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Among general government workers in Washington, Joe Dear ranked second with a salary of $223,110. Dear was executive director of the state Investment Board until his departure in March.
And you'll understand why he left when you see the salary he got from CalPERS, the California state pension fund. His base salary jumped to $475,000 a year, but there were provisions in Dear's contract with California that could boost his total annual pay to about $800,000.
Even at that, he still makes less than a decent college football coach. Go figure.
Speaking of which, here is thecontract for UW football coach Steve Sarkisian. His base salary is only $300,000 so he didn't make the Top 10 anywhere. But as you can see, his total compensation is about $1.25 million or so. And it grows in future years.
TOP 10 SALARIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
1. Elson Floyd, president, Washington State University: $625,000.
2. Mark Emmert, president, University of Washington: $620,004.
3. Johnese M. Spisso, vice president, University of Washington: $$515,196.
4. Bill Doba, former WSU head football coach: $494,960.
5. Don Miller, non-tenured UW professor: $466,548
6. Lorenzo Romar, UW basketball coach: $412,020.
7. Phyllis Wise, UW Provost: $409,896.
8. Nick Vedder, non-tenured UW professor: $375,000.
9. Bruce Ferguson, UW assistant vice president-provost: $373,632
10. Ruth Mahan, UW director: $370,272.
Here is a link to my earlier post, with all kinds of other stuff about state salaries.
TOP 10 SALARIES IN GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1. Gary Bruebaker, chief investment officer, Investment Board: $300,132.
2. Joe Dear, executive director, Investment Board: $223,110.
3. Steven Draper, William Kennett, Philip Paroian, Thomas Ruggels, all senior investment officers, Investment Board: $220,764.
4. Diana Will, senior investment officer, Investment Board: $194,244.
5. Asha Singh, superintendent, Department of Social and Health Services: $182,784.
6. Theresa Whitmarsh, senior investment officer, Investment Board: $181,056.
7. G.S. Hammond, clinical program administrator, Department of Corrections: $174,780.
8. Matt Smith, State Actuary: $173,856.
9. Kamaljit Floura, medical assistant superintendent, Social and Health Services: $173,280.
10. Gary Franklin, medical director, Department of Labor and Industries: $172,764.
