Not as elegantly written as the Rodriguez piece just below this one, but it does the job.
This one’s from Louisiana State University.
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Due to a struggling economy and Louisiana’s budget cuts, the salaries of individuals who run academic institutions have become increasingly important. Because LSU plans to cut more than $50 million from its budget, some of their 3,286 employees from the 2008-2009 school year will either be let go or receive a pay cut. So how exactly was the $219,217,241 of LSU’s salaries divided between [among] the employees last school year?
The average salary at LSU was $66,712.49. Excluding athletic directors and coaches, the highest paid employee was Eli Jones, the dean of E.J. Ourso College of Business, who made $299,999. The highest overall salary was $400,000, which went to Gary Crowton, the offensive coordinator for the football team. The head coach of the football team, Les Miles, reportedly earned $300,000.
However, those salaries do not include bonuses or endorsements. The highest paid football coach in the country is Bob Stoops of Oklahoma, who makes $6.5 million per year. The second highest paid coach is Charlie Weis of Notre Dame, then Pete Carroll of USC, and then Les Miles, who makes $3,751,000 – $1,000 more than Alabama’s Nick Saban. That means LSU’s football coach makes $3,451,001 more than the highest paid dean.
… The high salaries are not limited to the football staff. Joe Alleva, LSU’s athletic director, reportedly made $350,000 last year. Alleva’s predecessor, Skip Bertman, made $385,000 as the Athletic Director Emeritus – though it has been reported that Bertman’s contract dictated he be paid $425,000 annually. According to LSU’s salary database, basketball coach Trent Johnson and women’s coach Van Chancellor each made $250,000.
… Aside from coaches and athletic directors, why are there only 22 employees on LSU’s payroll who make over $200,000 per year? That is about 0.07 percent of the staff. The recruiting director for the LSU football team makes $225,000 per year…
