Ann Arbor employees who made at least $10K more than their base salaries last year
Here's a look at the total 2011 wages for active city of Ann Arbor employees who made at least $10,000 more than their current base salaries. The lefthand numbers show how much each employee made above his or her base salary.
Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard was among the top gainers but is not included due to the unique circumstances surrounding his wages, which AnnArbor.com described in a separate story.
Also not included on this list are employees who retired last year and saw even larger wage gains in 2011 due to severance payouts.
$30,000 or more jump
- $44,170 — Monroe, David — Detective — $82,077 (all pay = $126,247)
- $37,710 — Whitehead, Rodney — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $112,340)
- $35,309 — Lafave, Daniel — Water Utility Supervisor — $73,486 (all pay = $108,795)
- $31,938 — Stanford, William — Detective — $80,184 (all pay = $112,122)
- $30,733 — Wooley, Christopher — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $105,363)
$25,000 or more jump
- $28,825 — Cozart, Mark — Field Operations Supervisor — $66,498 (all pay = $95,323)
- $28,714 — Maguire, Patrick — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $98,498)
- $26,946 — Cervantes, Mauro — Detective — $82,076.80 (all pay = $109,023)
- $26,432 — Flocken, Craig — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $110,984)
- $25,769 — Towles, Timothy — Civil Engineering Specialist — $58,011 (all pay = $83,780)
$20,000 or more jump
- $24,088 — Robinson, Jefferson — Senior Officer — $69,971 (all pay = $94,059)
- $24,059 — Foster, Jack — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $96,963)
- $23,823 — Tanner, Bradley — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $86,727)
- $23,678 — Pennington, Kirk — Field Operations Supervisor — $66,498 (all pay = $90,176)
- $23,643 — Gravelle, Jason — Firefighter — $53,941 (all pay = $77,584)
- $23,242 — Millett, Robert — Field Operations Supervisor — $63,274 (all pay = $86,516)
- $23,196 — Anderson, Craig — Water Utility Supervisor — $63,274 (all pay = $86,470)
- $23,009 — Tabeling, Jeffrey — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $97,639)
- $22,819 — McDay, Jolisa — Water Utility Supervisor — $73,486 (all pay = $96,305)
- $22,768 — Jerore, Jeanette —Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $95,672)
- $22,742 — Sartori, Lyle — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $107,294)
- $22,605 — Postema, Stephen — City Attorney — $141,538 (all pay = $164,143)
- $22,604 — Dortch, Michael — Detective — $80,184 (all pay = $102,788)
- $22,429 — Nucci, Katie — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $97,059)
- $22,274 — Zink, William — Field Operations Supervisor $77,189 (all pay = $99,463)
- $22,035 — Ernst, Kevin — Field Operations Supervisor — $66,498 (all pay = $88,533)
- $21,683 — Ajam, Adam — Civil Engineering Specialist — $58,011 (all pay = $79,694)
- $21,524 — Culpepper, Michael — Water Utility Supervisor — $69,722 (all pay = $91,246)
- $21,360 — Berry, Gregory — Fire Lieutenant — $68,078 (all pay = $89,438)
- $21,244 — Freier, Eric — Detective — $74,714 (all pay = $95,958)
- $20,976 — Dreslinski, Edward — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $105,528)
- $20,844 — Flack, Timothy — Fire Captain — $70,072 (all pay = $90,916)
- $20,698 — Vonk, Kathleen — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $95,328)
- $20,638 — Baird, James — Police Lieutenant — $88,982 (all pay = $109,620)
- $20,474 — Blackford, Clifford — Firefighter — $54,838 (all pay = $75,312)
- $20,700 — Clark, Terry — Field Operations Tech — $67,392 (all pay = $88,092)
$15,000 or more jump
- $19,973 — Lige, Matthew — Police Staff Sergeant — $82,576 (all pay = $102,549)
- $19,733 — Morales, Martin — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $94,363)
