POSTED BY MARTIN KICH

According to an article written by Evan Comen, Thomas C. Frolich, and Michael B. Sauter for 24/7 Wall St., the highest paid public employee in 39 of the 50 states is either a football coach or a men’s basketball coach.

 

1. Alabama
   > Highest paid employee: Nick Saban
   > Position:College football coach
   > Salary: $7.09 million

2. Alaska
   > Highest paid employee: Keith Meyer
   > Position:President, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
   > Salary: $550,000

3. Arizona
   > Highest paid employee: Sean Miller
   > Position:College basketball coach
   > Salary: $4.95 million

4. Arkansas
   > Highest paid employee: Bret Bielema
   > Position:College football coach
   > Salary: $3.96 million

5. California
   > Highest paid employee: Jim Mora
   > Position:College football coach
   > Salary: $3.35 million

6. Colorado
   > Highest paid employee: Mike MacIntyre
   > Position:College football coach
   > Salary: $2.01 million

7. Connecticut
   > Highest paid employee: Kevin Ollie
   > Position:College basketball coach
   > Salary: $3.10 million

8. Delaware
   > Highest paid employee: Mark Holodick
   > Position:Superintendent of Brandywine School District
   > Salary: $246,072

9. Florida
   > Highest paid employee: Jimbo Fisher
   > Position:College football coach
   > Salary: $5.15 million

10. Georgia
    > Highest paid employee: Kirby Smart
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $3.75 million

11. Hawaii
    > Highest paid employee: David Engle
    > Position:Neurosurgeon
    > Salary: $786,000

12. Idaho
    > Highest paid employee: Bryan Harsin
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $1.10 million

13. Illinois
    > Highest paid employee: Lovie Smith
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $2.00 million 

14. Indiana
    > Highest paid employee: Tom Crean
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $3.15 million

15. Iowa
    > Highest paid employee: Kirk Ferentz
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $4.08 million

16. Kansas
    > Highest paid employee: Bill Self
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $4.94 million

17. Kentucky
    > Highest paid employee: John Calipari
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $6.88 million

18. Louisiana
    > Highest paid employee: Les Miles
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $4.39 million

19. Maine
    > Highest paid employee: James H. Page
    > Position:Chancellor of University of Maine System
    > Salary: $277,500

20. Maryland
    > Highest paid employee: Mark Turgeon
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $2.37 million

21. Massachusetts
    > Highest paid employee: Derek Kellogg
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $994,000

22. Michigan
    > Highest paid employee: Jim Harbaugh
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $7.00 million

23. Minnesota
    > Highest paid employee: Richard Pitino
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $1.60 million

24. Mississippi
    > Highest paid employee: Hugh Freeze
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $4.31 million

25. Missouri
    > Highest paid employee: Barry Odom
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $2.35 million

26. Montana
    > Highest paid employee: Clay Christian
    > Position:Commissioner of higher education
    > Salary: $309,207

27. Nebraska
    > Highest paid employee: Mike Riley
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $2.70 million

28. Nevada
    > Highest paid employee: Kayvan Khiabani
    > Position:Professor of surgery
    > Salary: $987,638

29. New Hampshire
    > Highest paid employee: Mark Huddleston
    > Position:College president
    > Salary: $492,800

30. New Jersey
    > Highest paid employee: Chris Ash
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $2.00 million

31. New Mexico
    > Highest paid employee: Craig Neal
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $950,000

32. New York
    > Highest paid employee: Lewis Pasternak
    > Position:Anesthesiologist and CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital
    > Salary: $673,596

33. North Carolina
    > Highest paid employee: Mark Gottfried
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $2.48 million

34. North Dakota
    > Highest paid employee: Joshua Wynne
    > Position:Vice President for Health Affairs & Dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
    > Salary: $674,587

35. Ohio
    > Highest paid employee: Urban Meyer
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $5.86 million

36. Oklahoma
    > Highest paid employee: Robert Stoops
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $5.86 million

37. Oregon
    > Highest paid employee: Mark Helfrich
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $3.15 million 

38. Pennsylvania
    > Highest paid employee: James Franklin
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $4.40 million

39. Rhode Island
    > Highest paid employee: Dan Hurley
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $990,417

40. South Carolina
    > Highest paid employee: Will Muschamp
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $3.00 million

41. South Dakota
    > Highest paid employee: Mary Nettleman
    > Position:Dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
    > Salary: $577,650

42. Tennessee
    > Highest paid employee: Butch Jones
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $3.63 million

43. Texas
    > Highest paid employee: Charlie Strong
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $5.16 million

44. Utah
    > Highest paid employee: Kyle Whittingham
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $2.71 million

45. Vermont
    > Highest paid employee: Frederick C. Morin III
    > Position:Dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
    > Salary: $559,644

46. Virginia
    > Highest paid employee: Bronco Mendenhall
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $3.25 million

47. Washington
    > Highest paid employee: Chris Petersen
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $3.40 million

48. West Virginia
    > Highest paid employee: Bob Huggins
    > Position:College basketball coach
    > Salary: $3.34 million

49. Wisconsin
    > Highest paid employee: Paul Chryst
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $2.30 million

50. Wyoming
    > Highest paid employee: Craig Bohle
    > Position:College football coach
    > Salary: $850,000

 

The complete article, which includes more specific details on each employee and his or her compensation, is available at: http://247wallst.com/special-report/2016/09/20/the-highest-paid-public-employee-in-every-state/.