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Friday, August 02, 2019

Data: Virginia’s Highest Paid Government Employees Are in Higher Education

Recently released government data reveals that college officials are among the highest-paid public employees in Virginia. 80 percent of the state’s top earners work at a university or college.

According to data published by the Richmond-Times Dispatch, a large portion of Virginia’s highest-paid government employees work in academia. In fact, approximately 80 percent of the state’s top earners work at a university or college.

The highest-paid government employee in Virginia is Michael Rao, who earns approximately $1 million annually in his role as the president of Virginia Commonwealth University. James E. Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia trails just behind Rao, earning $962,875 each year.

Many of the state’s top earners are in academia, specifically in the role of university president. Timothy D. Sands, the president of Virginia Tech, for example, earns $775,000 annually.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

1.5 million new millionaires are all government employees.

Anonymous said...

The same goes for Maryland. As a matter of fact the numbers were posted on this blog about 2 or 3 months ago. Correct me if I'm wrong Joe.

Anonymous said...

Simply not enough oversight. O'Malley is a teacher @ UofM and all he ever qualified for was a bar musician. He appointed his wife to be a judge. All Nepotism!

Anonymous said...

University of Maryland it's just not the teachers getting overpaid. The staff make a damn good paycheck as well. ALL A SCAM. PAY millions a year for STAFF. Yet the graduates can't read , write ,or speak proper English.

Anonymous said...

College football coaches