Buckeye Reporter

The State Cosmetology and Barber Board paid an average compensation of $31,434 during 2019; this is less than the public employee average of $55,325, according to data provided by the Ohio Treasurer.

There are 80 employees within the State Cosmetology and Barber Board.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Marsha Tyo	$88,403
2	Michelle Rathburn	$85,883
3	Margaret Lamantia	$82,449
4	Charley Yaniko	$80,275
5	Lori Pearson	$74,219
6	Lee Brooks	$69,316
7	Karl Highley	$66,209
8	Rouyal Gardner	$59,571
9	Lori Flanery	$58,072
10	Christopher Logsdon	$56,930
11	Doris Byrne	$52,480
12	Margaret Rolf	$50,765
13	Bethanne Wasko	$50,374
14	Tina McCurdy-Thomson	$49,725
15	Sonja Roe	$49,344
16	Kijuana Taylor	$49,066
17	Kevin Hermensky	$49,017
18	Michele Pfeifer	$48,786
19	Arthur Kelley	$47,372
20	Cathy Franklin	$45,391
21	Joann Byerly	$44,223
22	Tasha Bullard	$43,765
23	David Allinger	$43,725
24	Paula Samples	$43,587
25	Carolyn Gatwood	$43,206
26	Joan Lewis	$43,103
27	Ashley Riffle	$43,060
28	Larie McKenney	$42,770
29	Karen Wallace	$42,734
30	Sandra Lee	$42,467
31	Marcella Myers	$42,277
32	Amanda Hill	$42,031
33	Tonya Cox	$41,970
34	John Hobbs	$41,859
35	Shawna Davis	$41,707
36	Christopher Barton	$41,530
37	Toni Moore	$41,454
38	Samantha Calkins	$40,964
39	Diana Kempthorne	$40,141
40	Amber Henry	$39,779
41	Megann Knapp	$36,812
42	Jason Comini	$35,025
43	Mary Alpeter	$34,579
44	Amy Bergstrom	$34,447
45	Nakia Nixon	$33,149
46	Scott Buckridge	$29,566
47	David Allinger	$13,186
48	Joann Byerly	$12,848
49	Cathy Franklin	$10,827
50	Paula Samples	$10,660
51	Carolyn Gatwood	$10,484
52	Joan Lewis	$10,463
53	Bethanne Wasko	$10,404
54	Larie McKenney	$10,364
54	Sandra Lee	$10,364
56	Marcella Myers	$10,308
57	Amanda Hill	$10,248
58	Karen Wallace	$10,183
59	Christopher Barton	$10,168
59	John Hobbs	$10,168
61	Tonya Cox	$10,154
62	Samantha Calkins	$10,124
63	Diana Kempthorne	$10,059
64	Shawna Davis	$10,035
65	Megann Knapp	$9,044
66	Amy Bergstrom	$8,668
67	Jason Comini	$8,561
68	Scott Buckridge	$8,056
69	Nakia Nixon	$8,036
70	Yolanda Long	$7,828
71	Thomas Taneff	$1,173
71	Tasha Sheipline	$1,173
71	Jessica Price-Kovach	$1,173
74	Kenji Prince	$1,095
74	Charles Penzone	$1,095
76	Kimberly Thomas	$1,017
77	Necole Cumberlander	$860
78	Jennifer Wolfe	$782
78	Clara Osterhage	$782
80	Rowena Yeager	$716