Top 50 shown sorted by total pay
| Name | Title | Department | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Morgan | City Manager | Administrative Services | $232,063 |
| Bryan Waugh | Police Chief | Police | $149,049 |
| Scott Hayden | Director of Recreational Services | Recreation/Administration | $140,580 |
| Shawna Erbsen | Director of Administrative Services | Administrative Services | $140,031 |
| Anton Jelinek | Director of Utilities | Utilities-Administration | $139,036 |
| Kayla James | Director of Finance | Administrative Services-Finance | $137,125 |
| Andrew Harter | Director of Public Works | Public Works-Street | $128,718 |
| Jason Whalen | Fire Administrator | Fire | $127,766 |
| Michael Young | Police Captain | Police | $127,341 |
| Kevin Thompson | Police Captain | Police | $122,848 |
| Brenda Jensen | Deputy City Manager | Administrative Services | $121,842 |
| James Lynaugh | Airport Director | Airport | $121,293 |
| Matthew Williams | Library Director | Library | $120,991 |
| Nathan Mollring | Director of Information Technology | Administrative Services-IT | $114,735 |
| Jason Koetters | Police Lieutenant | Police | $114,103 |
| Gabriel Kowalek | Police Lieutenant | Police | $113,504 |
| Dennis Byrne | Police Lieutenant | Police | $112,472 |
| Derek Luke | Police Lieutenant | Police | $112,267 |
| Lucas Dutcher | City Engineer | Public Works-Street | $112,213 |
| Michael Bogard | Police Sergeant | Police | $110,616 |
| Eric Hellriegel | Director of Parks | Park/Administration | $110,074 |
| David James | Golf Course Manager | Recreation/Golf Services | $109,740 |
| Ryan Ohri | Police Sergeant | Police | $108,549 |
| Gregory Benson | Police Sergeant | Police | $107,146 |
| Ralph Cordova | Police Sergeant | Police | $107,068 |
| Jace Schanou | Police Sergeant | Police | $106,916 |
| Wendell Wessels | Director of Finance | Finance | $106,083 |
| Kenneth Roth Jr. | Park Superintendent | Park/Administration | $104,128 |
| Jared Small | Police Sergeant | Police | $103,521 |
| Stephen Hart | Sanitation Superintendent | Utilities-Sanitation | $98,701 |
| Jamey Young | Police Sergeant | Police | $97,790 |
| Bradley Newell | Police Sergeant | Police | $96,412 |
| Timothy Kotschwar | Facilities Supervisor | Public Works-Facilities Maintenance | $95,008 |
| Sarah Sawin | Assistant Director of Utilities | Utilities-Administration | $93,767 |
| Matthew Young | Police Officer | Police | $93,297 |
| Deborah Eirich | Senior Services Coordinator | Recreation/Sr. Activity Center | $93,079 |
| Roger Petersen | Street Superintendent | Public Works-Street | $92,900 |
| Clint Smith | Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent | Utilities-Sanitary Sewer | $92,614 |
| David Humphrey | Police Officer | Police | $92,307 |
| Terry Eirich | Fire Inspector | Fire | $92,222 |
| Daniel Warrington | Police Officer | Police | $92,025 |
| Jeff Schwarz | Police Officer | Police | $91,599 |
| Paul Loebig | Police Officer | Police | $90,790 |
| Terry Hibberd | Police Officer | Police | $90,124 |
| Johnny Eynetich | Police Officer | Police | $88,602 |
| Robert Taillon | Police Officer | Police | $87,508 |
| Boyd Weller | Police Officer | Police | $87,477 |
| Brian Flynn | Police Officer | Police | $86,564 |
| Patrick Mclaughlin | Police Officer | Police | $86,484 |
| Jonathan Reiter | GIS Coordinator | Administrative Services-IT | $86,357 |
The City of Kearney provided salary, overtime and gross pay for each employee who was actively employed with the city at the time of request, January 2024.
Administrative Services-Finance
Park & Recreation/Administration
Park/Centennial/Collins/Hammer/Pioneer
Park/Cottonmill/Meadowlark North
Park/Harmon/Apollo/Memorial Field
Park/Yanney/Cottonmill/Meadowlark
Public Works-Facilities Maintenance
Recreation/Sr. Activity Center
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