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Annual income: Six Eastern Michigan University employees earn $100,000 or more

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Six Eastern Michigan University employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Michigan, according to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The highest annual salary earned among Eastern Michigan University employees in Michigan was $129,882 to Aida Beard.

The highest salary was $123,968 in 2020.

According to records, 89 individuals received compensation for their work from Eastern Michigan University in 2021. Of those, 17 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 more than 2 million federal employees earned $30,000 more on average than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Michigan employees with Eastern Michigan University

Michigan employeeAnnual salary
Kenneth Shiskowski$129,882.26
Enos Massie$121,366.82
Doris Fields$116,236.74
Marilyn Bonem$115,918.12
Tana Bridge$114,024.85
Elizabeth Johnson$102,064.48

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