Sunday, March 29, 2009

96 State Workers Paid More than Rendell

By Rob Hopkins on March 29, 2009 8:33 AM
If you want power and fame, run for governor. But if you want wealth, be a professor, a bean counter or a turnpike czar.
At least 96 state employees are paid more than Gov. Ed Rendell, whose salary is $174,435. All together, at least 656 have salaries in excess of $150,000. At least 3,836 are paid more than $100,000 a year.
That's a big bill footed by taxpayers, and government watchdog groups say high salaries should be scrutinized carefully. The state employees' bosses, of course, say they earn every penny.

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