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Michigan Department of State spent $2,365,525 on employees classified as departmental managers in 2019, making this the sixth-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	Richard W. Gilchrist	$97,032
2	Lori A. Thomas	$87,276
2	Russell K. Smith	$87,276
2	Carol A. Reagan	$87,276
2	Kimberly A. Ferguson	$87,276
2	David K. Latusek	$87,276
2	Cindy K. Boss	$87,276
2	Amy J. Maus	$87,276
2	Kelli E. Rottenberk	$87,276
2	Virginia M. Vander Roest	$87,276
2	Donald L. Lambert	$87,276
12	Tammera Rodriguez	$82,160
12	Pamela Honkanen	$82,160
14	Jolynn Peck	$79,185
14	Kim A. Metzger	$79,185
14	Kari R. Ferri	$79,185
14	Ricky L. Duncan	$79,185
14	Lona M. Angel	$79,185
14	Anna M. Wioskowski	$79,185
14	Patricia Crosby	$79,185
14	Trisha M. Howard	$79,185
14	Michael C. Fildey	$79,185
14	Virginia T. Henry	$79,185
14	Rachel R. Clone-Andrus	$79,185
14	Matthew C. Fredericks	$79,185
14	Daniel R. Trierweiler	$79,185
27	Eric D. Kabdebo	$72,571
28	Jeron F. Bushong	$65,977
29	Lena L. Wood	$63,460

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