- $19,296 — Jones, Kenneth — Fleet & Facilities Supervisor — $75,338 (all pay = $94,634)
- $19,084 — Tsangaris, Peter — Senior Officer — $71,926 (all pay = $91,010)
- $19,042 — Budd, James — Fire Captain — $72,174 (all pay = $91,216)
- $19,040 — Gilbreath, James — Water Utility Supervisor — $68,037 (all pay = $87,077)
- $18,795 — Johnson, Steven — Senior Officer — $73,195 (all pay = $91,990)
- $18,575 — Odom, Ronald — Field Operations Tech — $50,294 (all pay = $68,869)
- $18,517 — Strickfaden, Lea — Fire Lieutenant — $68,078 (all pay = $86,595)
- $18,470 — Bouchard, Sharon — Driver/Operator — $66,254 (all pay = $84,724)
- $18,377 — Sawicki, Philip — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $93,007)
- $18,343 — Lance, Michael — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $102,895)
- $18,246 — Bruck, Allen — Driver/Operator — $64,791 (all pay = $83,037)
- $18,085 — Blackwell, Myron — Police Lieutenant — $88,982 (all pay = $107,067)
- $17,864 — Hansen, Brett — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $90,768)
- $17,841 — Menard, Randy — Battalion Chief — $73,068 (all pay = $90,909)
- $17,739 — Clock, William — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $90,643)
- $17,734 — Vogel, Robert — Battalion Chief — $75,259 (all pay = $92,993)
- $17,701 — Fojtik, Charles — Field Operations Supervisor — $69,805 (all pay = $87,506)
- $17,619 — Riskey, Rick — Water Utility Tech — $64,106 (all pay = $81,725)
- $17,431 — Kostanko, Brent — Firefighter — $61,961 (all pay = $79,392)
- $17,321 — Lencioni, Michael — Detective — $82,077 (all pay = $99,398)
- $17,129 — McNally, Terrence — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $90,033)
- $17,069 — Schneider, Robert — Senior Officer — $71,323 (all pay = $88,392)
- $16,993 — Wiseley, Derek — Fire Lieutenant — $67,074 (all pay = $84,067)
- $16,988 — Irish, Patrick — Water Utility Supervisor — $73,486 (all pay = $90,474)
- $16,929 — Gold, Jason — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $88,439)
- $16,919 — Zabel, Jeffrey — Water Utility Supervisor — $73,486 (all pay = $90,405)
- $16,890 — Thomas, Glenn — Field Operations Tech — $52,790 (all pay = $69,680)
- $16,842 — Ruppel, Robert — Fire Captain — $70,072 (all pay = $86,914)
- $16,640 — Buscemi, Christopher — Fire Lieutenant — $65,651 (all pay = $82,291)
- $16,503 — Crum, Dennis — Fleet & Facilities Supervisor — $68,037 (all pay = $84,540)
- $16,323 — Fox, George — Police Staff Sergeant — $80,621 (all pay = $96,944)
- $16,197 — Tacey, Gerald — Detective — $82,077 (all pay = $98,274)
- $16,195 — Smith, Daniel — Maintenance Worker — $36,941 (all pay = $53,136)
- $16,131 — Hatchard, James — Field Operations Tech — $61,006 (all pay = $77,137)
- $15,942 — Sullivan, Terence — Driver/Operator — $63,848 (all pay = $79,790)
- $15,877 — Kreger, Stephen — Fire Lieutenant — $65,651 (all pay = $81,528)
- $15,834 — Crawford, Tom — Chief Financial Officer — $125,500 (all pay = $141,334)
- $15,752 — Murphy, Dawn — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $85,536)
- $15,719 — Edman, Mark — Fire Lieutenant — $68,078 (all pay = $83,797)
- $15,635 — Fitzpatrick, Christopher — Detective — $82,077 (all pay = $97,712)
- $15,408 — Tudor, Robert — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $78,312)
- $15,372 — Hickey, Thomas — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $99,924)
- $15,313 — Tiernan, James — Firefighter — $61,961 (all pay = $77,274)
- $15,106 — Hansen, Janel — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $88,010)
$10,000 or more jump
- $14,831 — Ellinger, Amy — Detective — $80,184 (all pay = $95,015)
- $14,808 — Sicheneder, Kay — Field Operations Supervisor — $66,498 (all pay = $81,306)
- $14,730 — Flack, Jeremy — Firefighter — $58,732 (all pay = $73,462)
- $14,713 — McGinnis, John — Water Utility Supervisor — $73,486 (all pay = $88,199)
- $14,673 — Smyth, Michael — Field Operations Tech — $61,006 (all pay = $75,679)
