The City of Kettering paid 384 employees more than $50,000 last year, up from 367 in 2017, according to new salary data in the Dayton Daily News Payroll Project .
The highest paid employee in 2018 was again Kettering city manager Mark Schwieterman, who earned $201,238 last year, payroll records show. Schwieterman’s total pay in 2018 was up from $196,443 in 2017.
Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the Dayton Daily News has assembled and made available a searchable database of pay for public employees.
Payrol Project data includes city employees who made $50,000 or more, meaning mayor Donald Patterson —who earned $12,000 from the city —is not included in the searchable database.
The five highest paid Kettering employees in 2018 were:
1. Mark Schwieterman, city manager: $201,238
2. Theodore Hamer III, law director: $150,482
3. Steven Bergstresser, assistant city manager: $150,334
4. Jon Durrenberg, fire battalion chief: $149,905
5. Jason Kramer, patrol officer: $148,670
For the rest of the top 10 highest paid employees, check out the Dayton Daily News Payroll Project .
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