Oakwood’s highest-paid employees in 2018: Payroll Project

Editor’s note: The Dayton Daily News is gathering payroll data for local governments across our region, as well as state government and higher education, as part of our Payroll Project. You can search Payroll Project data here. We are gathering payroll data for 2018 and will add it to the database as it is collected. If you have a suggestion for our Payroll Project, email Dayton Daily News reporter Josh Sweigart at Josh.Sweigart@coxinc.com.

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The city of Oakwood paid 27 employees over $100,000 in 2018, according to the Dayton Daily News Payroll Project searchable database of public employees.

The city’s highest paid employee in 2018 was City Manager Nobert Klopsch, who made $171,668, a $7,000 raise from the year prior. Klopsch has been among Oakwood’s top-paid employees and has received a raise in each year since the Dayton Daily News began its Payroll Project in 2014.

The US Census’ latest 2017 estimates have the per capita income in Oakwood at $53,777.

Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the Dayton Daily News has assembled and made available a searchable database of pay for public employees.

Of Oakwood’s 10 highest-paid employees, seven work within the city’s conjoined fire and police department. The remaining three work in city management, the parks department and the law department.

Oakwood’s 10 highest-paid employees in 2018 were:

1. Norbert Klopsch, city manager: $171,668

2. Keith Benson, public safety lieutenant: $130,186

3. Jason Tipton, public safety officer: $122,021

4. Carol Collins, leisure activities director: $119,743

5. Charles Balaj, public safety lieutenant: $118,675

6. Robert Jacques, law director: $116,683

7. Jeffrey Yount, public safety lieutenant: $115,533

8. Alan Hill, public safety director: $115,495

9. Michael Jones, public safety captain: $115,021

10. Michael Tanner, public safety lieutenant: $113,788

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