- $14,561 — Scott, Noel — Senior Officer — $70,262 (all pay = $84,823)
- $14,556 — Martin, Craig — Police Staff Sergeant — $82,576 (all pay = $97,132)
- $14,549 — Curtis, Paul — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $99,101)
- $14,491 — Bush, Renee — Police Lieutenant — $88,982 (all pay = $103,473)
- $14,473 — Stabley, Daniel — Fire Lieutenant — $67,074 (all pay = $81,547)
- $14,411 — Spickard, Geoffrey — Senior Officer — $73,008 (all pay = $87,419)
- $14,232 — Foerg, Christopher — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $87,136)
- $14,013 — Ferris, Craig — Fire Lieutenant — $66,636 (all pay = $80,649)
- $13,906 — Hughes, Matthew — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $76,810)
- $13,778 — Lee, Craig — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $83,562)
- $13,775 — Iannelli, Aldo — Field Operations Tech — $61,006 (all pay = $74,781)
- $13,694 — Farrackand, Warreka — Fire Inspector — $70,710 — (all pay = $84,404)
- $13,694 — Williamson, Michael — Safety Services Dispatch — $54,974 (all pay = $68,668)
- $13,651 — Bolen, Tilvis — Firefighter — $60,158 (all pay = $73,809)
- $13,624 — Box, Andrew — Driver/Operator — $64,791 (all pay = $78,415)
- $13,516 — Dye, Steven — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $85,026)
- $13,511 — Metzer, Aimee — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $85,021)
- $13,477 — Ronewicz, Eric — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $86,381)
- $13,426 — Cemezar, Michael — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $84,936)
- $13,411 — Rogers, Bonnie — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $83,195)
- $13,398 — Tucker, William — Detective — $82,077 (all pay = $95,475)
- $13,225 — Bondy, Renee — Police Officer — $66,102 (all pay = $79,327)
- $13,181 — Kooy, Thomas — Senior Officer — $73,195 (all pay = $86,376)
- $13,170 — Kleitsch, Kevin — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $82,954)
- $13,097 — Strang, Travis — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $86,001)
- $13,079 — Nollar, Brian — Civil Engineering Specialist — $58,011 (all pay = $71,090)
- $13,046 — Karolak, Timothy — Firefighter — $61,059 (all pay = $74,105)
- $12,908 — Chadwick, Christopher — Field Operations Tech — $56,763 (all pay = $69,671)
- $12,819 — Cornell, Elizabeth — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,723)
- $12,812 — Dennis, Shane — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,716)
- $12,720 — Medaugh, Robert — Field Operations Tech — $56,618 (all pay = $69,338)
- $12,650 — Ross, Ronald — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $84,160)
- $12,483 — Cue, David — Firefighter — $58,732 (all pay = $71,215)
- $12,443 — Warner, Kevin — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,347)
- $12,428 — Degrand, Dennis — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,332)
- $12,379 — Graham, Charles — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $82,163)
- $12,344 — Adkins, Jamie — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,248)
- $12,284 — Brow, Amy — Fire Lieutenant — $69,084 (all pay = $81,368)
- $12,264 — Martelle, Douglas — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,168)
- $12,244 — Peterson, Scott — Firefighter — $60,158 (all pay = $72,402)
- $12,241 — Lussenden, Kristopher — Firefighter — $59,613 (all pay = $71,854)
- $12,237 — Kluczynski, Brad — Operations Specialist — $53,997 (all pay = $71,234)
- $12,188 — Hur, Joon — Senior Officer — $71,323 (all pay = $83,511)
- $12,175 — Duncan, Jeffrey — Civil Engineering Specialist — $55,370 (all pay = $67,545)
- $12,154 — Ford, Jeffrey — Detective — $72,904 (all pay = $85,058)
- $12,142 — Corrado, Jason — Firefighter — $61,961 (all pay = $74,103)
- $12,142 — Hanselman, Mark — Firefighter — $58,732 (all pay = $70,874)
- $12,136 — Stewart, Sean — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $85,040)
- $12,127 — Lowe, Steven — Assistant Fire Chief — $82,322 (all pay = $94,449)
