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The highest annual salary earned in East Lansing Public Schools was $160,000 to Dori Leyko.
The highest salary was $157,500 in 2019.
According to records, 376 individuals received compensation for their work from East Lansing Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 106 earned less than $20,000.
A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019, argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.
Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.
A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have important ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.
Highest paid East Lansing Public Schools employees
| East Lansing Public Schools employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Dori Leyko | $160,000 |
| Richard Pugh | $130,462 |
| Andrew Wells | $124,236 |
| Glenn Mitcham | $120,472 |
| Nicholas Hamilton | $113,328.84 |
| Christian Palasty | $111,572 |
| Lorraine Ware | $110,162 |
| Tracey Barton | $105,834 |
| Amy Martin | $104,607 |
| Amy Webster | $102,055 |
| John Atkinson | $101,763 |
| Victoria Pline | $100,479.82 |
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