Highest-Paid Employees of the Office of the Chief People Officer

$148,772.87 AVERAGE PAY

$14.88M TOTAL PAY

This table shows the top-earning Federal employees of the Office of the Chief People Officer in 2021, based on OPM data (base salary + bonuses).

The majority of these top-earning employees work as Human Resources Management.

Some employee names may be withheld by the OPM or individual agencies.

Rank	Name	Occupation	Total Pay	Location
1	Merrick Eli Krause	Human Resources Management	$188,100	DC
2	Traci Maria Dimartini	Human Resources Management	$186,270	DC
3	Jacqueline Jeanette Clay	Human Resources Management	$183,000	DC
4	Bonnie S. Hochhalter	Human Resources Management	$173,500	DC
5	Neil E. Skidmore	Management And Program Analysis	$173,500	DC
6	Paula D. Lucak	Human Resources Management	$173,000	VA
7	Susan E. Scheider	Human Resources Management	$173,000	DC
8	Wade A. Hannum	Human Resources Management	$172,500	DC
9	Karla J. Hester	Human Resources Management	$172,500	DC
10	Daria G. Ingram	Human Resources Management	$172,500	DC
11	Shonna R. James	Human Resources Management	$172,500	DC
12	Autumn L. Jones	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$172,500	DC
13	Catherine T. Maloney	Program Management	$172,500	DC
14	Maureen Gannon	Human Resources Management	$171,709	PA
15	Phuong X. Dieu	Human Resources Management	$168,989	CA
16	Amanda G. Tumulty	General Business And Industry	$168,150	DC
17	Audrey M. Peel	Human Resources Management	$167,069	NJ
18	Kristina G. Ellingson	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$166,502	FL
19	Sherrie S. Watford	Human Resources Management	$163,845	DC
20	Gino B. Combi	Management And Program Analysis	$163,559	NY
21	Earl E. Adams	Human Resources Management	$161,062	TX
22	Deborah J. Markham	Human Resources Management	$160,186	DC
23	Cheryl R. Cato	Human Resources Management	$160,036	DC
24	David Y. Yun	Human Resources Management	$159,884	CA
25	Colin C. Bennett	Human Resources Management	$159,286	DC
26	Jacqueline D. Fields	Human Resources Management	$159,286	DC
27	Octavia R. Johnson	Human Resources Management	$159,286	VA
28	Jearline L. Nicome	Human Resources Management	$159,286	DC
29	Beverly C. Josiah	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$159,286	VA
30	Iris E. Bowman	Management And Program Analysis	$159,286	DC
31	Darlene H. Smith	Human Resources Management	$158,541	DC
32	Mary C. Portko	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$157,963	FL
33	Ronnie Redmond	Human Resources Management	$156,979	IL
34	Timothy J. Gabrish	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$156,979	IL
35	Pamela D. Walker	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$155,902	VA
36	Michael D. Seymour	Human Resources Management	$155,202	DC
37	Christopher J. Wright	Human Resources Management	$155,202	DC
38	Frances L. Mudd	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$155,202	DC
39	Sylvester Robert Foley	Human Resources Management	$152,572	TX
40	Beth Ann Toppert	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$152,572	TX
41	Chuanda F. Johnson	Human Resources Management	$152,118	DC
42	Lora A. Degaetano	General Education And Training	$151,118	DC
43	Casandra E. Loggins-Mitchell	Human Resources Management	$149,429	IL
44	Alexandra L. Vernacchio	Human Resources Management	$149,205	PA
45	Luz A. Bocanegra	Human Resources Management	$148,929	IL
46	Alexandra H. Sabbers	Management And Program Analysis	$147,284	NY
47	Barbara H. Atkinson	Human Resources Management	$147,034	DC
48	Tiffany T. Hawkins	Human Resources Management	$147,034	DC
49	Leslie M. Swann	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$147,034	DC
50	Joseph C. Malick	Human Resources Management	$146,976	PA
51	Jeffrey W. Long	Management And Program Analysis	$146,476	DE
52	Michael D. Mann	Human Resources Management	$143,885	WA
53	Dana N. Matthews	Human Resources Management	$143,450	DC
54	Angela D. Taylor	Human Resources Management	$143,289	MO
55	Vonda A. Fredette	Human Resources Management	$142,950	DC
56	Donna M. Letchford	Human Resources Management	$142,781	NJ
57	Megan C. Q Waidelich	Management And Program Analysis	$142,031	PA
58	Ralph S. Silvestro	Management And Program Analysis	$141,548	ID
59	Glenda G. Sprinkle	Management And Program Analysis	$140,947	TX
60	Lori M. Vorhies	Human Resources Management	$140,823	KS
61	Reona A. Shannon	Human Resources Management	$139,866	DC
62	Wilbur T. Branham	Human Resources Management	$139,616	DC
63	Emily Rae Claybrook	Human Resources Management	$139,466	DC
64	Terry E. Oberly	Human Resources Management	$139,366	DC
65	Michelle J. Lee	Human Resources Management	$138,927	CA
66	Sadie V. White-Grice	Human Resources Management	$138,927	CA
67	Alisha J. Gayle	Human Resources Management	$138,866	DC
68	Stella T. Lee	Management And Program Analysis	$138,627	CA
69	Kristine N. Cavaliere	Human Resources Management	$138,397	NY
70	Erin Swain Taylor	Management And Program Analysis	$137,277	NC
71	Michele D. Daughtry	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$135,282	DC
72	Rashanda D. Sanders	Human Resources Management	$135,098	DC
73	Carol A. Cleary-Schultz	Human Resources Management	$134,880	CA
74	Debra M. Turcotte	Management And Program Analysis	$134,864	NY
75	Michelle L. Briscoe	Human Resources Management	$134,798	DC
76	Sylvia E. Velez-Zuniga	Human Resources Management	$134,798	DC
77	Loretta B. Washington	Human Resources Management	$134,798	MD
78	Sharon K. Parker	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$134,798	DC
79	Kyle Richard Thompson	Management And Program Analysis	$134,798	DC
80	Reid Edward March	Information Technology Management	$134,790	FL
81	Danielle D. Fisher	Human Resources Management	$134,782	DC
82	Lance J. Green	Human Resources Management	$134,782	DC
83	Denice L. Walker	Human Resources Management	$133,882	NH
84	Manuela Martinez	Human Resources Management	$133,145	IL
85	Brenda P. Kong	Human Resources Management	$132,183	CA
86	Dawn R. Smith	Human Resources Management	$131,990	MO
87	Shana R. Stevens	Human Resources Management	$131,615	NY
88	Brian C. Monroe	Human Resources Management	$131,533	CA
89	Byron J. Drake	Human Resources Management	$131,341	DC
90	Monique N. Catlett	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$131,341	DC
91	Kamilia S. Epps	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$130,698	DC
92	Rachel R. Wright	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$130,661	TN
93	Nicole J. O'brien	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$130,439	IL
94	Irena Nmn Matijevic	Human Resources Management	$130,401	TX
95	Lorree R. Rhodes	Human Resources Management	$129,401	TX
96	Ashley E. Taylor	Management And Program Analysis	$127,886	FL
97	Michael Nmn Lowery	Human Resources Management	$127,885	DC
98	Holly E. Baumgarten	Management And Program Analysis	$127,387	CA
99	Angelina M. Gerst-Provoteaux	Human Resources Management	$127,164	DC
100	Jennifer M. Pacifico	Human Resources Management	$127,000	PA

Data Sources

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