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How many Royal Oak City School District employees in Michigan earn $100,000 and above?

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24 Royal Oak City School District employees earning $100,000 and above annually in Michigan, according to financial documents.

The highest annual salary earned in Royal Oak City School District was $181,666 to Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick.

The highest salary was $178,300 in 2019.

According to records, 518 individuals received compensation for their work from Royal Oak City School District in 2020. Of those, 70 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 Royal Oak City School District employees

Royal Oak City School District employeeAnnual salary
Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick$181,665.86
Sarah Neal$135,564
Patrick Wolynski$135,564
Katherine Abela$134,065.78
Michael Giromini$131,000
Jane Flarity Gram$119,000
Todd Noonan$117,000
Marcie Dryden$116,270
Jason Parrott$116,205
Angela Ashburn$115,710
John Grzywack$115,710
Samuel Lynch$115,710
Joseph Youanes$114,580
Caroline Krynak$112,665
Karen Powell$112,665
David Potter$111,420.98
Donald Watchowski$111,000
Kathleen Knapp$104,733.73
Dan Colligan$104,400
Jennifer Knipper$102,680
Ray McMann$101,634.74
Myron Miller$100,800
James Bowker$100,535.89
Gregory Castle$100,058.9

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