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Michigan Department of State spent $11,524,691 on employees classified as department of state branch supervisors in 2019, making this the second-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	Leticia M. Rentz	$79,185
1	Kenyetta R. Richardson	$79,185
1	Elizabeth M. Young	$79,185
1	Holly R. Adams	$79,185
1	Adrienne Puckett	$79,185
6	Christopher A. Harkness	$74,027
7	Mary F. Doster	$72,571
7	Deborah L. Everett	$72,571
7	Sarah A. Young	$72,571
7	Wendy L. Sampson	$72,571
7	Elizabeth M. Stewart	$72,571
7	Cynthia J. Rice	$72,571
7	Carrie M. Pelton	$72,571
7	Sheri A. Kamm	$72,571
7	Lynne C. Lopez	$72,571
7	Kirk D. Lillrose	$72,571
7	Jane M. Christensen	$72,571
7	Penny L. Holly	$72,571
7	Carie S. Card-Jones	$72,571
7	Mark J. Savoie	$72,571
7	Latonda K. Watts	$72,571
7	Deanna L. Leonard	$72,571
7	Luzine Campbell	$72,571
7	Stephanie R. Burrel	$72,571
7	Sarah A. Brown	$72,571
7	Alicia J. Fairlamb	$72,571
7	Douglas C. Triezenberg	$72,571
7	Sandy D. Varner	$72,571
7	Michael G. Valladares	$72,571
7	Scott M. Miles	$72,571
7	Alice R. Mihacsi	$72,571
7	Greta M. Owen	$72,571
7	Donna M. Penick	$72,571
7	April M. Van Oast	$72,571
7	Claudia J. Thomas	$72,571
7	Lekeisha Harris	$72,571
7	Jaqueline A. Griffin	$72,571
38	Amanda R. Bauer	$69,243
39	Marcia Davis	$67,828
39	Jessica M. Kurek	$67,828
39	Stephanie M. Hurd	$67,828
39	William K. Morrison	$67,828
43	Cheryl A. Sankar	$67,184
43	Betty Douglas-Thomas	$67,184
43	Shirley A. Corrado	$67,184
43	Kelly S. Blaisdell	$67,184
43	Susan M. Hicks	$67,184
43	Johanna Hopkins	$67,184
43	Kimberly Kipp	$67,184
43	Ana D. Carpenter	$67,184
43	Jeri L. Bushong	$67,184
43	Marilyn L. Shortridge	$67,184
43	Nikki E. Renico	$67,184
43	Pamela S. Butler	$67,184
43	Donna S. French	$67,184
43	Karen M. Anderson	$67,184
43	Stanley Rutkowski	$67,184
43	Jeffrey D. Nurnberg	$67,184
43	Kerry A. Hart	$67,184
43	Shelley G. Marker	$67,184
43	Jacqueline D. Pappas	$67,184
43	Maureen A. Luplow	$67,184
43	Timothy J. Cook	$67,184
43	Raymond J. Trumpour	$67,184
43	Tonya Y. Shabazz	$67,184
43	Susan M. Ray	$67,184
43	Christopher Blundell	$67,184
43	Kathryn A. Shelton	$67,184
43	Angela M. Patterson	$67,184
43	Janet C. Auer	$67,184
43	Tanya A. Burkman	$67,184
43	Michelle L. Busch	$67,184
43	David L. Cooley	$67,184
43	Lisa M. Rhoades	$67,184
43	James R. Cox	$67,184
43	Leeah J. Roberts	$67,184
43	Marchell D. Colon	$67,184
43	Stacey M. Williams	$67,184
79	Karlisa L. Johnson	$63,460
79	Jessica R. Dale	$63,460
79	Karla Sanders	$63,460
82	Cynthia L. Porter	$62,795
82	Sarah T. Chamberlain	$62,795
82	Jennifer R. Paoli	$62,795
82	Rebecca L. Wheeler	$62,795
82	Lindsay Quintana	$62,795
82	Alexandra C. Dooley	$62,795
82	Eric S. Gramprie	$62,795
89	Ashly M. Ludwick	$59,550
89	Nathan R. Gitchell	$59,550
91	Kevin Watson	$58,843
91	Melissa L. Witt	$58,843
91	Wesley P. Rhein	$58,843
94	Brenda J. Morris	$56,888
94	Brad R. Gillespie	$56,888
94	Mona M. Wolfgang	$56,888
94	Tracy L. Kuipers	$56,888
94	Ann M. Werner	$56,888
94	Shawn M. Stevenson	$56,888
94	Elaine M. Butler	$56,888

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