Benny Clark Jr. Compensation Report: 2017-2023

Kalamazoo County FOC Domestic Case Enforcement Officer. Public payroll data sourced from OpenPayrolls. Child support collection data sourced from Michigan Courts SCAO.

KALAMAZOO, Mich., April 13, 2026 Employee: Benny Clark Jr. Department: Friend of the Court, Kalamazoo County. Current Title: Domestic Case Enforcement Officer. Current Rate: $33.05/hr. Comparison to Coworkers: +41.2%.

Compensation History:

2017 — $27.97/hr — $58,177.60 annually — Title: Enforcement Officer

2018 — $29.17/hr — $60,673.60 annually — Title: Enforcement Officer

2019 — $51,015.89 annual salary — $24.53/hr equivalent — Title: Enforcement Officer — ANOMALY: Only year reported as salary instead of hourly. Pay dropped from $29.17/hr to $24.53/hr equivalent. 29.7% below county average. Reason: not publicly disclosed.

2020 — $29.75/hr — $61,880.00 annually — Title: Enforcement Officer — Pay restored to pre-2019 levels

2021 — $31.41/hr — $65,332.80 annually — Title: Enforcement Officer

2022 — $31.41/hr — $65,332.80 annually — Title: Enforcement Officer — No increase

2023 — $33.05/hr — $68,744.00 annually — Title: Domestic Case Enforcement Officer — Title change. 41.2% above coworker average

County Comparison: Kalamazoo County average employee salary in 2023: $59,393. Clark 2023 salary: $68,744. Difference: +$9,351. County average is 17.2% below the national average for government employees.

Kalamazoo County Child Support Collection Rates During Clark's Employment:

2020 — 69% collected — State average: 74% — Gap: -5 points

2021 — 68% collected — State average: 72% — Gap: -4 points

2022 — 64% collected — State average: 67% — Gap: -3 points

2023 — 65% collected — State average: 68% — Gap: -3 points

2024 — 65% collected — State average: 68% — Gap: -3 points

2025 — 65% collected — State average: 68% — Gap: -3 points

Collection rate trend: Down 4 percentage points (69% to 65%) during a period where Clark's hourly rate increased 18.2% ($27.97 to $33.05).

Department Oversight Status: Citizen Advisory Committee: None. Grievance denial rate 2020-2024: 100%. Corrective actions taken 2020-2024: 0. Independent review body: None.

All data sourced from publicly available government records.

“This report contains publicly available payroll and performance data. No commentary has been added. The numbers speak for themselves,” stated Kalamazoo Transparency Act.

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