Politics & Government

Ohio Treasurer Mandel Publishes Public Employee Salary Database

Site includes pay for teachers, state workers, professors and some local employees

new online database allows Ohio taxpayers to see how much they are paying government workers across Ohio, from the governor and university presidents down to the teachers at your local elementary school.

The data was made available as part of a transparency project by Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. It includes the most recent salary information for state employees, as well as historical salary info for teachershigher-education workersfederal employees and some local employees.

Much of the data from the database was already made available by The Buckeye Institute.

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While residents can see how much their child's teacher at  makes, salary information for Strongville city government workers is not yet available. 

Mandel told the Plain Dealer he is working to include all local government salaries, and will push for legislation along those lines if necessary.

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Here are some examples of high-profile workers' salaries:

Ohio Gov. John Kasich: $143,903 (2011 salary)

The Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee: $802,125 (2010)

Strongsville Superintendent Jeff Lampert: $130,000 (2011 and 2010)


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