Six-figure salaries
All 166 public employees earning six-figure salaries in Spokane and Kootenai counties:
| SPOKANE COUNTY SCHOOLS | |
| Spokane Public Schools (28,000 enrollment) | |
| $159,500 | Superintendent Nancy Stowell |
| $128,477 | Associate Superintendent (school support services) Mark Anderson |
| $128,477 | Associate Superintendent (human resources) Barb Wright |
| $110,794 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Michael Ainsworth |
| $110,794 | Executive Director (technology) Kenneth Brown |
| $110,794 | General Manager of KSPS Claude Kistler |
| $110,794 | Executive Director (facilities) John Mannix |
| $110,794 | Executive Director (instructional programs) Karin Short |
| $110,794 | Executive Director (finance) Neil Sullivan |
| $106,562 | Principal (Ferris High School) Erik Ohlund |
| $106,562 | Principal (Shadle Park High School) Herb Rotchford |
| $106,492 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Irene Gonzales |
| $106,492 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Jon Swett |
| $106,492 | Executive Director (human resources) Staci Vesneske |
| $104,403 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Lorna Spear |
| $103,458 | Principal (North Central High School) Steven Gering |
| $102,356 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Tammy Campbell |
| $101,487 | Principal (Chase Middle School) John Andes |
| $101,487 | Principal (Salk Middle School) Mark Gorman |
| $101,487 | Director (Skills Center) Don Howell |
| $101,487 | Principal (Shaw Middle School) Christine Lynch |
| $101,487 | Principal (Sacajawea Middle School) Paula Ronhaar |
| $100,445 | Principal (Rogers High School) Carole Meyer |
| Mead School District (8,500 enrollment) | |
| $160,375 | Superintendent Tom Rockefeller |
| $106,309 | Principal (Mt. Spokane High School) John Hook |
| $106,309 | Principal (Mead High School) Ken Russell |
| $106,309 | Executive Director (elementary education) Annie Lehinger |
| $106,309 | Executive Director (secondary education) Cal Johnson |
| $106,309 | Executive Director (human services) Kelly Shea |
| $106,309 | Executive Director (CTE & technology) Dan Butler |
| $106,309 | Executive Director (business services) Wayne Leonard |
| $103,651 | Associate Director (special services) Eileen Thorpe |
| $100,993 | Principal (Mead Middle School) Craig Busch |
| $100,993 | Principal (Northwood Middle School) Dave Stenerson |
| $100,993 | Director (special services) Marcia Young |
| $100,993 | Director (curriculum & assessment) Dorcas Wylder |
| Central Valley School District (12,000 enrollment) | |
| $151,525 | Superintendent Mike Pearson |
| $116,666 | Assistant Superintendent Lise Louer |
| $114,066 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Jean Marczynski |
| $111,337 | Executive Director (finance) Jan Hutton |
| $111,337 | Executive Director (teaching and learning) Terrie Vanderwegen |
| $110,453 | Principal (University High School) Daryl Hart |
| $107,811 | Principal (Central Valley High School) Mike Hittle |
| $105,580 | Director (human resources & transportation) Neva Ringwald |
| $103,054 | Director (technology & CTE) Susan Christianson-Fuhrman |
| $103,054 | Director (human resources) Jay Rowell |
| $101,617 | Principal (Bowdish Middle School) David Bouge |
| $101,617 | Principal (Evergreen Middle School) David Feldhusen |
| $101,617 | Principal (North Pines Middle School) Gordon Grassi |
| Cheney School District (3,600 enrollment) | |
| $120,281 | Superintendent Mike Dunn |
| $100,000 | Assistant Superintendent Debra Clemens |
| East Valley School District (4,900 enrollment) | |
| $116,800 | Superintendent Debra Howard |
| $106,796 | Assistant Superintendent Jan Beauchamp |
| $105,718 | Principal (East Valley High School) Jeff Miller |
| West Valley School District (3,600 enrollment) | |
| $134,749 | Superintendent Polly Crowley |
| $117,887 | Deputy Superintendent Doug Matson |
| $117,887 | Project Manager (construction) Dave Smith |
| $105,000 | Assistant Superintendent Gene Sementi |
| Deer Park School District (2,100 enrollment) | |
| $115,932 | Superintendent Mick Miller |
| Riverside School District (1,800 enrollment) | |
| $105,615 | Superintendent Roberta Kramer |
| Freeman School District (900 enrollment) | |
| $108,200 | Superintendent Sergio Hernandez |
| Medical Lake School District (2,200 enrollment) | |
| $120,537 | Superintendent Pam Veltri |
| SPOKANE COUNTY | |
| Spokane County Medical Examiner | |
| $178,839 | Co-Medical Examiner Sally Aiken |
| $178,839 | Co-Medical Examiner John Howard |
| Spokane Superior Court (County and state split salary) | |
| $140,978 | Judge Robert Austin |
| $140,978 | Judge Ellen Clark |
| $140,978 | Judge Harold Clarke III |
| $140,978 | Judge Salvatore Cozza |
| $140,978 | Judge Tari Eitzen |
| $140,978 | Judge Jerome Leveque |
| $140,978 | Judge Maryann Moreno |
| $140,978 | Judge Kathleen O’connor |
| $140,978 | Judge Michael Price |
| $140,978 | Judge Neal Rielly |
| $140,978 | Judge Gregory Sypolt |
