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Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development spends over $3 million on employees classified as food industry field scientists in 2019

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Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development spent $3,905,338 on employees classified as food industry field scientists in 2019, making this the top ranked profession in terms of total salary paid by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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

How much food industry field scientists earned working for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2019
RankEmployee NameTotal 2019 Salary
1Vijaya A. Pandit$76,065
1Pamela J. Weaver$76,065
1Susan M. Trombley$76,065
1Marianne Courey$76,065
1Daniel L. Dickinson$76,065
1Catherine A. Martin$76,065
1Diane J. Prellwitz$76,065
1Tracy R. McDade$76,065
1Scott D. Kay$76,065
1Michael J. Lally$76,065
1Beth A. Howell$76,065
1Timothy L. Treadway$76,065
1Tracy M. Keltner$76,065
1Abbie L. Rowell$76,065
1Jereme J. Huss$76,065
1Natasha T. Horne$76,065
1Steven Slater$76,065
1Joshua Felsk$76,065
1William T. Hull$76,065
1Michelle L. Morgan$76,065
1Kathleen Muzia$76,065
22Ashley M. Pemberton$71,344
22Anna Bellamy$71,344
24Ricky D. Schrock$69,971
24Joel A. Vansant$69,971
24Nancy A. Harris$69,971
24Brent M. Kreiger$69,971
24Michelle M. Kusnier$69,971
24Kathleen M. Russell$69,971
24Julie Melia$69,971
24Brent D. Benson$69,971
24Jaime E. Hayes$69,971
24Tianna N. Spencer$69,971
34Angela M. Juhola$66,123
35Crystal L. Parks$62,379
35Dalena L. Williams$62,379
35Rachel L. Stiening$62,379
38Evan Lobdell$60,028
39Delaun Hurks$59,238
40Cameron Lovett$58,801
40Violet Lombard$58,801
42Brittanie Norman$55,515
42Casey O. Wagner$55,515
42Daniel Hidalgo$55,515
45Zeke S. Vela$53,934
46Katrina L. Sokol$52,644
46Katy Porterfield$52,644
46Anthony Dixon$52,644
46Danielle Cummings$52,644
46Heather Duncan$52,644
51Emily K. Hollingsworth$51,542
52Kim Martin$45,510
52Nevada Steele$45,510
52Benedict Galbraith$45,510
52Jay Krystyniak$45,510
52Zachary Masters$45,510
57Marisa Costa$42,785
57Aubriana Spenski$42,785
57Kristina N. Painter$42,785
57Joseph T. Smith$42,785
61Susan Teegardin$41,516

Top 100 total salary per job at the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
RankJobTotal Salary
1Food Industry Field Scientist$3,905,338
2Plant Industry Field Scientist$2,847,788
3Resource Analyst$1,379,757
4Departmental Analyst$1,323,292
5Departmental Technician$1,310,206
6Food And Dairy Industry Manager$1,166,434
7State Office Administrator$1,122,853
8Dairy Industry Field Scientist$1,055,114
9Laboratory Scientist$842,395
10Veterinarian$826,439
11State Administrative Manager$753,615
12Dairy Industry Specialist$748,044
13Metrologist$742,512
14Weights/Measures Inspector$723,814
15Food Industry Specialist$721,421
16Plant Industry Manager$608,333
17Departmental Manager$605,983
18Plant Industry Specialist$581,812
19General Office Assistant$562,364
20Environmental Manager$503,772
21Microbiologist$495,015
22Laboratory Technician$490,812
23Secretary$444,367
24Departmental Specialist$408,280
25Veterinarian Manager$397,113
26Veterinary Specialist$362,832
27Environmental Sanitarian$355,594
28Laboratory Scientist Manager$353,930
29Metrologist Manager$345,486
30Fruits And Vegetable Inspector$335,810
31Financial Manager$266,468
32Financial Analyst$254,757
33Laboratory Scientist Specialist$249,348
33Metrology Specialist$249,348
33Resource Specialist$249,348
36Laborer$234,793
37Executive Secretary$221,892
38Communications Representative$194,916
39Economic/Community Development Analyst$173,325
40Financial Specialist$171,059
41Economic/Community Development Specialist$158,370
42Senior Chief Deputy Director$152,802
43Animal Health Inspector$149,010
44Senior Executive Managment Assistant$146,369
45Senior Deputy Director$142,994
46Regulation Agent$135,574
47Auditor$132,079
48Maintenance Mechanic$112,901
49Procurement Technician$106,350
50Promotional Agent$104,103
51State Assistant Administrator$103,994
52Clinical Health Scientist$96,345
53Environmental Engineer Licensed Specialist$94,286
54Veterinary Technician$91,768
55Promotional Specialist$87,276
56Epidemiologist Specialist$86,340
57Nutrition Food Management Consultant$84,947
58Environmental Sanitarian Specialist$83,116
58Plant Pathologist Specialist$83,116
58Statistician Specialist$83,116
61Communications Specialist$79,185
61Regulation Manager$79,185
63Buyer$72,571
64Forester$71,344
65Wildlife Biologist$67,371
66Regulation Officer$67,184
67Fruits And Vegetable Inspector Supervisor$63,460
68Accounting Technician$58,968
69Departmental Analyst Trainee$52,936
70Environmental Engineer$51,542
71Per Diem Employee$625
72Examination Monitor$152
73Student Assistant$122
74State Worker$16

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