	Anne M. Winkel	$47,798
17	Bruce A. Shull	$47,798
17	Marilyn K. Seitz	$47,798
17	Tedy J. McPhee	$47,798
17	Kevin V. Trenkle	$47,798
17	Jade F. Lammon	$47,798
63	Korrine M. Wiseman	$47,257
63	Paul D. Nadrowski	$47,257
63	Sandra L. Maleitzke	$47,257
63	Chiyong Marquardt	$47,257
67	Frank S. Filice	$46,404
67	Anthony D. Lesti	$46,404
67	William M. Teszlewicz	$46,404
67	Leeann M. Thelen	$46,404
67	Kevin Starr	$46,404
67	Kyle G. Lundy	$46,404
67	Michele R. Lindsay	$46,404
67	Janelle L. Norton	$46,404
67	Tammy J. Farris	$46,404
76	Meribrooke Sneed	$45,364
76	Debra A. Gangwer	$45,364
76	Michael Kehres	$45,364
76	James F. Hamilton	$45,364
76	Melissa A. Kinder	$45,364
76	Jodie Corr	$45,364
76	Joan M. Dolby	$45,364
76	Charlene R. Lamphere	$45,364
76	Ami L. Darling	$45,364
76	Sandra L. Foley	$45,364
76	Kerri D. Hulsebos	$45,364
76	Terri L. Benjamin	$45,364
76	Sonya L. Shaffner	$45,364
76	Peggy D. Watson-Welsh	$45,364
90	Blake M. Miller	$44,366
91	Jack J. Estephan	$44,054
91	Rebecca L. Cook	$44,054
91	Jennifer L. Peska	$44,054
91	Bobbie J. Lindley-York	$44,054
95	Wendy T. Hubbard	$43,097
95	Karen L. Ott	$43,097
95	Cole J. Stambersky	$43,097
95	Margaret J. Ueberroth	$43,097
99	Jennifer A. Brinker	$41,849
99	Mercedes D. Wills	$41,849

Rank	Job	Total Salary
1	Department Of State Aide	$27,177,647
2	Department Of State Branch Supervisor	$11,524,691
3	General Office Assistant	$7,265,729
4	Departmental Analyst	$6,777,117
5	Departmental Technician	$3,772,356
6	Departmental Manager	$2,365,525
7	State Administrative Manager	$1,970,505
8	Departmental Specialist	$1,769,318
9	State Division Administrator	$1,753,912
10	Regulation Agent	$1,378,805
11	Admin Law Examiner	$1,013,662
12	Word Processing Assistant	$847,882
13	Departmental Supervisor	$671,713
14	Accounting Assistant	$513,359
15	State Office Administrator	$505,076
16	State Bureau Administrator	$408,174
17	Accountant	$403,767
18	Office Supervisor	$389,083
19	Senior Executive Managment Assistant	$330,615
20	Carpenter	$321,419
21	Admin Law Specialist	$315,494
22	Microfilm/Scanning Machine Operator	$281,234
23	Accounting Technician	$279,759
24	Human Resources Analyst	$259,250
25	Senior Policy Executive	$253,157
26	Regulation Manager	$251,408
27	Accountant Manager	$249,910
28	Executive Office Representative	$224,036
29	Communications Representative	$217,713
30	Human Resources Technician	$191,358
31	Senior Chief Deputy Director	$157,940
32	Storekeeper	$157,725
33	Senior Deputy Director	$150,420
34	Senior Management Executive	$143,517
35	Property Analyst	$126,401
36	Senior Executive Assistant	$119,242
37	Executive Secretary	$114,004
38	Buyer	$111,238
39	Motor Vehicle Operator	$103,792
40	Building Construction Manager	$93,371
41	Communications Specialist	$87,276
42	Buyer Manager	$85,467
43	Accounting Specialist	$79,185
43	Financial Specialist	$79,185
43	Human Resources Specialist	$79,185
46	Media Production Specialist	$75,774
47	Property Analyst Trainee	$60,777
48	Information Technology Technician	$58,968
49	Storekeeper Supervisor	$56,617
50	Departmental Analyst Trainee	$56,160
51	Financial Analyst	$55,265
52	Human Resources Assistant	$50,065
52	Secretary	$50,065
54	Procurement Technician	$40,622
55	Student Assistant	$1,586
56	State Worker	$1,043
57	Per Diem Employee	$300