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12 Office of the Governor employees earn $100,000 or more annually in Ohio in 2019

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12 Office of the Governor employees earned $100,000 or more annually in Ohio in 2019, according to data provided by the Ohio Treasurer.

The highest annual salary earned among Office of the Governor employees in Ohio was $155,509.15 to Ryan Burgess.

The highest salary was $202,042.55 in 2018.

A report from members of the Federal Salary Council published on May 2, 2019 argued the pay structures within the U.S. government are skewed and federal workers are overpaid.

Downsizing the Federal Government, a project advocating for smaller government in the face of rising deficits, argued over 2 million federal employees earned on average $30,000 more than private-sector employees in similar fields and have more generous benefit packages.

Highest paid Ohio employees with Office of the Governor in 2019

Ohio employeeAnnual salary
Ryan Burgess155,509.15
Michael Dewine140,989.84
Ann O'Donnell138,366.71
Daniel McCarthy137,347.1
Lisa Peterson137,161.15
Matthew Donahue135,423.86
Michael Hall131,515.96
Laurel Dawson130,711.42
Michael Murry129,978.89
Daniel Tierney112,596.45
Aaron Crooks110,220.94
Avi Zaffini103,060.82

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