It pays to play, or at least coach in the state of Connecticut. By Connecticut state salary standards anyway.
Three UConn coaches lead the list of the 250 top paid state employees.
The top three salaries go to UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, UConn football coach Randy Edsall and UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma.
Top doc at UConn Health Center did not do too shabby either. They are pretty well represented on the list released by the state comptroller’s office.
Here are the top 25
- Jim A. Calhoun, UConn, $1,618,655.44
- Randy D. Edsall, UConn, $1,380,569
- Geno Auriemma, UConn, $1,309,426.44
- John C. Nulsen, UConn Health Center - $884,408.03
- James D. Whalen, UConn Health Center - $840,662.61
- Hilary Onyiuke, UConn Health Center, $830,728.44
- Michael J. Hogan, UConn, $613,908.53
- Donald Maier, UConn Health Center, $584,287.70
- Jeffrey Hathaway, UConn, $553,919.69
- Peter J. Deckers, UConn Health Center, $551,121.12
- Douglas W. Fellows, UConn Health Center, $524,831.07
- Hanspaul Makkar, UConn Health Center, $510,100.31
- Michael S. Aronow, UConn Health Center, $502,311.20
- Jay R Lieberman, UConn Health Center, $488,481.12
- Jane M. Grant-Kels, UConn Health Center, $481,002.28
- Bruce D. Browner, UConn Health Center, $466,389.27
- Robert A. Arciero, UConn Health Center, $439,427.72
- Philip E. Austin, UConn, $427,579.46
- Paul C. Earley, UConn, $417,509.67
- Peter C. Albertsen, UConn Health Center, $414,018.14
- Carolyn D. Runowicz, UConn Health Center, $413,982.61
- Patrick B. Senatus, UConn Health Center, $405,382.15
- David George Carter Sr., Connecticut State University, System Office, $398,509.53
- Kevin P. Shea, UConn Health Center, $398,151.01
- Edward A. Blanchette, Department of Correction Central Office , $396,731.57
See the whole list and the key for what the numeric code in that list means.
