North Nevada News

Cameron Thompson earned $677 in pay and benefits during 2019, a 91.1 percent decrease from the previous year working for Lander County, according to Transparent Nevada. Benefits include the employers cost of providing health and retirement benefits, including pension debt payments.

Jusdivia Johnson saw the largest increase at Lander County, making $48,543 more in 2019 with a total compensation of $138,025.

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.

Change in pay can be due to a number of factors such as retirement, job advancement, or missed time.

Rank	Employee	Job	Salary
1	Keith Westengard	County Manager	$201,231
2	Meshell Young	Sergeant-Detentions	$189,197
3	Dennis Lowe	Corporal	$186,771
4	Theodore C. Herrera	District Attorney	$184,825
5	Gary D. Campbell	Corporal	$183,240
6	Hy T. Forgeron	Deputy District Attorney	$182,716
7	Robert W. Quick	Under Sheriff	$180,932
8	Joseph B. Jones	Sergeant	$174,404
9	Araceli Stephens	Sergeant-Detentions	$174,000
10	John A. Rochester	Corporal	$173,993
11	Ronald L. Unger	Sheriff	$162,885
12	Spencer Roberts	Deputy Sheriff	$162,802
13	Derek M. Zacharias	Deputy Sheriff	$162,073
14	Alex Rangel	Deputy Sheriff	$161,938
15	Bartolo C. Ramos	Public Works Director 25%	$159,467
16	Stephen R. Priest	Deputy Sheriff	$155,155
17	Lucus Jenkins	Deputy Sheriff	$151,654
18	Jonathan Q. Lucas	Deputy Sheriff	$151,651
19	Ignacio J. Romero	Corporal	$151,412
20	Elizabeth A. Barela	Office Manager	$145,291
21	Raul Ceja	Deputy Sheriff	$142,580
22	Jusdivia Johnson	Treasurer	$138,025
23	Steven W. Smith	Deputy Sheriff	$133,969
24	Sandra L. Smith	Social Service Director Senior Center Director 33%	$131,974
25	Sadie Sullivan	Clerk	$125,012
26	Denise A. Fortune	Justice of the Peace	$124,137
27	Lexy A. Bunch	Deputy Sheriff	$123,455
28	Lura E. Duvall	Assessor	$122,955
29	Lesley L. Bunch	Recorder	$121,298
30	Jeremy A. Adams	Deputy Sheriff	$121,212
31	Joseph T. Scaramuzzino	Deputy Sheriff	$120,465
32	Tamara S. Burden	Communications Supervisor	$116,242
33	Cynthia Benson	Fiscal Officer	$113,500
34	Rebecca E. Murphy	Accountant	$108,205
35	Robin R. Smith	Lead Lifeguard	$103,951
36	Jeffrey S. Benson	Road & Bridge North Maintainer III w CDL	$101,655
37	Anna M. Penola	Building Official	$100,485
38	James G. Lucas	Road & Bridge North Maintainer III w CDL	$93,967
39	James C. Walker	Road & Bridge North Leadperson	$93,228
40	Laken K. Sullivan	Financial Accountant	$93,050
41	Maria Agustina Tovar	DMV- Clerk III	$91,824
42	Jerry D. Russell	Road & Bridge North Mechanic III	$91,582
43	Kimberly D. Parker	Communications Officer	$91,507
44	Bradley R. Olson	Water & Sewer Leadperson	$91,070
45	Jeanne A. Falzone	Civil Secretary IIII	$91,051
46	John A. Mauldin	Water & Sewer Tech II 50%	$90,788
47	Stacy A. Brooks	Assistant Site Director 90%	$89,305
48	Deonilla R. Fuller	Health Program Assistant	$88,493
49	David W. Brown	Road & Bridge South-Maintainer III w CDL	$88,270
50	Shannon R. Berumen	Executive Secretary IV	$87,987
51	Richard W. Hardin	Road & Bridge South-Leadman 4	$87,702
52	April A. Kennedy	Appraiser III	$86,556
53	Don E. Prince	Road & Bridge North Leadperson 3	$86,080
54	Todd A. Fagg	Water & Sewer Tech III 50%	$85,894
55	Maria B. Cardenas	Communications Officer	$85,513
56	Roberto Fernandez	Road & Bridge North Maintainer II	$83,758
57	Frank J. Stephens	Communications Officer	$82,388
58	Shawn D. Schacht	Road & Bridge South-Maintainer III w CDL	$81,751
59	Jack D. Derr	Road & Bridge North Maintainer III w CDL	$81,317
60	Paula A. Tomera	Battle Mtn Convention Tourism Director	$81,109
61	Sharon L. Wagner	Administrative Assistant	$80,770
62	Darla W. Cantrell	Admin Communications Officer	$80,605
63	Aira Lehman	Tresurer Accouting Specialist IIII	$79,554
64	Earl D. Sandoval	Road & Bridge North Maintainer III w CDL	$79,431
65	Tonia D. Bakker	Justice Court Clrk II	$78,504
66	Kyla M. Sharp	Planning Coordinator	$78,324
67	Matilde Dehays CaMacHo	Senior Janitor	$78,222
68	Marla J. Sam	Senior Deputy Recorder DMV Clrk	$77,646
69	Carrie M. Baum	Asst to Public Works	$77,566
70	Scott G. Norman	Road & Bridge North Maintainer III w CDL	$76,845
71	Jessi F. Swanger	Appraiser I	$76,414
72	Nichole M. Pettit	Administrative Assistant	$76,382
73	Danielle J. Laughon	Receptionist ARC Instructor II	$75,850
74	Alyssa B. Edgar	Animal Control Officer	$75,471
75	Donna D. Stienmetz	Senior Deputy Assessor III	$75,364
76	Richard L. Williams Jr.	Road & Bridge South-Maintainer III w CDL	$75,354
77	Billy J. Gandolfo	Justice of the Peace	$74,606
78	Richard G. Edgar	Landfill Equipment Operator	$73,903
79	Kimberly M. Schacht	EMS Coordinator	$73,451
80	Mark E. Ames	Road & Bridge South-Maintainer II	$73,234
81	Molly C. Gonzalez	Appraiser 2	$72,984
82	Brian T. Webb	Road & Bridge South-Maintainer III w CDL	$72,756
83	Fred B. Jolly	Road & Bridge South-Maintainer I	$72,753
84	Maria Narvaiza	Lead Lifeguard	$72,416
85	Brandy Bengoa	Health Nurse	$72,388
86	Cathrine M. Bagwell	Justice Court Clrk II	$72,374
87	Jlianne White	Food Service Director	$71,885
88	Kaitlyn J. McConville	Deputy Recorder II	$71,206
89	Elizabeth Ann Esparza	Legal Secretary II	$69,493
90	Heidi R. Thomsen	Financial Accounting Specialist III	$68,561
91	Dayna L. Jim	Van Driver	$68,326
92	Kathy Duvall	Clrk Executive Secretary II	$67,222
93	Michelle L. Hall	Lifeguard 1	$66,937
94	Miteshell Lanham	County Mgr Executive Secretary II	$66,890
95	Elvina May Palmer-Barker	Road & Bridge South Executive Secretary	$66,825
96	Rochelle N. Benavidez	Office Manager	$66,807
97	Glen Duvall	Janitor Maintenance	$66,760
98	Rita M. Rogers	Manager-Civic Ctr	$66,491
99	Shannon D. Thiss	Kingston Watermaster	$65,759
100	Corey B. Thomas	Receptionist	$63,014