Payroll Project: Springfield city’s highest paid employees

The city of Springfield paid 42 employees more than $100,000 each in 2022, according to the Payroll Project, an annual reporting project from the Springfield News-Sun and Dayton Daily News.

The fire department had 15 six-figure salaries, which was more than any other department.

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The employer for government agencies is the voting and taxpaying public. As with any other employer, the public has not just a right but a responsibility to know how much its employees are paid in the interest of good stewardship.

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The highest paid Springfield city employees last year were:

1. Bryan Heck, city manager: $167,617

2. Jeffrey Rodgers, human resources director: $147,906

3. Thomas Franzen, assistant city manager/economic development director: $146,479

4. Mark Beckdahl, finance director: $142,129

5. Brian Miller, fire chief: $142,007

6. Lee Graf, police chief: $141,900

7. Christopher Moore, service director: $141,209

8. Jill Allen, law director: $136,046

9. Shannon Meadows, community development director: $129,594

10. Michael Kranz, police captain: $127,031

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Josh Sweigart

Josh Sweigart is an investigative reporter at the Dayton Daily News. His stories have focused on government waste, fraud, abuse and accountability in southwest Ohio, as well as the statehouse and U.S. Capitol.