A look at state salaries

The Idaho Statesman has compiled the latest data on state workers’ salaries from the State Controller’s Office. 

State employees’ pay varies widely, from temp workers and tutors paid $10 per hour to Boise State University coaches making nearly $2 million a year. University leaders are among the state’s highest-paid workers: C. Scott Green, the president of the University of Idaho, earns over $479,000 annually, trailed by Robert Wager, the president of Idaho State University, who earns $420,000.

Excluding university employees, the next-highest-paid state employees work for the state’s insurance fund. Its executives earn about $354,000 annually. Elected officials make much less. 

The state’s justices and district judges earn between $170,000 and $190,000 annually. Gov. Brad Little earns about $151,000, while Attorney General Raúl Labrador makes about $147,000. Most state lawmakers are paid $25,000 annually, a change from last year, when they made $20,000. 

Leaders in the House and Senate earn slightly more: Speaker of the House Mike Moyle, R-Star, and Senate Pro Tem Kelly Anthon, R-Burley, earn $30,500. Idaho State Police troopers earned an average of about $79,500.