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Michigan Department of Environment spent $7,256,119 on employees classified as environmental quality specialists in 2019, making this the fourth-ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan Department of Environment.

Employees classified as environmental quality analysts received the most in salary from Michigan Department of Environment in 2019 with a pay of $22,207,215.

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	Patricia A. Brandt	$89,856
1	Matthew A. Flechter	$89,856
3	Stephen J. Lachance	$83,116
3	Dennis A. McGeen	$83,116
3	Malcolm J. Mead-Obrien	$83,116
3	Jeffrey J. Jones	$83,116
3	Robert L. Delaney	$83,116
3	Dennis M. Dunlap	$83,116
3	Danny Yordanich	$83,116
3	Loren J. Curtis	$83,116
3	Trisha H. Confer	$83,116
3	Thomas L. Gasloli	$83,116
3	Robert D. Sweet	$83,116
3	Thomas P. Graf	$83,116
3	Judith A. Alfano	$83,116
3	Soheil Ghavami	$83,116
3	Brian K. Carley	$83,116
3	Joy K. Taylor Morgan	$83,116
3	Leslie E. Smith	$83,116
3	Christine A. Grossman	$83,116
3	Holly L. Gohlke	$83,116
3	Jeanette M. Noechel	$83,116
3	David L. Morgan	$83,116
3	Elaine J. Pelc	$83,116
3	Joseph Pettit	$83,116
3	Jeanne M. Schlaufman	$83,116
3	Eric D. Grinstern	$83,116
3	Susan S. Maul	$83,116
3	Eric L. Vanriper	$83,116
3	Scott P. Schaefer	$83,116
3	Deborah S. Ostrander	$83,116
3	Susan L. Norton	$83,116
3	Christine K. Veldkamp	$83,116
3	David M. Wierzbicki	$83,116
3	Joan Park	$83,116
3	Brian K. Burke	$83,116
3	Michael W. Young	$83,116
3	Michael E. Person	$83,116
3	Michael R. Pennington	$83,116
3	Matthew A. Williams	$83,116
3	Christopher L. Antieau	$83,116
3	Kirsten S. Clemens	$83,116
3	Jenifer M. Dixon	$83,116
3	Keith M. Krawczyk	$83,116
3	Jeffrey J. Fischer	$83,116
3	Chris R. Conn	$83,116
3	Ronda C. Page	$83,116
3	Jason D. Berndt	$83,116
3	Ronald L. Smedley	$83,116
3	Sarah W. Holden	$83,116
3	Gregory T. Merricle	$83,116
3	James J. Ferritto	$83,116
3	Dale R. Ladouceur	$83,116
3	Christe Alwin	$83,116
3	Ryan J. Grant	$83,116
3	Christina M. Miller	$83,116
3	Katelyn M. Wysocki	$83,116
3	Amy K. Robinson	$83,116
3	Aaron J. Berndt	$83,116
3	Bruce Washburn	$83,116
3	Jennifer R. Acevedo	$83,116
3	Brian W. Flickinger	$83,116
3	Cheryl L. Petroski-Wilson	$83,116
3	Ryan Blazic	$83,116
3	Justin M. Smith	$83,116
3	Anne M. Garwood	$83,116
3	David Deyoung	$83,116
3	Chad J. Fizzell	$83,116
3	Andrew L. Shannon	$83,116
3	Jeffrey A. Hukill	$83,116
3	Jennifer L. Bolt	$83,116
3	Kathleen A. Lederle	$83,116
3	Keto F. Gyekis	$83,116
3	Elizabeth C. Garver	$83,116
3	Emily D. Freeman	$83,116
3	Joseph Degrazia	$83,116
3	Joshua R. Scheels	$83,116
3	Earl Wuestnick	$83,116
3	Steven D. Noble	$83,116
3	Mark Schieber	$83,116
81	Susan M. Doty	$78,395
81	Katie R. Venechuk	$78,395
83	Ian O. Smith	$75,524
84	Kevin P. Schrems	$74,131
84	Kristina B. Wilson	$74,131
84	Helana L. Nelson	$74,131
87	Alyssa Riley	$69,326
87	Dana D. Bradt	$69,326

Rank	Job	Total Salary
1	Environmental Quality Analyst	$22,207,215
2	Environmental Manager	$8,736,306
3	Environmental Engineer	$8,237,384
4	Environmental Quality Specialist	$7,256,119
5	Geologist	$4,981,855
6	Secretary	$4,233,513
7	State Administrative Manager	$3,523,799
8	Departmental Analyst	$2,541,386
9	Laboratory Scientist	$1,349,098
10	Environmental Engineer Specialist	$1,295,100
11	State Division Administrator	$1,252,391
12	Environmental Engineer Licensed Specialist	$1,220,996
13	Aquatic Biologist	$1,125,210
14	Environmental Technician	$999,222
15	Geology Specialist	$992,671
16	Departmental Technician	$920,274
17	General Office Assistant	$912,152
18	Departmental Specialist	$646,169
19	State Assistant Administrator	$610,831
20	Geological Technician	$607,483
21	Senior Executive Managment Assistant	$562,201
22	Senior Management Executive	$541,813
23	Financial Analyst	$521,766
24	Aquatic Biology Specialist	$496,451
25	Financial Specialist	$483,201
26	Toxicologist	$425,670
27	Engineer Manager	$359,256
28	Laboratory Technician	$316,138
29	Toxicologist Manager	$288,660
30	Physicist	$280,942
31	Managing Engineer	$277,368
32	Accounting Technician	$277,222
33	Senior Policy Executive	$271,756
34	Physicist Manager	$264,512
35	Laboratory Scientist Manager	$262,515
36	Toxicology Specialist	$259,020
37	Financial Manager	$253,737
38	Laboratory Assistant	$242,338
39	Soil Scientist	$193,646
40	Equipment Technician	$190,090
41	Departmental Analyst Trainee	$176,904
42	Departmental Manager	$166,461
43	Executive Secretary	$159,056
44	Administrative Manager	$158,370
45	Senior Chief Deputy Director	$153,000
46	Senior Deputy Director	$150,420
47	Media Production Specialist	$138,194
48	State Office Administrator	$133,912
49	State Bureau Administrator	$130,081
50	Senior Executive Assistant	$124,477
51	Engineering Technician	$122,470
52	Communications Specialist	$87,276
53	Engineering Specialist	$86,340
54	Laboratory Scientist Specialist	$83,116
54	Meteorology Specialist	$83,116
54	Resource Specialist	$83,116
57	Meteorologist	$76,065
57	Resource Analyst	$76,065
59	Physicist Specialist	$75,628
60	Environmental Technical Supervisor	$71,552
61	Librarian	$65,436
62	Graphic Arts Designer	$61,235
63	Maintenance Mechanic	$60,777
64	Water Quality Technician	$55,868
65	Communications Representative	$41,308
66	Student Assistant	$205