| $140,978 | Judge Linda Tompkins |
| Superior Court Commissioners | |
| $119,832 | Steven Grovdahl |
| $119,832 | Valerie Jolicoeur |
| $119,832 | Royce Moe |
| $119,832 | Michelle Ressa Weber |
| $119,832 | James Triplet |
| $119,832 | Joseph Valente |
| Spokane County District Court | |
| $134,233 | Judge Patricia Connolly Walker |
| $134,233 | Judge John Cooney |
| $134,233 | Judge Sara Derr |
| $134,233 | Judge Debra Hayes |
| $134,233 | Judge Annette Plese-Brown |
| $134,233 | Judge Gregory Tripp |
| $134,233 | Judge Richard White |
| $134,233 | Judge Donna Wilson |
| District Court Commissioners | |
| $114,098 | Bradley C. Chinn |
| $114,098 | Mary Rockwood |
| $114,098 | Robert Seines |
| Prosecuting Attorney | |
| $134,233 | Prosecuting Attorney Steve Tucker |
| Public Defender | |
| $114,098 | Public Defender John Rodgers |
| Spokane County Sheriff’s Office | |
| $108,431 | Undersheriff Jeffrey Tower |
| $105,000 | Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich |
| $103,149 | Undersheriff Gregory Conner |
| Spokane County general government | |
| $115,501 | Chief Executive Officer Marshall Farnell |
| $102,124 | Operation Director Gerald Gemmill |
| $100,154 | Building & Planning Director James Manson |
| CITY OF SPOKANE | |
| $139,812 | Chief Operating Officer John Pilcher |
| $138,768 | Mayor Dennis Hession |
| $117,133 | Acting Public Works Director Dave Mandyke |
| $111,833 | City Attorney Jim Craven |
| $107,574 | Financial Officer Gavin Cooley |
| $103,252 | Economic Development Director Theresa Sanders |
| $101,331 | Parks and Recreation Director Mike Stone |
| $101,331 | Administrative Services Director Dorothy Webster |
| Spokane Fire Department | |
| $151,192 | Fire Chief Bobby Williams |
| $117,757 | Battalion Chief Dan Brown |
| $116,427 | Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer |
| $116,427 | Deputy Chief Dave Leavenworth |
| $115,842 | Medical Services Officer Rich Kness |
| $115,154 | Battalion Chief Mike Inman |
| $112,551 | Battalion Chief Craig Cornelius |
| $112,551 | Battalion Chief Joel Fielder |
| $112,551 | Battalion Chief Ken Kirsch |
| $112,551 | Battalion Chief Steve Sabo |
| $110,706 | Facilities/Logistics Officer Art Nichols |
| $109,461 | Battalion Chief Bruce Moline |
| $108,117 | Fire Marshal Lisa Jones |
| $106,857 | Battalion Chief Robert Green III |
| $104,233 | Battalion Chief (Training Officer) Robert Hanna |
| $101,439 | Communications Center Manager Erv Williams |
| Spokane Police Department | |
| $139,687 | Chief Anne Kirkpatrick |
| $131,252 | Assistant Chief Jim Nicks |
| $121,480 | Major Bruce Roberts |
| $111,061 | Captain Steve Braun |
| $107,616 | Major Scott Johnson |
| $107,616 | Major Gill Moberly |
| CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY | |
| $146,171 | City Manager Dave Mercier |
| $117,342 | Deputy City Manager Nina Regor |
| $116,910 | Finance Director Ken Thompson |
| $117,342 | Public Works Director Neil Kersten |
| $117,342 | City Attorney Michael Connelly |
| FIRE DISTRICTS | |
| Spokane Valley Fire Department | |
| $139,116 | Fire Chief Mike Thompson |
| $108,900 | Assistant Chief Larry Rider |
| $108,900 | Assistant Chief Dave Lobdell |
| $107,652 | Division Chief (fire marshal) Kevin Miller |
| $107,652 | Division Chief (training) Wayne Howerton |
| $107,652 | Division Chief (EMS) Randy Olson |
| $103,512 | Battalion Chief Cooper Kennett |
| $103,512 | Battalion Chief Stan Cooke |
| $103,512 | Battalion Chief Ken Capaul |
| Spokane County Fire District 9 | |
| $122,226 | Fire Chief Robert Anderson |
| $106, 493 | Deputy Fire Chief Douglas Bleeker |
| $106,493 | Deputy Fire Chief Michael Van Heel |
| Fire District 8 | |
| $108,281 | Fire Chief William Walkup |
| OTHER | |
| Spokane County Library District | |
| $126,984 | Director Mike Wirt |
| Spokane International Airport | |
| $130,000 | Director Neal Sealock |
| $118,000 | Deputy Director Mark Jucht |
| Spokane Transit Authority | |
| $117,076 | Chief Executive Officer Susan Meyer |
| IDAHO (Within Kootenai County only) | |
| City of Coeur d’Alene | |
| $111,224 | Attorney Mike Gridley |
| $106,784 | Administrator Wendy Gabriel |
| $100,798 | Deputy Administrator John Ingalls |
| $100,247 | Fire Chief Kenny Gabriel |
| $100,245 | Finance Director Troy Tymesen |
| Urban renewal agency: Lake City Development Corp. | |
| $113,925 | Executive Director Tony Berns |
| City of Post Falls | |
| $115,482 | Administrator Eric Keck |
| City of Hayden | |
| $100,006 | Administrator Jay Townsend |
| Coeur d’Alene School District | |
| $124,800 | Superintendent Harry Amend |
| $111,804 | Assistant Superintendent Hazel Bauman |
| Lakeland School District | |
| $103,530 | Superintendent Charles Kinsey |
| Post Falls School District | |
| $104,910 | Superintendent Jerry Keane |
Note: The top position at the Spokane Regional Health District will earn $130,000 to $145,000, officials say. That position is currently vacant. The Kootenai Medical Center is not included because it no longer exercises its taxing authority. | |