Head of state isn’t best-paid

cashNoting that state employees’ salary information is now available at the KanView Web site, Topeka Capital-Journal columnist Ric Anderson asked readers to guess the order of salaries, from largest to smallest, of Kansas State University president Kirk Schulz, Kansas Board of Regents president Reginald Robinson, regents vice president Diane C. Duffy, Kansas Lottery executive director Ed Van Petten and Gov. Mark Parkinson. “Correct answer: You’re looking at it,” Anderson wrote. The site lists Schulz’s salary at $350,000; Robinson’s at $193,000; Duffy’s at $139,124.96; Van Petten’s at $133,250; and Parkinson’s at $110,707.22.

3 Comments

  1. Regular
    Posted September 20, 2009 at 8:15 am | Permalink

    No doubt a talent scale – rather than a job description scale.

  2. JimJohnson
    Posted September 20, 2009 at 10:01 am | Permalink

    You mean to say that Government doesn’t equitably establish salaries for Government employees?

    Gosh, then how will Government take over salary control for everyone in private industry?

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091802045.html?hpid=moreheadlines

    Fed Preparing to Step Up Regulation of Banks’ Pay

    Saturday, September 19, 2009

    The Federal Reserve is moving to restrict compensation practices at the nation’s banks, expanding its regulatory reach to oversee how tens of thousands of bank employees ranging from chief executives to loan officers are paid.

    Fed critics were wary of the proposals. “I’m not convinced they even have the power to do this,” said Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.), a member of the House Financial Services Committee. “It seems like sweeping, draconian powers.”

    In particular, Hensarling argued that the Fed was taking on some of the powers of a “systemic risk” regulator, overseeing risks posed by large financial firms, without having been granted such powers by Congress. “It appears that the Fed is unilaterally taking a significant step toward assuming powers Congress hasn’t given them,” Hensarling said.

  3. American_Way
    Posted September 20, 2009 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    Government employees here are WAY OVERPAID.

    We need to get these evil rich people. They are paid way more than the average Joe in Kansas.

    No wonder we can’t afford to send kids to college these days.

    Inflated salaries at the colleges. I think due to the economy all salaries for these rich teachers, professors, and administrators should be cut 10% across the board.

    Afterall, the state is freezing other employees salaries.

    The rich need to give MORE of their wealthy money to help the poor and average. Right libs?