Overtime costs bring public safety employees to the top of Jackson’s payroll in 2020
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI – The number of Jackson city employees earning six-figure salaries almost tripled in 2020, with many earning extra pay through overtime.
Thirty-two city employees earned at least $100,000 in gross wages, which includes overtime or other extra pay, in 2020, according to information obtained by MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot through a Freedom of Information Act. That’s up from 11 in 2019 and 12 in 2018.
The city’s top earners were mostly department leaders, with City Manager Jonathan Greene leading the payroll at $174,492.05. His salary increased by about $28,500 from 2019, when he was assistant city manager.