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The Senate paid an average compensation of $27,975 during 2019

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The Senate paid an average compensation of $27,975 during 2019; this is less than the public employee average of $55,325, according to data provided by the Ohio Treasurer.

There are 318 employees within the Senate.

The highest-paid public employee in Ohio, Florence Kimbo, earned $972,348 as a psychiatrist at the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

The national median hourly wage is $19.14, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the OECD, the average yearly wage in the US is more than $60,000.

The highest earners at the Senate in 2019

RankEmployeeAmount Earned
1John Barron$172,921
2Elizabeth Connolly$152,163
3Raymond Dirossi$151,045
4Vincent Keeran$142,707
5Francis Strigari$137,695
6Angelika McClelland$131,001
7Clinton Morefield$130,019
8Michael Rowe$123,277
9Larry Obhof$107,219
10John Fortney$105,938
11Robert Peterson$99,253
12George Boas$98,144
13Erin Hammon$98,093
14Kenneth Yuko$96,235
15Donn Parsons$95,772
16Matthew Huffman$89,996
17Cecil Thomas$88,381
18Dale Hottinger$86,290
19Terese Herhold$81,916
20Sean O'Brien$79,966
21Vanessa McMahon$79,285
22Scott Stockman$78,392
23Faith Oltman$78,028
24Kenneth Mumper$75,742
25Kenneth Houghtaling$74,052
26Randall Routt$73,479
27Sandra Williams$73,362
28Matthew Dolan$72,798
29Vernon Sykes$72,026
30Andrew Brenner$71,945
31Stephen Wilson$71,085
32J. Schuring$70,935
32Robert McColley$70,935
34Hearcel Craig$70,923
35Stephanie Kunze$70,312
36Stephen Huffman$69,595
37Teresa Fedor$69,573
38Nathan Manning$69,565
39Kristina Roegner$69,467
40Nickie Antonio$69,273
41Tina Maharath$69,153
42Robert Hackett$69,139
43David Burke$68,845
44Marguerite Lehner$68,839
45William Coley$68,812
46Michael Rulli$68,577
47John Eklund$68,539
48John Whaley$68,515
49Frank Hoagland$68,512
50Marcus Benjamin$66,238
51David Reedy$65,715
52Jonathan Thomas$64,768
53Terry Daniels$64,183
54Phoebe Brubaker$63,704
55Caryl Philips$60,687
56Elizabeth Ford$60,648
57Mary Harris$59,273
58Theresa Gavarone$58,076
59William Brickles$57,724
60Goran Babic$57,384
61Thomas Hancock$56,880
62Daniel Lusheck$54,862
63Kelly Kefauver$52,748
64James Eisinger$51,925
65Louis Terhar$51,136
66Melissa Sandt$50,976
67Wendy Estes$50,670
68Lauren Potts$48,946
69Giulia Cambieri$47,362
70Joseph Uecker$46,518
71Nathaniel Shipman$43,922
72Joseph Baker$43,800
73Breanna Stabler$43,321
74Cindy Peters$43,300
75Stephanie Baker$43,130
76Stacy Cramer$42,952
77Theresea Varrasso$42,810
78Stephanie Kaylor$42,529
79Ruby Marcum$42,359
80Erin Froehlich$42,354
81Kyle Moore$42,303
82Kierra Branch$42,115
83Adam Pohlabel$42,029
84Sarah Totedo$41,851
85Nicole Hoyer$41,837
86Elizabeth Hildebrandt$41,762
87Chelsea Golterman$41,679
88Aaron Mabe$41,612
89Timothy Johnson$40,889
90Henry Thomas$40,881
91Alison Cozad$40,810
92Katalin Millen$40,799
93Giovanna Loccisano$40,797
94Allison Lawlor$40,654
95Elizabeth Cassell$40,575
96Margaret Simmons$40,571
97Jon Collin$40,536
98Timothy Schaffer$40,510
99Patrick Hunter$40,384
100Samuel Smith$40,241

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