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Gretchen Vanarsdale earned $79,019 in 2019, 7.4 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Ingham County, according to the Michigan Government Salaries Database.

Yvonne Caamal Canul's compensation of $243,000 was the most as a public employee in Ingham County in 2019.

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

Rank	Employee	Employer	2019 amount earned	2018 amount earned	Percent Change
1	Yvonne Caamal Canul	Lansing Public Schools	$243,000	$190,000	27.9%
2	Lisa Webb Sharpe	Lansing Community College	$185,834	$171,336	8.5%
3	Steve Cook	Haslett Public Schools	$165,300	$162,500	1.7%
4	David Hornak	Holt Public Schools	$164,059	$159,732	2.7%
5	Dori Leyko	East Lansing Public Schools	$157,500	$155,100	1.5%
6	Ronald Drzewicki	Mason Public Schools	$156,557	$147,499	6.1%
7	John Hood	Okemos Public Schools	$147,356	$129,302	14%
8	Susan Tinney	Ingham Intermediate School District	$143,170	$137,130	4.4%
8	Helen McNamara	Ingham Intermediate School District	$143,170	$137,130	4.4%
10	Margherita Clark	Lansing Community College	$142,887	$138,302	3.3%
11	Adam Spina	Williamston Community Schools	$138,811	$138,561	0.2%
12	Mark Coscarella	Lansing Public Schools	$138,240	$130,000	6.3%
13	Amy Hodgson	Dansville Schools	$135,136	$121,236	11.5%
14	Baldomero Garcia	Lansing Community College	$133,893	$129,597	3.3%
15	Samuel Sinicropi	Lansing Public Schools	$131,387	$111,450	17.9%
16	Jeffrey Cassin	Haslett Public Schools	$129,541	$126,379	2.5%
17	Cheri Meier	Okemos Public Schools	$128,351	$124,289	3.3%
18	Christine Sermak	Okemos Public Schools	$127,736	$124,436	2.7%
19	Karl Heidrich	Stockbridge Community Schools	$127,267	$125,438	1.5%
20	Kevin Slider	Lansing Community College	$127,129	$113,809	11.7%
21	Toni Glasscoe	Lansing Community College	$127,047	$123,569	2.8%
22	Richard Pugh	East Lansing Public Schools	$126,551	$124,781	1.4%
22	Kris Chapman	East Lansing Public Schools	$126,551	$124,781	1.4%
24	Andrea Hoagland	Lansing Community College	$125,389	$121,251	3.4%
25	Andrew Rable	Ingham Intermediate School District	$123,860	$117,750	5.2%
26	Delsa Chapman	Lansing Public Schools	$123,240	$120,000	2.7%
27	Daryl Tilley	Ingham Intermediate School District	$123,010	$116,900	5.2%
28	Karlin Tichenor	Lansing Public Schools	$123,000	$118,000	4.2%
29	Ronda Miller	Lansing Community College	$122,961	$110,921	10.9%
30	Brenda Young	Lansing Community College	$122,746	$119,514	2.7%
30	Thomas Field	Lansing Community College	$122,746	$119,514	2.7%
32	Steven Netzel	Holt Public Schools	$122,403	$121,231	1%
33	Andrew Wells	East Lansing Public Schools	$121,800	$120,100	1.4%
34	Melinda Wilson	Lansing Community College	$121,123	$106,144	14.1%
35	Kimberlyn Cosgrove	Holt Public Schools	$120,403	$119,231	1%
36	Michelle Nicholson	Ingham Intermediate School District	$120,340	$114,410	5.2%
37	Stephanie Trapp	Lansing Community College	$120,249	$114,436	5.1%
37	Mary Stroebel	Lansing Community College	$120,249	$116,724	3%
37	William French	Lansing Community College	$120,249	$116,724	3%
40	Susan Gillings	Haslett Public Schools	$120,000	$101,466	18.3%
41	Linda Koning	Lansing Community College	$119,611	$114,004	4.9%
42	Susan Hallman	Okemos Public Schools	$119,593	$108,975	9.7%
43	Cheryl Wald	Mason Public Schools	$118,485	$117,312	1%
44	Kent Wieland	Lansing Community College	$117,624	$114,176	3%
45	Richard Jensen	Haslett Public Schools	$117,139	$114,925	1.9%
46	Jonelle Noble	Okemos Public Schools	$116,090	$108,609	6.9%
47	Terrence King	Lansing Community College	$116,076	$111,090	4.5%
