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Salaries and wages of Bethalto School District employees added to Public Pay Database

The salaries and wages of Bethalto School District employees for 2020 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 2020, the latest figures available, was District Superintendent Jill Griffin, who was paid $154,028, according to records provided to the BND from the school district through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Meadowbrook Elementary Principal Kim Wilks was the second-highest paid at $120,498, the records show.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations Barret Deist was third with a salary of $120,180.

The fourth-highest earner was Civic Memorial High School Assistant Principal Todd Hannaford who earned $118,811. The fifth-highest earner was Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Kelly McClain at $118,096.

The BND’s Public Pay Database goes back to 2011 with information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests and public filings. 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.

Kavahn Mansouri
Belleville News-Democrat
Kavahn Mansouri is an Investigate Reporter for the NPR Midwest Newsroom based in St. Louis, Missouri, a journalism partner with the Belleville News-Democrat. Support my work with a digital subscription
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