Pinal Today

The Board of Accountancy paid an average compensation of $58,834 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 1 percent more with a compensation of $59,597. Total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.

The highest-paid public employee working for the Board of Accountancy—Monica Petersen—earned $121,150 as the director.

When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Monica Petersen	Director	$121,150
2	Richard Sietz	--	$89,116
3	David Dusick	--	$81,689
4	Jacqueline Hancock	Assistant director	$72,141
5	Howard Hilliker	--	$68,958
6	Andrea Byrd	Assistant director	$58,000
7	Christopher Rasmussen	Assistant director	$54,075
8	Maegan Johnson	Program project specialist	$42,525
9	John Oyas	--	$41,715
10	Laura Minnick	Administrative assistant	$40,000
10	Angela Padilla	Administrative assistant	$40,000
10	Phillip Lair	Administrative assistant	$40,000
13	Mary Ramoz	Administrative assistant	$37,306
14	Renee Jordan	Administrative assistant	$37,000
15	Douglas Kimball	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	Layne Simmons	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	Leroy Gaintner	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	Julie Klewer	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	Gary Freed	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	William Heimerdinger	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	Giselle Alexander	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
15	Tiffany Young	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000