48	Jean Beauboeuf	Lansing Community College	$115,580	$112,192	3%
49	Denise Lycos	Ingham Intermediate School District	$115,550	$111,345	3.8%
49	Nancy Corner	Ingham Intermediate School District	$115,550	$110,770	4.3%
51	Kevin Badge	Holt Public Schools	$115,515	$111,989	3.1%
52	Michael Willard	Holt Public Schools	$115,419	$114,323	1%
53	Noelle Palasty	Okemos Public Schools	$115,289	$109,774	5%
54	Cynthia Rooker	Lansing Community College	$114,833	$114,992	-0.1%
55	Bart Wegenke	Haslett Public Schools	$114,418	$112,313	1.9%
56	Glenn Mitcham	East Lansing Public Schools	$114,188	$112,600	1.4%
57	William Motz	Lansing Community College	$113,914	$103,101	10.5%
58	Ryan Fountain	Okemos Public Schools	$113,547	$98,114	15.7%
59	Timothy Martz	Lansing Community College	$113,314	$109,971	3%
60	Elizabeth Lentz	Okemos Public Schools	$112,984	$110,760	2%
61	Matthew Stuard	Mason Public Schools	$112,910	$111,800	1%
62	Mark Kelland	Lansing Community College	$112,892	$105,091	7.4%
63	Tara Fry	Okemos Public Schools	$112,265	$109,873	2.2%
64	Michele O'Neil	Ingham Intermediate School District	$112,150	$106,520	5.3%
65	Heather Pricco	Okemos Public Schools	$111,962	$109,432	2.3%
66	Julie Bellinger	Okemos Public Schools	$111,806	$87,931	27.2%
67	Bryan Smith	Ingham Intermediate School District	$111,714	$95,273	17.3%
68	Richard Nelson	Lansing Community College	$110,785	$102,568	8%
69	Steven Stierley	Okemos Public Schools	$110,524	$103,172	7.1%
70	Sarah Winslow	Ingham Intermediate School District	$110,450	$104,820	5.4%
70	James Kelly	Ingham Intermediate School District	$110,450	$102,531	7.7%
72	Laura Colligan	Ingham Intermediate School District	$109,600	$103,970	5.4%
72	Emily Brewer	Ingham Intermediate School District	$109,600	$103,970	5.4%
74	Christian Palasty	East Lansing Public Schools	$109,502	$107,984	1.4%
75	Brian Friddle	Webberville Community Schools	$109,500	$109,500	0%
76	Michael Lilly	Ingham Intermediate School District	$109,250	$101,604	7.5%
77	Lance Delbridge	Mason Public Schools	$109,119	$106,903	2.1%
78	Lanea Martin	Ingham Intermediate School District	$108,750	$104,257	4.3%
78	Rebecca Hills	Ingham Intermediate School District	$108,750	$111,470	-2.4%
78	Kevin Galbraith	Ingham Intermediate School District	$108,750	$99,981	8.8%
81	Glenys Warner	Lansing Community College	$108,293	$105,119	3%
82	Lorraine Ware	East Lansing Public Schools	$108,002	$106,506	1.4%
83	Alan Edgeworth	Lansing Community College	$107,558	$90,709	18.6%
84	Jason Wood	Lansing Community College	$107,301	$100,867	6.4%
85	Sergio Keck	Lansing Public Schools	$107,204	$104,104	3%
86	Rebecca Stevens	Lansing Public Schools	$106,787	$74,394	43.5%
87	Sally Pierce	Lansing Community College	$106,645	$105,773	0.8%
88	Kelly Sakkinen	Lansing Community College	$106,475	$99,651	6.8%
89	Erik Drake	Ingham Intermediate School District	$106,425	$104,580	1.8%
90	Teresa Schulz	Lansing Community College	$106,388	$103,951	2.3%
91	Diane Newman	Haslett Public Schools	$106,222	$96,637	9.9%
92	Jeffrey Manthei	Leslie Public Schools	$106,207	$104,676	1.5%
93	Christine Thompson	Lansing Community College	$106,170	$103,057	3%
93	Marie Plant	Lansing Community College	$106,170	$103,057	3%
93	Nancy Dietrich	Lansing Community College	$106,170	$103,170	2.9%
96	Tracey Barton	East Lansing Public Schools	$106,159	$102,326	3.7%
97	Melinda Hernandez	Lansing Community College	$105,871	$96,626	9.6%
98	Jessica Cotter	Holt Public Schools	$105,853	$100,954	4.9%
99	Gregory Butts	Lansing Community College	$105,559	$104,928	0.6%
100	Brian Jordan	Lansing Community College	$105,478	$101,611	3.8%