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Annual income: 50 employees of the Department of Public Safety in Missouri annually earn $100,000 or more

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There were 50 employees of the Department of Public Safety in Missouri who earned $100,000 or more in 2020, according to data compiled by the Missouri Accountability Portal.

Eric T. Olson was the highest paid employee of the Department of Public Safety with an annual salary of $144,064.

The highest salary was $124,929 in 2019.

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 on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Missouri employees with the Department of Public Safety
Missouri employeeAnnual salary
Eric T. Olson$144,064
Malik A. Henderson$140,257
Riffat Y. Imdad$129,136
Sandra K. Karsten$128,999
Anthony C. Piercy$126,218
Frederick D. Kiehl$120,059
Tracy E. McGinnis$119,483
Levon E. Cumpton$114,311
Sarah L. Eberhard$112,950
David A. Flannigan$112,950
Lance M. MacLaughlin$112,950
Vince S. Rice$112,950
Gregory K. Smith$112,950
Michael A. Turner$112,950
Thomas L. Hall$106,325
Bradley E. Haggard$105,712
John M. Enderle$105,200
James W. Remillard$104,291
Michael E. Broniec$104,240
Nicholas D. Berry$103,760
Edward J. Grewach$103,184
Brian K. Hoey$102,451
Robert B. Byrnes$102,265
Melinda J. Pruitt$102,160
Leonard P. Rhine$101,481
Eric John Endsley$101,042
April Lynn Cutbirth$100,481
Jonathan C. Chaney$100,461
Joseph L. Armistead$100,461
Edwin A. Blaylock$100,461
Ryan A. Burckhardt$100,461
Darewin L. Clardy$100,461
Brent J. Drummond$100,461
Stephen B. Ferrier$100,461
Bruce D. Fiske$100,461
Philip E. Gregory$100,461
John J. Hotz$100,461
Christopher S. Jolly$100,461
Bengamin C. Jones$100,461
Kevin C. Kelley$100,461
Paul E. Kennedy$100,461
Paul D. Kerperin$100,461
Julie A. Kerr$100,461
Norman A. Murphy$100,461
Larry W. Plunkett$100,461
Protected Public Safety$100,461
Corey J. Schoeneberg$100,461
Scott A. Shipers$100,461
David K. Striegel$100,461
Michael W. Watson$100,461

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