- $12,124 — Rogers, Brian — Water Utility Tech — $64,106 (all pay = $76,230)
- $11,901 — Hein, Carl — Fire Lieutenant — $69,084 (all pay = $80,985)
- $11,891 — Larson, Robin — Senior Officer —$72,904 (all pay = $84,795)
- $11,854 — Schmidt, Todd — Water Utility Tech — $53,997 (all pay = $65,851)
- $11,829 — Wooden, Daniel — Field Operations Supervisor — $64,792 (all pay = $76,621)
- $11,817 — Hopkins, Patricia — Driver/Operator — $63,848 (all pay = $75,665)
- $11,798 — Pratt, Michael — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $74,702)
- $11,730 — Maguire, John — Firefighter — $57,306 (all pay = $69,036)
- $11,637 — Kampa, Paul — Water Utility Tech — $64,106 (all pay = $75,743)
- $11,610 — Montgomery, Michael — Senior Officer — $69,784 (all pay = $81,394)
- $11,588 — Stoner, Scott — Senior Officer — $74,630 (all pay = $86,218)
- $11,553 — Gaken, Matthew — Firefighter — $54,838 (all pay = $66,391)
- $11,389 — Allen, Mark — Field Operations Tech — $51,563 (all pay = $62,952)
- $11,355 — Ouellette, Patrick — Police Staff Sergeant — $84,552 (all pay = $95,907)
- $11,319 — Krueger, Daniel — Apparatus Master Mechanic — $74,162 (all pay = $85,481)
- $11,256 — Luick, Mark — Fire Lieutenant — $65,651 (all pay = $76,907)
- $11,200 — Lamb, William — Field Operations Tech — $61,006 (all pay = $72,206)
- $11,190 — Kapala, Randy — Maintenance Worker —Â $38,522 (all pay = $49,712)
- $11,132 — Jones, Barnett — Police Chief — $126,500 (all pay = $137,632)
- $11,106 — Close, Ernie — Firefighter — $58,732 (all pay = $69,838)
- $11,098 — Torres, Jeremy — Firefighter — $58,732 (all pay = $69,830)
- $11,085 — McLennan, Ronald — Senior Officer — $69,971 (all pay = $81,056)
- $11,063 — Boonstra, Andrew — Driver/Operator — $63,848 (all pay = $74,911)
- $11,002 — Lester, Tracy — Water Utility Tech — $59,530 (all pay = $70,532)
- $10,976 — Leadbetter, Christopher — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $73,880)
- $10,965 — Jerome, Nancy — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $82,475)
- $10,895 — Renaud, Lynn — Water Utility Supervisor — $69,805 (all pay = $80,700)
- $10,727 — Crawford, Jaime — Senior Officer — $72,904 (all pay = $83,631)
- $10,686 — Reddmann, Michael — Firefighter — $54,838 (all pay = $65,524)
- $10,674 — Braun, Kevin — Field Operations Tech — $67,392 (all pay = $78,066)
- $10,605 — Cook, Kevin — Battalion Chief — $73,068 (all pay = $83,673)
- $10,577 — Christopher, Nancy — Admin Assistant — $40,248 (all pay = $50,825)
- $10,510 — Sahr, Trudy — Senior Officer — $68,286 (all pay = $78,796)
- $10,496 — Harrison, Ira — Fire Inspector — $68,648 (all pay = $79,144)
- $10,476 — Ried, David — Senior Officer — $71,510 (all pay = $81,986)
- $10,404 — Howell, Julie — Safety Services Dispatch — $58,947 (all pay = $69,351)
- $10,392 — Warba, Matt — Field Operations Assistant Manager — $96,000 (all pay = $106,392)
- $10,359 — McCrystal, Sean — Field Operations Tech — $61,006 (all pay = $71,365)
- $10,352 — Harris, Tracy — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $73,256)
- $10,334 — Bells II, Richard — Water Utility Technician — $59,426 (all pay = $69,760)
- $10,314 — Centala, Kevin — Public Housing Residency — $52,146 (all pay = $62,460)
- $10,274 — Abrams, Angella — Police Lieutenant — $88,982 (all pay = $99,256)
- $10,257 — Hughes, Patrick — Police Staff Sergeant — $82,576 (all pay = $92,833)
- $10,151 — Webster, Theadric — Water Utility Tech — $58,032 (all pay = $68,183)
- $10,148 — Goldhardt, Randy — Civil Engineering Specialist — $67,392 (all pay = $77,540)
- $10,100 — Hedding, Kirk — Driver/Operator — $62,904 (all pay = $73,004)
- $10,099 — Chamberlain, Kathleen — Fire Marshal — $79,916 (all pay = $90,015)
- $10,088 — Bommarito, Gianna — Firefighter — $61,961 (all pay = $72,049)
- $10,024 — Ligon, Michael — Field Operations Tech — $50,294 (all pay = $60,318)

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