Here are the 10 highest-paid state / public employees from the calendar year of 2014. To be honest, with the exception of Orlando George, none of these seem out of step with their job duties and/or the employee’s degrees and status (i.e. a Doctor is going to make over 200k, sorry, but that’s the breaks). Even a superintendent making over 200k is not outrageous to me. That Markell is at the bottom of this list at #85 is amusing to me.
People always scream and cry about cutting the jobs and salaries of educational professionals in the school districts whenever education funding comes up. But looking at this list, it would seem to be that the real vacuum cleaner of state money are the State Police and Homeland Security jobs. I guess that comes with being a Police State.
#1. Orlando J. George, Jr., President (retired), Delaware Technical Community College
Total Compensation: $419,267.27
#2. Ekeoma C. Wogu, Nursing Supervisor, Delaware Psychiatric Center, Department of Health and Social Services
Total Compensation: $236,156.90
#3. Dr. Richard Margolis, Psychiatrist, Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services, Department of Services for Children, Youth and Families
Total Compensation: $222,853
#4. James P. Fraley, Criminal Investigations, Delaware State Police, Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Total Compensation: $221,974.99
$5. William T. Ford, Criminal Investigations, Delaware State Police, Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Total Compensation: $221,167.66
#6. Dr. Vincent F. Carr, Medical Director, Department of Correction
Total Compensation: $219,100.18
#7. Mark A. Holodick, Superintendent, Brandywine School District
Total Compensation: $215,043.72
#8. Dr. Gerard Gallucci, Medical Director, Department of Health and Social Services
Total Compensation: $214,975.80
#9. Dr. Dyanne Simpson, Medical Director, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health,
Department of Health and Social Services
Total Compensation: $209,999.92
$10. Brian D. Mulvena, Patrol, Delaware State Police, Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Total Compensation: $208,235.77
#85. Jack A. Markell, Governor, Office of the Governor, State of Delaware
Total Compensation: $171,000.03