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What Nye County pays
The county's entire 2025 payroll: 624 employees, $63,020,549 in pay and benefits, median base pay $60,130, and 110 people over $100,000 base.
Public employees are paid with public money, and the record of it is public. Nye County publishes none of this itself; the data comes from Transparent Nevada, and every line links to the record that reports it. Overtime is not published for Nye County, so totals here are base plus other pay plus benefits.
Every employee, highest paid first
| Employee | Title | Base | Benefits | Pay + benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Fordice | LEAD ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER | $66,098 | $40,133 | $106,231 |
| Michelle Thorn | DEPUTY TREASURER-TRUST PROPERT | $68,838 | $37,092 | $105,930 |
| Veronica Aguilar | DISTRICT COURT JUDICIAL EXECUT | $66,658 | $39,109 | $105,767 |
| Maiya Bolton | ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN - SO | $66,154 | $39,282 | $105,436 |
| Deven Bandazian | ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN III | $66,695 | $38,578 | $105,273 |
| Mitchell Silva | DETENTION DEPUTY | $60,529 | $44,615 | $105,143 |
| Deane Lazenby | ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | $66,489 | $38,518 | $105,007 |
| Carlos Campa | B&G MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $66,309 | $38,179 | $104,487 |
| Joel Bermudez | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $65,847 | $38,502 | $104,349 |
| Shamoya Radcliffe-Muller | DISPATCHER | $67,007 | $36,828 | $103,834 |
| Logan Ancell | DETENTION DEPUTY | $61,080 | $42,430 | $103,510 |
| Dal Shemp | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $65,514 | $37,937 | $103,450 |
| Colt Cady | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $64,856 | $38,550 | $103,406 |
| George Manley | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $64,613 | $38,487 | $103,100 |
| Stephanie Urga | GRANT ADMINISTRATOR | $64,318 | $38,630 | $102,948 |
| Chelsea Cathcart | DEPUTY J C ADMINISTRATOR | $63,799 | $38,969 | $102,769 |
| Arturo Gonzalez Jr | DRUG COURT COORDINATOR - CASE | $64,266 | $38,404 | $102,670 |
| Wayne Mcelroy | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $64,105 | $38,368 | $102,474 |
| Michelle Bolling | PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR | $64,582 | $37,877 | $102,459 |
| Heidi Horibe | REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER II | $64,661 | $37,598 | $102,259 |
| Ann Quinteros | CLIENT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN | $55,925 | $46,179 | $102,104 |
| Christian Aranaydo | DEPUTY | $53,836 | $48,070 | $101,905 |
| Diana Garcia | HR GENERALIST I | $63,527 | $38,199 | $101,726 |
| James Christiansen | DETENTION TECHNICIAN | $57,211 | $44,382 | $101,594 |
| Todd Chambers | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $63,347 | $38,203 | $101,550 |
| Kory Koning | ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II | $64,894 | $36,497 | $101,392 |
| Annmarie Balslew | DEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK II | $62,888 | $38,109 | $100,997 |
| Donavan Stumne | LEAD ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER | $63,528 | $37,379 | $100,906 |
| Demetria Angulo | DISPATCHER | $63,858 | $36,803 | $100,661 |
| Kylie Charles | DISPATCHER | $63,532 | $37,065 | $100,597 |
| Amaya Mendoza | DISPATCHER | $62,390 | $37,251 | $99,642 |
| Elizabeth Hensyel | DEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK I | $60,948 | $38,518 | $99,466 |
| Jose Aguilar Andrade | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $64,021 | $35,441 | $99,463 |
| Joseph Martinez | DETENTION DEPUTY | $65,152 | $34,111 | $99,263 |
| Jimmy Shaner | ENGINEERING TECH IV | $68,185 | $30,846 | $99,031 |
| Irene Sanzare | EXECUTIVE LEGAL SECRETARY II | $66,546 | $32,407 | $98,952 |
| Christina Michalsky | EXECUTIVE LEGAL SECRETARY II | $62,079 | $36,703 | $98,782 |
| Oleta Bandazian | PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISER II | $60,226 | $38,214 | $98,439 |
| Steven Gerulf | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC | $61,279 | $37,074 | $98,353 |
| Ann Malone | DEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK I | $60,954 | $37,388 | $98,342 |
| Joseph Burrell | DETENTION DEPUTY | $55,267 | $42,957 | $98,224 |
| Rodney Paulson | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKER III | $61,207 | $36,978 | $98,185 |
| Ruth Sainsbury | COURT SERVICES SPECIALIST | $60,130 | $37,760 | $97,890 |
| Tasaneeporn Upright | A-EMT/FIREFIGHTER | $54,211 | $43,603 | $97,813 |
| Christina Pope-Madziarek | ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER | $63,235 | $34,235 | $97,470 |
| Tracy Wright | DC JUDICIAL LEGAL SECRETARY | $60,363 | $37,053 | $97,416 |
| Heather Crawford | REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER II | $59,312 | $37,987 | $97,299 |
| Michael Stepp | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC | $60,239 | $36,259 | $96,498 |
| Amanda Smith | DEPUTY JUSTICE COURT CLERK II | $59,494 | $36,858 | $96,352 |
| Kael Hyland | A-EMT/FIREFIGHTER | $52,234 | $43,410 | $95,644 |
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