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City of Lansing 2024 payroll report

July 25, 2025

 

I have published payroll information for the City of Lansing for 2010, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Now for 2024. I've also published payroll for the Board of Water & Light, the Capital Area Transportation Authority, and the Capital Area District Libraries. Links to all those reports are here.

 

My information comes from a report provided by the City in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. It provides detail on all payments made to employees and retirees in 2024. I reformat and sort it to create meaningful lists. You can see my full report here. Here are some of the highlights:

 

Highest salaries (excluding Charter Commission members). I added the column "x 2080" to show what the hourly rate would be on an annual basis:

 

Name Position Department  Hrly Rate   x 2080 
MUMBY, CHRISTOPHER DEP MAYOR MAYOR            81.73   170,000.06
VENKER, GREGORY CITY ATTNY CITY ATTNY            81.71   169,949.94
KURSIK, MEGAN M CONTRACT EMPLOYEE EC DEV&PLAN            80.00   166,400.00
BACKUS, ROBERT D POLICE CHIEF POLICE            76.18   158,444.83
STURDIVANT, BRIAN FIRE CHIEF FIRE            76.18   158,444.83
SCHOR, ANDREW MAYOR MAYOR            71.21   148,112.64
BREWER, ANETHIA CRT ADMIN DISTRICT CRT            70.80   147,261.50
CARTER, BRIAN L   EC DEV&PLAN            70.00   145,600.00
KILPATRICK, ANDREW PUBLIC SERVICE DIR PUBLIC SERVICE            66.82   138,977.90
KILGORE, JEREMIAH DEP PUB SERV DIR PUBLIC SERVICE            65.43   136,086.08
MCPHERSON, NICOLE CITY ENGINEER PUBLIC SERVICE            65.43   136,086.08

 

Highest overtime:

Name Position Department  Overtime 
POWELL, SHANNON A BATTALION CHIEF VI FIRE   97,002.48
CLEVENGER, MICHAEL BATTALION CHIEF VI FIRE   89,644.91
LUEA, DANIEL M SKILLED TRADES WKR PUBLIC SERVICE   74,092.55
NEELY, KEVIN W CAPTAIN IV FIRE   70,513.27
BELILL, DUSTIN SERGEANT III POLICE   62,677.94
TORRES, MARTIN PUBLIC SERVICE SUPER PUBLIC SERVICE   58,523.82
LENOIR, BRIAN D CAPTAIN IV FIRE   56,718.50
WORDEN, GARY DETENT OFFCR POLICE   55,133.27
ZAMENSKY, BRYANT FIREFIGHTER FIRE   52,064.49
RAMSDEN, BRETT D POLICE OFFCR POLICE   51,956.78
REINHOLD, DAVID S BLDG MNTMGR PUBLIC SERVICE   49,348.44
LITKEWYCZ, NATALIA M   FIRE   49,145.13
SIMS, CHAD T CAPTAIN IV FIRE   49,070.71
SEHLKE, MATT L CAPTAIN IV FIRE   46,563.40
NESS, TIMOTHY CAPTAIN IV FIRE   46,268.55
HON, RANDALL A SERGEANT III POLICE   46,052.35
JAHJAH, PAUL A   FIRE   45,935.31
JONES, CALVIN FIREFIGHTER FIRE   44,479.69
SMITH CLAYTON, JAC LABORATORY SUPER PUBLIC SERVICE   43,253.26
WALKINGTON, KEVIN CAPTAIN IV FIRE   40,909.74
HARRIS, DYLAN FIREFIGHTER FIRE   40,529.96

 

Highest total earnings (excluding buyout):

 

Name Position Department  Reg Wages   Overtime   Misc   Gross Wages 
CLEVENGER, MICHAEL BATTALION CHIEF VI FIRE      102,580.69   89,644.91       4,526.64          196,752.24
POWELL, SHANNON A BATTALION CHIEF VI FIRE        92,398.16   97,002.48       6,214.34          195,614.98
NEELY, KEVIN W CAPTAIN IV FIRE        94,546.10   70,513.27       5,672.16          170,731.53
SNYDER, JONATHON BLDG OFFICIAL MGR EC DEV&PLAN      109,242.29                  -      56,234.78          165,477.07
STURDIVANT, BRIAN FIRE CHIEF FIRE      153,658.23                  -         6,348.26          160,006.49
ZAMENSKY, BRYANT FIREFIGHTER FIRE      101,064.63   52,064.49       5,140.10          158,269.22
BELILL, DUSTIN SERGEANT III POLICE        92,655.88   62,677.94       2,200.00          157,533.82
MUMBY, CHRISTOPHER DEP MAYOR MAYOR      140,823.92                  -      16,200.00          157,023.92
VENKER, GREGORY CITY ATTNY CITY ATTNY      148,300.15                  -         5,619.61          153,919.76
TORRES, MARTIN PUBLIC SERVICE SUPER PUBLIC SERVICE        92,121.15   58,523.82       2,500.00          153,144.97
BACKUS, ROBERT D POLICE CHIEF POLICE      141,365.88                  -         9,977.26          151,343.14
HARRIS, DYLAN FIREFIGHTER FIRE      102,619.17   40,529.96       5,645.14          148,794.27
LENOIR, BRIAN D CAPTAIN IV FIRE        87,907.97   56,718.50       3,555.24          148,181.71
BREWER, ANETHIA CRT ADMIN DISTRICT CRT      144,048.39                  -         3,268.37          147,316.76
REINHOLD, DAVID S BLDG MNTMGR PUBLIC SERVICE        96,371.05   49,348.44          900.00          146,619.49
OLEARY, ELIZABETH J DIR OF HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES      126,328.66                  -      18,179.30          144,507.96
SCHOR, ANDREW MAYOR MAYOR      142,671.23                  -         1,727.53          144,398.76
SIMS, CHAD T CAPTAIN IV FIRE        91,182.66   49,070.71       4,109.98          144,363.35
SEHLKE, MATT L CAPTAIN IV FIRE        92,309.99   46,563.40       3,903.67          142,777.06
KILPATRICK, ANDREW PUBLIC SERVICE DIR PUBLIC SERVICE      134,930.12                  -         7,400.00          142,330.12
KIRKLAND, DESIREE   FINANCE      127,307.96                  -      15,000.00          142,307.96

