The Sentinel and sister papers The Easley Progress and Powdersville Post recently asked Anderson and Pickens counties and the Pickens County School District and Anderson School District One for a list of county employees making more than $50,000. Pickens County was the first to respond, and it also had the fewest number of employees making more than $50,000.
County Administrator James “Chap” Hurst is the only employee who makes more than $100,000. His salary is $131,127.
Hurst turned down a raise last year, said Pickens County Human Resources Division Director Jennifer Woods.
He is one of four county employees who make more than $80,000. Sheriff David Stone’s salary is $97,935, Emergency Management Director Lynn Dale Fisher’s salary is $94,611, and Finance Director Ralph Guarino’s salary is $85,100.
Several of the salaries were comparable to Anderson County. For example, both counties’ animal control directors make $50,809.
But some salaries were considerably lower in Pickens County. For example, Pickens County’s chief magistrate makes $61,640, while Anderson County’s chief magistrate makes $94,580.71.
Pickens County has about two-thirds the population that Anderson County does.
Not all of the salaries listed are solely paid for by the county. Some include state supplements.
James Hurst, County Administrator, Administrator, $131,127
C. David Stone, Sheriff, Sheriff’s Office, $97,935
Lynn Dale Fisher, Emergency Management Director, Emergency Management, $94,611
Ralph Guarino, Finance Director, Finance Department, $85,100
Peter Them, Career Criminal Prosecutor, State Solicitor, $78,622
David Lee Day, County Tax Assessor, Tax Assessor, $78,108
Harold Welborn, Clerk Of Court, Clerk Of Court, $77,943
Allison Anderson, Library Director, Easley Library, $77,100
Marion Charles Powell, Information Systems Director, Information Systems, $76,324
Timothy Morgan, Assistant Sheriff, Sheriff’s Office, $73,177
Brian O’Kelley, Environmental Services Dir., Public service commission, $70,070
Dale Looper, Treasurer, Treasurer, $70,053
Gerald Wilson, Roads & Bridges Director, Roads And Bridges, $69,469
Curtis Burgess, County Engineer, Engineering, $69,257
Fred Anthony, Emergency Services Dir., Emergency Medical Service, $68,600
Robert F. Nealy, Chief Criminal Investigator, State Solicitor, $66,348
Franklin Dewey Smith, Captain, Sheriff’s Office, $66,094
Christopher Brink, Community Development Director, Planning, $65,904
Kathy L. Zorn, Probate Judge, Probate Judge, $65,222
Jennifer Woods, Human Resources Director, Human Resources, $65,000
Philip Black, Fire Chief, Vineyards Fire Dist., $63,161
T. Mark Bryant, Network Systems Administrator, Information Systems, $63,012
Phillip Snow, Chief Magistrate, Magistrates, $61,640
Carl Lee Hudson, Captain, Sheriff’s Office $60,248
Michael Owens, General Counselor/Investigator, Sheriff’s Office, $59,539
Dorothy Seay, Trotter, Captain, Sheriff – Communications, $59,271
Scott Mccollum, Building Maint. Superintendent, Building Maintenance Dept., $59,133
Russell Suddeth, Auditor, Auditor, $59,029
Paul Haynes, Vehicle
Maintenance,Superintendent Vehicle Maintenance, $59,022
E. David Forrest, Magistrate, Magistrates, $58,640.40
Bruce Anders, Magistrate, Magistrates, $58,640.40
Paul McGuffin, Registrar Of Deeds, Register Of Deeds, $58,325
Jame Threatt, Gis Manager, GIS Mapping, $57,824
Tretha Bryant, Information Systems Manager, Information Systems, $57,414
Jeannie Ferguson, Stormwater Manager, Stormwater Management, $57,173
Phil Scott Sargent, Captain, Sheriff’s Office, $57,044
William Hendricks, Deputy Treasurer, Treasurer, $57,040
Charles Barker, Wastewater Operations Manager Public Service Commission, $56,908
Samuel Simmons, Assistant Fire Chief, Vineyards Fire Dist, $56,029
Steve Grant, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing, $54,915
Debra Kaniaris, Collection Development Mgr., Easley Library, $54,895
David Alan Robinson, EMT Shift Supervisor, Emergency Medical Service, $54,773
Gary Fred Parsons, Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Office, $54,580
Jenny Hamaker, Deputy Solicitor, State Solicitor, $53,555
Jennifer Crenshaw, Public Service Manager, Easley Library, $53,535
Samuel Tooker, Assistant Prosecutor, State Solicitor, $52,894
Charles Wolfe, Magistrate, Magistrates, $52,776.36
J.B. Kelley, Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Office, $52,020
Donnie Green, Animal Control Director Animal Control, $50,809
Rodney Lee Thomas, Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Office, $50,643
Clinton Coleman, Executive Director Cul. Com., Cultural commission, $50,548
Donna Owen, Clerk To Council, County Council, $50,170
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