Ah, the joys of being a state employee—our salary info is readily available to the public! Despite the University of Wisconsin system’s efforts to keep that information quiet (salaries are very low, making it easy for other universities to lure us away), the Wisconsin State Journal put it online to ensure transparency. Here are some interesting tidbits:
–9 of the 10 best-paid employees in the University of Wisconsin system are men.
–5 of the top 12 best-paid employees in the system are in athletic departments. Director Barry Alvarez earns $500,000 a year—$85,000 more than Kevin Reilly (system president) and $63,000 more than Biddy Martin (chancellor of the Madison campus). An assistant football coach earns five times more than yours truly.
–The deans of Madison’s law and business schools outearn the deans of letters and science and education by approximately 25 percent.
–The chair of economics at Madison earns nearly 2.5 times what the chair of economics at the Milwaukee campus earns.
I’m sure you can find more. Have at it!
One Response to Sunshine on Salaries
stinkcat - March 14, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Thanks for the link, Sara. The salaries at the UW branches pretty much stink across the board, but I am surprised at how low the salaries are in Milwaukee, given that it is a doctoral granting school in an urban area. Heck, the chancellor of UWM only makes $280k, which is less than many presidents of lower ranked schools.