 

 Police averages by position:

 

Position

Regular Pay

Overtime

Miscellaneous

Total
LIEUTENANT V 96,186.67 86,557.80 5,345.46 110,189.93
SERGEANT III 87,247.65 13,864.29 4,341.28 105,453.21
DETENTION OFFICER 61,262.11 18,101.16 2,748.89 82,112.16
DETECTIVE IIB  84,250.69 8,494.48 6,407.86 99,153.03
POLICE OFFICER 66,605.71 10,484.42 55,46.69 82,636.83

 

Fire averages by position:

 

Position

Regular Pay

Overtime

Miscellaneous

Total
BATTALION CHIEF VI 98,957.43 73,453.54 5,326.56 177,737.53
CAPTAIN IV 88,506.36 20,252.79 4,388.77 113,147.92
ENGINEER II  83,427.65 15,721.27 4,865.11 103,834.04
FIREFIGHTER  74,555.1 9,959.44 3,164.48 87,691.81

 

Highest pension:

 

Name System Retire Date  Pension   Adjustment   Amount Paid 
KLCO, GREGORY ERS 1/1/2013    118,309.12           4,192.80         122,501.92
YANKOWSKI, MICHAEL P&F 8/1/2015    105,591.84                        -           105,591.84
JOHNSON, ANDREW P&F 5/1/2022    104,312.28                        -           104,312.28
HAGAMAN, RONALD P&F 9/1/2023    103,290.24                        -           103,290.24
GREEN, DARYL P&F 7/1/2021      99,348.00                        -              99,348.00
BLAKE, MARSHAUN P&F 1/18/2020      98,638.44                        -              98,638.44
GARLITZ, JAMES P&F 9/1/2023      97,338.84                        -              97,338.84
GARVER, TIMOTHY P&F 9/1/2023      97,338.84                        -              97,338.84
HUEGLI, ERICH P&F 9/1/2023      97,338.84                        -              97,338.84
MAZUREK, STEVE P&F 9/1/2023      97,338.84                        -              97,338.84
BUNCH, DENNIS P&F 3/1/2022      93,700.20                        -              93,700.20
CURTIS, BRYAN P&F 7/1/2020      93,546.00                        -              93,546.00
DIEHL, KATHERINE P&F 10/1/2023      92,919.60                        -              92,919.60
ALLEY, MARK E P&F 3/1/2010      90,880.56                        -              90,880.56
BYRNES, WILLIAM N P&F 9/1/2012      90,712.08                        -              90,712.08
PAWLUK, CARL W P&F 9/1/2023      90,266.88                        -              90,266.88
DEPREZ, SHAWN P&F 9/15/2019      90,161.04                        -              90,161.04
KORKOSKE, THOMAS ERS 5/15/2010      89,652.24           2,969.90            92,622.14
BALDWIN, CHRISTOPHER J P&F 2/1/2023      88,827.12                        -              88,827.12
KOSTANKO, DEL P&F 6/13/2015      88,675.32                        -              88,675.32
ZEHR, DYLAN P&F 7/1/2022      70,350.00                        -              70,350.00
PORTER JR, DONALD P&F 5/1/2021      70,340.40                        -              70,340.40
MARTINEZ, SHAWN ERS 10/1/2023      70,289.76                        -              70,289.76
WHITSITT, BRIAN P&F 12/31/2016      70,150.08                        -              70,150.08
DAHLKE, DAVID P&F 9/1/2014      70,062.36                        -              70,062.36
MURPHY, MARGARET P&F 12/26/2014      70,061.40                        -              70,061.40

 

You can see my full report here, which includes lists of employees by name and department, a list of retirees by name, and much more.

 

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