Sussex: The 25 Highest-Paid Municipal Employees

SUSSEX - Labor Day weekend is a time to reflect on all of the people who help keep your community running. Your taxes pay to help keep the city, county, state and country workers well-supported in their work. Sometimes, though, you'd like to know how much the people who help run your community are earning.

Are they paid very well for their position, too little or just the right amount? Patch compiled a list of the top 25 highest-paid public employees in Sussex using the most recent data available to us (2014 data) so you can decide for yourself. 2015 data comes out later this year.

1. $102,184 Smtih Jeremy, Village Administrator
2. $83,250 Weiss Melissa, Asst Administrator / Pw Director
3. $83,200 Neu Judith, Engineer / Asst Director Public Works
4. $82,894 Whalen Nancy, Finance Director
5. $76,220 Wolf Dennis, Asst Public Works Director For Operations
6. $74,512 Klager Kathy, Library Director
7. $69,071 Zoellick Gregory, Fire Inspector
8. $65,048 Snapp Sasha, Director Of Park & Recreation Services
9. $62,220 Ascher Scott, Public Works Foreman
10. $62,013 Freiheit Susan, Clerk - Treasurer
11. $60,770 Plese Daniel, Parks Foreman
12. $60,393 Rutkowski Ralph, Public Works Foreman
13. $57,242 Baumann Jonathan, Public Works Operator
14. $56,966 Soofi Janet, Librarian (Tech Svcs Dept Head)
15. $56,680 Ferkans Stephen, Public Works Operator
16. $55,869 Berres Thomas, Public Works Operator
17. $55,869 Bletcher Timothy, Public Works Operator
18. $55,869 Lemke Steven, Public Works Operator
19. $54,353 Murray Rebecca, Ast Director / Adult & Teen Manager
20. $52,270 Obry Craig, Public Works Operator
21. $50,000 Eckes Alison, Children's Services Manager
22. $48,298 Evers Donna, Asst To Finance Director
23. $46,753 Gottwein Bryant, Full Time Fire Fighter / Paramedic
24. $45,718 Carlson Jeffery,Public Works Operator
25. $44,845 Olson Mary, Admin Asst / Technology Coor.

The above database includes base salary information only; bonuses and other compensation are not included.

2014 Salary data available through public open records laws.