Houston public employee salaries in 2007

Houston Chronicle ^ | 7/9/2008 | Houston Chronicle

[driftdiver]

Name	Agency	Title	Overtime	Total pay
ABELARDO SAAVEDRA	HOUSTON ISD	SUPT OF SCHOOLS	$0	$442,556
BRUCE H. LESLIE	HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CHANCELLOR EMERITUS	$0	$336,583
FRANK WILSON	METRO	PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXEC OFFICER	$0	$312,260
H THOMAS KORNEGAY	PORT OF HOUSTON	DIR EXECUTIVE	$0	$277,979
HERMINIA PALACIO	HARRIS COUNTY	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$0	$275,185
ARTHUR L. STOREY JR	HARRIS COUNTY	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,PUB.INF&FCD	$0	$271,799
LUIS ARTURO SANCHEZ	HARRIS COUNTY	CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER	$0	$271,449
KEVIN CRONIN	METRO	DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR	$0	$263,744
MARY S. SPANGLER	HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CHANCELLOR	$0	$242,106
KAREN K SOEHNGE	HOUSTON ISD	CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER	$0	$239,603
MICHAEL M SEALE	HARRIS COUNTY	EXE DIR,CORRECTIONAL HLTH SVCS	$0	$239,384
JOHN SEDLAK	METRO	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$0	$231,194
DWAYNE A WOLF	HARRIS COUNTY	DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER	$0	$226,568
UMAIR A SHAH	HARRIS COUNTY	DP DIR,HCPHES & DIRECTOR,DCCP	$0	$225,944
RICHARD LINDSAY	HOUSTON ISD	CHIEF OFFICER, BUSINESS OPS	$0	$223,996

[driftdiver]

Houston Chronicle went to a lot of work to compile the pay of those working for the city. Man being on the public dole does a body gooooood. Amazing how many of the top pay roles are education.

[Wolfie]

Might as well get it if you can. It’s the American Way.

[driftdiver]

I’m all for making a lot of money. Somehow I think those being paid with our taxes should be a bit more reasonable. Especially the education areas where teachers get paid squat but the director makes boo coo.

[realdifferent1]

Excellent. Nothing like the disinfectant of sunlight....

[wagglebee]

The port director job is probably a little low for what they make in other ports. And the chief and deputy medical examiners could easily make more in private practice.

[USNBandit]

One of the weird things in federal government is that Houston gets some of the highest locality pay of anywhere in the country.

[Secret Agent Man]

I am all for people making money in the private sector. Government jobs are jobs that were not ones people ‘got rich’ and stayed in forever. They were to be service jobs, serving the public. Not to get rich off the public trough. Plus these people are administrators, making up layers and layers of ever growing bureaucracy.

Originally well to do people took on government roles (they left their successful businesses) for awhile, and then returned later to their businesses. They knew nad never expected to get rich from government service.

[wardaddy]

folks should read down the list and look at the abuse

some of these are ridiculous

[buccaneer81]

The Boston Herald has been doing this for quite a while. Go to their home page, click on "News & Opinion", roll your mouse over "Local/Regional", and click on "Boston Payroll."

You'll get the full name info on everyone from the mayor to the lowest lunchroom monitor.

[B-Cause]

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The Enemies Within Our Education system

Education Unions (the N.E.A.), School Administrators and Yes - Even Some Teachers

Worm in the Apple

What is to be Done?

Leave No Teachers Behind!

Lefty Teachers Meet the MP3 Player/REcorder

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[B-Cause]

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Our Enemies Within

Politicians - Bureaucrats - Federal, State & Local

Conspiracy Against Taxpayers

Excessive Government Pay and Benefits

National Taxpayers  Union

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[B-Cause]

"No problem. They'll just raise taxes."

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No problem. They'll just raise taxes.

What about the taxpayers - Politicians and Bureaucrats are such blithering idiots

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The Enemies Within Our Education system

Education Unions (the N.E.A.), School Administrators and Yes - Even Some Teachers

Worm in the Apple

What is to be Done?

Leave No Teachers Behind!

Lefty Teachers Meet the MP3 Player/REcorder

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[Dog Gone]

TRUC T NGUYEN CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE LIEUTENANT $145,660

KRIKOR J HEKIMIAN CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE SERGEANT $144,627

SCOTT D SMITH CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE SERGEANT $180,539

BILL WHITE CITY OF HOUSTON MAYOR $176,762

[cherry]

there is a real lie being repeatedly constantly by the Rats and their unions and the MSM....that police and teachers and firemen don’t get paid well.....the facts speak otherwise....

[Dog Gone]

When a dang sergeant is making more money than the Mayor, something is askew.

I liked this mayor at first, but he’s turning into Al Gore. So screw him.

I’d like trash collectors to make more than him.

But that’s all political bias. The Mayor of the fourth largest city in America shouldn’t be making less than a rank and file police officer.

I think it speaks to corruption within the police department. The problem isn’t that we’re paying the Mayor too little.