California state controller John Chiang has released more compensation data for public sector employees, including a Bay Area hospital executive who earned approximately $873,000 in 2009, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Mr. Chiang's project follows several compensation scandals and increased criticism directed at high-earning public sector employees. The project has already published compensation figures for more than 600,000 city and county employees and employees of more than 1,000 special districts, according to the report.
So far, the top earner of the special district employees is Nancy Farber, CEO of Washington Township Healthcare District in Fremont, Calif. Ms. Farber earned $873,598 in total wages in 2009.
Read the L.A.Times report on California public sector salaries.
Read more on CEO compensation:
-Maine Hospital Cuts Four Administrators, Reduces Pay for Rest
-California's Grossmont Healthcare CEO Sees $200K Raise for Increase in Duties
-5 Recent Disclosures on Executive Compensation
Mr. Chiang's project follows several compensation scandals and increased criticism directed at high-earning public sector employees. The project has already published compensation figures for more than 600,000 city and county employees and employees of more than 1,000 special districts, according to the report.
So far, the top earner of the special district employees is Nancy Farber, CEO of Washington Township Healthcare District in Fremont, Calif. Ms. Farber earned $873,598 in total wages in 2009.
Read the L.A.Times report on California public sector salaries.
Read more on CEO compensation:
-Maine Hospital Cuts Four Administrators, Reduces Pay for Rest
-California's Grossmont Healthcare CEO Sees $200K Raise for Increase in Duties
-5 Recent Disclosures on Executive Compensation