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Katie Jo Wheeler was the highest paid employee of the Department of Natural Resources with an annual salary of $119,032.
The highest salary was $128,985 in 2020.
A report from members of the Federal Salary Council 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 Natural Resources
| Missouri employee | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Katie Jo Wheeler | $119,032 |
| Jennifer Renee Eddy | $107,548 |
| Joseph A. Gillman | $105,060 |
| Craig Redmon | $105,060 |
| Joseph Boland | $103,000 |
| Edward B. Galbraith | $100,129 |
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