We asked for highest paid Surfside Beach employees. How pay compares to other towns
The Town of Surfside Beach spends just under $1 million a year for their top 10 paid employees, a document obtained via the Freedom of Information Act shows.
In total, the top 10 highest earners for the town make $934,954.38.
North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach and Horry County all pay their top 10 earners a combined total of almost double what Surfside Beach does, previous reporting shows. Surfside Beach is also the only municipality out of the four that doesn’t pay anyone above $200,000.
According to town documents, here are Surfside Beach’s top 10 earners and what they make:
- Gerald Vincent, Town Administrator, $144,750
- John Adair, Director of Public Works, $103,247.86
- Melanie Freeman-Gruber, Director of Finance, $98,000
- David Nelson, Fire Chief, $95,500
- Kenneth Davis, Police Chief, $93,000
- Heather Davis, Planning and Zoning Director, $91,000
- William Mickle, Police Captain, $86,000
- Sheri Medina, Town Clerk, $78,391.54
- Robert Pinto, Police Department, $72,532.49
- Joshua Blair, Police Department, $72,532.49
Elizabeth Brewer
The Sun News