Mohave Today

Esmeralda Rivas earned $42,365 in 2018 working for the Exposition and State Fair Board, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic on more than 150,000 employees in the state.

The employee's 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 employee working for the Exposition and State Fair Board—Wanell Costello—earned $149,947 as the director.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Salary
1	Wanell Costello	Director	$149,947
2	Michael Searle	--	$133,322
3	Anthony Sanfelice	Coliseum worker	$118,050
4	Scott Howitt	Coliseum worker	$109,200
5	Jesse Graybill	Coliseum worker	$104,000
6	William Reutter	Coliseum worker	$98,280
7	Jennifer Yee	Assistant director	$97,335
8	Sarah Schmidt	Coliseum worker	$83,280
9	James Robinson	Accounting supervisor	$80,001
10	Pamela Stocksdale	Coliseum worker	$79,442
11	Tom Youngs	Physical plant supervisor	$76,998
12	Doris Fung	Accounting supervisor	$76,000
13	Joe Coplan	Coliseum worker	$73,080
14	Michael Norlin	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Manuel Lopez	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Jesus Jimenez	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Michael Romero	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Manny Gonzales	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Joshua Clark	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Richard Lopez	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Robert Kaschl	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Jimmy Washington	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Raymond Santoyas	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Wayne Macklem	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	John Andres	Coliseum worker	$72,800
14	Elizabeth Thieman	Coliseum worker	$72,800
27	Chaundra Holdren	--	$66,500
28	Van John Sanford	Electrician	$66,296
29	Shawn Anderson	--	$61,525
30	Meg Anema	Administrative services officer	$55,733
31	Mark Radick	--	$55,391
32	Nathan Ryan	Coliseum worker	$54,600
33	Katherine Hock	Administrative assistant	$53,746
34	Oanh Hoang Nguyen	--	$52,000
34	Trinity Warner	Coliseum worker	$52,000
36	Troy Sumas	Physical plant supervisor	$51,220
37	Benson Morgan	--	$49,892
38	Louise Shaw	Coliseum worker	$48,630
39	Juliet Dougherty	--	$47,840
40	June Furubotten	Coliseum worker	$46,522
41	Jose Villa	Administrative services officer	$46,494
42	Valerie Skorpion	Graphic designer	$44,380
43	Carrie Wimer	Administrative services officer	$43,892
44	Andrew Sciano	--	$42,833
45	Shane Higbee	Coliseum worker	$42,800
46	Bruce Webster	--	$42,769
47	Ruben Miranda	--	$42,474
48	Esmeralda Rivas	--	$42,365
49	Charles Bentley	Coliseum worker	$41,600
49	Jerry Buchanan	Coliseum worker	$41,600
51	Debra Marion	Administrative assistant	$41,371
52	David Silva	Physical plant supervisor	$41,105
53	Calvin Lindley	--	$40,423
54	Krislyn Sebastian	Administrative assistant	$38,936
55	Andrew Viramontes	--	$38,676
56	Brianda Martinez	--	$38,480
56	Michele Clement	--	$38,480
58	Matthew Maier	Coliseum worker	$38,462
59	Ginger Swatty	Administrative assistant	$38,455
60	Michelle Edie	Coliseum worker	$38,081
61	Helen Lindsey	Coliseum worker	$37,997
62	Linda Cary	Administrative assistant	$37,800
63	Anthony Correnti	Custodial crew supervisor	$36,399
64	Leanders Conchola	--	$35,448
65	Daniel Brownell	Coliseum worker	$35,360
66	Andresa Higbee	Coliseum worker	$34,845
67	Kuzari Herron	--	$34,709
68	Donna Elliott	--	$34,476
69	David Nichols	--	$34,176
70	Charles Martin	--	$33,986
71	Saul Lopez	--	$32,927
72	Elizabeth Gallery	Coliseum worker	$32,918
73	William Harford	Coliseum worker	$32,501
74	David Case	Coliseum worker	$32,449
75	Edward Smith	Coliseum worker	$32,438
76	Debra Robinson	Coliseum worker	$32,307
77	Michael Watkins	--	$32,185
78	Portia Lomax	Coliseum worker	$32,123
79	Cathleen Smith	Custodial crew supervisor	$31,552
80	Johnny Correa	--	$31,457
81	Razak Rahim	Coliseum worker	$31,290
82	Robert Rodriguez	Coliseum worker	$31,249
83	Richard Harford	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Pauline Tullie	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Aaron Rideau	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Julie Rideau	Coliseum worker	$31,200
83	Sean Hill	Coliseum worker	$31,200
88	Daniel Randles	Coliseum worker	$31,046
89	Edward Nichols	--	$30,280
90	Nathanial Ehlig	Custodial crew supervisor	$30,160
91	Gary Brown	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Ronald Beck	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Kevin Jasper	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Robert Lewicki	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Laura Hanson	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Erik Kolb	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Sommer Ball	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Hector Heredia	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Jennifer Schrage	Coliseum worker	$29,120
91	Kevin Lidz	Coliseum worker	$29,120