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The highest annual salary earned in Allen Park Public Schools was $171,500 to Michael Darga.
The highest salary was $135,000 in 2019.
According to records, 370 individuals received compensation for their work from Allen Park Public Schools in 2020. Of those, 125 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 Allen Park Public Schools employees
| Allen Park Public Schools employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Michael Darga | $171,500 |
| John Tafelski | $128,589.69 |
| John Kelley | $112,071.17 |
| Sara Metzger | $111,937.13 |
| Matthew Sokol | $109,894.07 |
| Stephen Zielinski | $108,337.13 |
| Nicole Quisenberry | $107,195.82 |
| Michael Cipriani | $107,065.25 |
| Michael Dawson | $106,628.28 |
| Karen Moran | $105,981.71 |
| Bruce Andrews | $101,129.6 |
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