Many state government employees earn more than Gov. Doyle
MILWAUKEE (AP) — More than 100 state employees grossed more last year than Gov. Jim Doyle, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis.
The state Department of Administration provided a database of 15,300 employees’ earnings and overtime pay to the newspaper and it shows that Gov. Jim Doyle earned $136,263 last year.
At least 119 state employees made more than Doyle, including psychiatrists, physicians and state pension investors.
All of the senior management staff at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board earned more. The state’s top earner listed in the database, the investment board’s deputy executive director, Gail Hanson, was paid almost $397,000 last year.
“It doesn’t bother me,” Doyle said. “I know that there are certain jobs — medical jobs and others — that we’re competing, and we have to be able to pay a salary that’s somewhat competitive in order to get people to come and do very important jobs. So, I’m not insisting that I be number one on the list.”
But Doyle does enjoy some perks available to few others. He lives rent-free in a 34-room mansion on Lake Mendota. He has a personal chauffeur and security detail, access to state planes and he gets to lead overseas trade missions.
Apr 21, 2008 at 1:58 p.m.
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too bad the pee-ons do not get paid well. They are the ones doing the real work. And they are the ones worrying whether or not they will get laid off to balance the state budget.
How convenient that Doyle is going to Ireland. Sorry, but we have so much going on in this state, that a state funded trip to Ireland is NOT right.
Apr 21, 2008 at 11:22 a.m.
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He's overpaid as it is. I'll settle for 1/2 what he makes if you'll let me live in the mansion. I can raise every fee in the state and raid various funds to falsely balance the budget just as good as he can. If I need a little extra cash I'll just hit up the teacher's union or the Indian tribes.
Apr 20, 2008 at 9:42 p.m.
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The investment board is the department that oversees all of the state employees' pension fund. And, I might add, do such a great job that because of their astute finiancial management allow the state's public employee pensioners to receive raises with NO cost the public.
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Now, if we could only get the rest of state government and the feds to pay attention to them, our tax burden might be a whole lot lighter.
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In fact, they have been doing so well for so many years that Tommy Thompson stole from that fund the way Doyle steals from the transportation fund, to cover their mismanagement.
By the way, the courts made Tommy pay it all back with interest.
Apr 20, 2008 at 8:20 p.m.
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"Investment board"??????
What is THAT???
Apr 20, 2008 at 7:48 p.m.
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Well, if he needs more cash, he can always get it from the transportation fund. He loves to dip into that.
Apr 20, 2008 at 4:59 p.m.
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Poor Doyle, how ever does he make ends meet?
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