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Michigan Department of Education spent $3,603,271 on employees classified as education consultants in 2019, making this the second-ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan Department of Education.

Employees classified as departmental analysts received the most in salary from Michigan Department of Education in 2019 with a pay of $5,767,927.

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	Lisa L. Wasacz	$91,062
1	Louretta Cunningham-Powell	$91,062
1	Steven Curry	$91,062
1	Sean C. Kottke	$91,062
1	Traci E. Teasley	$91,062
1	Victor Bugni	$91,062
1	Lisa M. Francisco	$91,062
1	Ben Boerkoel	$91,062
1	Kimberly Davis	$91,062
10	Phoebe J. Gohs	$86,278
11	Elizabeth M. Cooke	$85,238
11	Mischele L. McManus	$85,238
11	John J. Taylor	$85,238
11	Colleen G. Oconnor	$85,238
11	Pamela K. Kies-Lowe	$85,238
11	Elizabeth Collins	$85,238
11	Edwardeen M. Jones	$85,238
11	Neil Beckwith	$85,238
11	Kelly Hurshe	$85,238
11	Laura Goldthwait	$85,238
11	Jill L. Griffin	$85,238
11	Rashell L. Bowerman	$85,238
11	Michelle S. Williams	$85,238
11	Kathleen H. Hoehne	$85,238
11	Lynn M. Pensari	$85,238
11	Dana A. Hughes	$85,238
11	Nicole L. Rogers	$85,238
11	Heather Lucas	$85,238
11	Muhammed Sadek	$85,238
11	Althanie Gardner	$85,238
11	Lisa Brown	$85,238
11	Robert J. Priest	$85,238
11	Kelly Alvarez	$85,238
11	Michelle Imbrunone	$85,238
11	Jeffrey McNeal	$85,238
11	Cynthia White-McPhaul	$85,238
11	Stephen Nemeckay	$85,238
38	Steven D. Reed	$81,473
39	Kelli Cassaday	$80,724
39	Laural Triebel	$80,724
41	Stephanie E. Holmes-Webster	$76,544
41	Theresa Nugent	$76,544

Rank	Job	Total Salary
1	Departmental Analyst	$5,767,927
2	Education Consultant	$3,603,271
3	Education Consultant Manager	$2,937,741
4	State Office Administrator	$1,850,989
5	Departmental Specialist	$1,745,937
6	State Administrative Manager	$1,712,187
7	Education Field Services Consultant	$1,704,760
8	Education Assessment Specialist	$1,669,753
9	Education Research Consultant	$1,453,580
10	Special Education Teacher for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing	$1,450,256
11	Departmental Manager	$1,334,752
12	Secretary	$1,298,348
13	Special Education Consultant	$1,270,146
14	School District Consultant	$1,096,863
15	Financial Analyst	$1,046,610
16	Resident Care Aide	$796,713
17	Departmental Technician	$777,749
18	Executive Secretary	$711,770
19	Financial Specialist	$641,571
20	Librarian	$631,734
21	State Assistant Administrator	$610,426
22	Library Consultant	$592,985
23	Financial Manager	$460,532
24	Auditor	$373,585
25	Senior Executive Managment Assistant	$341,910
26	Graphic Arts Designer	$335,814
27	Senior Deputy Director	$300,840
28	Library Technician	$251,407
29	Higher Education Consultant	$247,020
30	Admin Law Specialist	$223,516
31	Senior Executive Assistant	$222,800
32	Communications Specialist	$176,217
33	Accountant Manager	$174,552
34	Accounting Technician	$170,872
35	General Office Assistant	$143,394
36	Interpreter for the deaf	$101,274
37	School Principal	$100,963
38	Regulation Specialist	$87,276
39	Public Health Consultant	$85,696
40	Vocational Education Consultant	$85,238
41	Auditing Specialist	$82,971
42	Audiology/speech Consultant	$80,246
43	Accounting Specialist	$79,185
44	Buyer	$72,571
44	Communications Representative	$72,571
46	Departmental Supervisor	$67,184
47	Resident Care Aide Supervisor	$56,617
48	Education Specialist	$54,912
49	Accountant	$53,830
50	Procurement Technician	$52,936
51	Library Assistant	$47,798
52	Storekeeper	$46,945
53	Member of the board of education	$1,020
54	Student Assistant	$174
55	State Worker	$14