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Looking at the each state's pay for its governor and coaches

Source: Kansas City Star, August 26, 2007
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Alaska is the only state that pays its governor more money than its highest-paid coach. Of course, Alaska doesn't have college football.

In most states, the top-ranking official is paid significantly less. Here is a list of each state's governor and his or her salary (GOV), the highest-paid coach from a state-funded school (HPC) and the highest-paid football coach (HPFC), if he's not his state's highest-paid coach overall.

Posted by Info Center on October 11, 2007 2:09 PM in Compensation | Elected Officials |