Captains of the state’s retirement, health care and education systems round out the top 10 highest paid employees in the 2008 Journal of Salaries, an annual list of all positions created by state statute.
The only other top earner with a salary of more than $200,000 is Dr. Don Williamson, the state health officer. Williamson earns $225,021.12.
State law dictates the salaries of many positions, including the 25 members of the governor’s Cabinet, said Tara Hutchison, Riley’s press secretary.
Walley, director of the Department of Human Resources, makes $160,478.88 and Wade, director of the Alabama Development Office, earns $159,499.20, according to the Journal of Salaries.
Cabinet members, who serve at the pleasure of the governor, aren’t in public service for the money, Hutchinson said.
“They came here because they want to give back to the state and because they wanted to build a successful administration,” she said. “None of them have ever asked the governor for a pay raise and he sincerely appreciates all they do.”
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