Wednesday, October 15, 2008

What the HELL- MN Salarys

Government Salaries

Browse 2007 salary data for most of Minnesota's largest government employers, including averages, overtime and total salary paid. To review pay of public officals, government managers and highest-paid workers, click on a government name, then select a department.

He might be head of state, but the governor is not Minnesota's highest paid government employee. A state law caps local government pay at about $145,000, or 10 percent higher than the governor, while some jobs (and all U positions), are exempt from the cap.

Tubby Smith
Head Coach
University of Minnesota
$1,009,616

Robert Bruininks
President
University of Minnesota
$423,000

Janis Amatuzio
Medical Examiner
Anoka County
$196,154

Richard Johnson
County Administrator
Hennepin County
$159,033

Lee Ehmke
Director
Minnesota Zoo
$155,792

Susan Gaertner
County Attorney
Ramsey County
$137,730

John Harrington
Chief Of Police
City of St. Paul
$126,926

Tim Pawlenty
Governor
State of Minnesota
$119,850