This chart shows the top ten earners in the MEA. Notice that they do very, very well. Note that they also earn far more than other public officials. Make no mistake, these are publicly funded salaries (the money that comes out of teachers pockets is public money). I'm not in the union, but if I were these salaries would make me very mad....
This chart shows the top ten earners in the MEA. Notice that they do very, very well. Note that they also earn far more than other public officials. Make no mistake, these are publicly funded salaries (the money that comes out of teachers pockets is public money). I'm not in the union, but if I were these salaries would make me very mad....
This chart shows the top ten earners in the MEA. Notice that they do very, very well. Note that they also earn far more than other public officials. Make no mistake, these are publicly funded salaries (the money that comes out of teachers pockets is public money). I'm not in the union, but if I were these salaries would make me very mad....
MEA - Year to Year Salary Increases For Union Leaders
Year 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total MEA Staff 447 438 454 456 Total # Earning Over $100k 156 158 164 164 Percent of MEA Staff Over $100k 34.90% 36.07% 36.12% 35.96% Average Pay Increase For Those Over $100k 14.19% 13.11% 19.20% 17.37% Median Pay Increase For Those Over $100k 8.68% 4.09% 8.40% 5.19% Median Pay Increase For All MEA Staff 9.52% 3.98% 9.50% 4.67% Median Pay Increase For All MEA Staff -Filtered* 14.98% 6.14% 9.68% 5.15%
*This excludes those reporting $11,000 or less; eliminates the influence of expense reimbursements to ee's.
Top Ten MEA Salaries 2010
SALTERS, IRIS $297,458 BATTAGLIERI, LUIGI $271,962 PRZYBYLOWICZ, ARTHUR $254,226 COOK, STEVEN $232,301 MUNROE, JAMES $213,732 LUTKE, DONNA $209,404 DZIADOSZ, GRETCHEN $192,085 FERRIS, THOMAS $190,779 BAIRD, THOMAS $187,291 NOBLE, DONALD $183,901
Not Making The Top Ten:
Governor Jennifer Granholm $177,000 (note: returns 5% to General Fund) State Treasurer $174,204 All MI Supreme Court Justices (7) $164,610 Lieutenant Governor $123,900 Secretary of State $124,900 Attorney General $124,900