Salaries and wages of Breese employees added to BND’s Public Pay Database
The salaries and wages of Breese employees for 2019 have been added to the Belleville News-Democrat’s Public Pay Database.
To view the BND’s Public Pay Database, go to https://www.bnd.com/publicpay
The highest earner in Breese in 2019, the latest figures available, was Utility Plant Operations Manager Dale Detmer, who was paid $103,528, according to records provided to the BND from the city through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Paramedic Michael Berndsen was the second-highest earner employed by the city, bringing in $94,775, the records show. Berndsen made $7,211 in overtime on top of his a $87,563 salary.
Wayne Rolfingsmeier, a linesman with the city, was third on the list with a salary of $93,986. Rolfingsmeir made an extra $3,810 in overtime in 2019.
Police Chief Bob Fix made $86,219 in 2019, according to the data.
The BND’s Public Pay Database goes back to 2011 with information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. The salary information does not always include insurance or benefits. Some records include detailed information on overtime and other pay, while for some districts that information was not readily available.
The database includes worker compensation in most local governments, including cities, counties, townships, school districts and local colleges and universities. More pay records will be added as the BND receives salary data through open records requests.