The highest-paid public employee in each state isn't a judge, senator, or governor - it's a college football or basketball coach
DELAWARE: Mark Holodick, $246,000 salary in 2017
MAINE: James H. Page, $277,500 salary in 2017
Job: Chancellor of University of Maine system
Governor salary: $70,000
Median household income: $50,826
MONTANA: Clay Christian, $309,000 salary in 2017
Job: Higher Education Commissioner
Governor salary: $108,167
Median household income: $48,380
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Mark W. Huddleston, $492,000 salary in 2017
Job: President of University of New Hampshire
Governor salary: $110,834
Median household income: $68,845
ALASKA: Keith Meyer, $550,000 salary in 2017
Job: President of Alaska Pipeline Development Corp.
Governor salary: $145,000
Median household income: $74,444
VERMONT: Frederick C. Morin III, $559,600 salary in 2017
Job: Dean of University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Governor salary: $160,135
Median household income: $56,104
SOUTH DAKOTA: Mary D. Nettleman, $577,700 salary in 2017
Job: Dean, South Dakota School, Sanford School of Medicine
Governor salary: $112,214
Median household income: $52,078
NEW YORK: Lewis Pasternak, $673,600 salary in 2017
Job: Anesthesiologist, Stony Brook University Hospital
Governor salary: $170,050
Median household income: $60,741
NORTH DAKOTA: Joshua Wynne, $674,600 salary in 2017
Job: Dean, North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Governor salary: $129,096
Median household income: $59,114
HAWAII: David J. Engle, $786,000 salary in 2017
Job: Neurosurgeon, Maui Memorial Medical Center
Governor salary: $149,556
Median household income: $71,977
NEW MEXICO: Bob Davie, $822,960 salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of New Mexico
Governor salary: $110,000
Median household income: $45,674
RHODE ISLAND: Dan Hurley, $950,000 salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, University of Rhode Island
Governor salary: $132,710
Median household income: $58,387
MASSACHUSETTS: Michael Collins, $1 million salary in 2017
Job: Chancellor and SVP, Health Sciences at UMass System
Governor salary: $151,800
Median household income: $70,954
NEVADA: Eric Musselman, $1 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, University of Nevada at Reno
Governor salary: $149,730
Median household income: $53,094
WYOMING: Craig Bohl, $1.4 million salary
Job: Football coach, University of Wyoming
Governor salary: $105,000
Median household income: $59,143
IDAHO: Bryan Harsin, $1.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, Boise State
Governor salary: $124,436
Median household income: $49,174
NEW JERSEY: Chris Ash, $2.1 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, Rutgers University
Governor salary: $175,000
Median household income: $73,702
NORTH CAROLINA: Larry Fedora, $2.3 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Governor salary: $142,265
Median household income: $48,256
MISSOURI: Barry Odom, $2.4 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Missouri
Governor salary: $133,821
Median household income: $49,593
MARYLAND: Mark Turgeon, $2.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, University of Maryland
Governor salary: $150,000
Median household income: $76,067
COLORADO: Mike MacIntyre, $2.8 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Colorado at Boulder
Governor salary: $90,000
Median household income: $62,520
NEBRASKA: Mike Riley, $2.9 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Governor salary: $105,000
Median household income: $54,384
OREGON: Willie Taggart, $2.9 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Oregon
Governor salary: $98,600
Median household income: $53,270
ILLINOIS: Lovie Smith, $3 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Illinois
Governor salary: $177,412
Median household income: $59,196
CONNECTICUT: Kevin Ollie, $3.2 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, University of Connecticut
Governor salary: $150,000
Median household income: $71,755
WISCONSIN: Paul Chryst, $3.2 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Governor salary: $147,328
Median household income: $54,610
INDIANA: Archie Miller, $3.2 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, Indiana University
Governor salary: $111,688
Median household income: $50,433
VIRGINIA: Bronco Mendenhall, $3.4 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Virginia
Governor salary: $175,000
Median household income: $66,149
MINNESOTA: PJ Fleck, $3.5 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Minnesota
Governor salary: $123,427
Median household income: $63,217
LOUISIANA: Ed Orgeron, $3.5 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, LSU
Governor salary: $130,000
Median household income: $45,652
WEST VIRGINIA: Bob Huggins, $3.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, West Virginia
Governor salary: $150,000
Median household income: $42,644
CALIFORNIA: Jim Mora, $3.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, UCLA
Governor salary: $177,467
Median household income: $63,783
UTAH: Kyle Wittingham, $3.7 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Utah
Governor salary: $109,470
Median household income: $62,518
GEORGIA: Kirby Smart, $3.8 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Georgia
Governor salary: $139,339
Median household income: $51,073
TENNESSEE: Butch Jones, $4.1 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, University of Tennessee
Governor salary: $187,500
Median household income: $46,574
WASHINGTON: Chris Petersen, $4.1 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Washington
Governor salary: $166,891
Median household income: $62,848
ARKANSAS: Bret Bielema, $4.2 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, University of Arkansas
Governor salary: $141,000
Median household income: $42,336
OKLAHOMA: Mike Gundy, $4.2 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, Oklahoma State
Governor salary: $147,000
Median household income: $48,038
MISSISSIPPI: Dan Mullen, $4.5 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, Mississippi State
Governor salary: $122,160
Median household income: $40,528
IOWA: Kirk Ferentz, $4.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Iowa
Governor salary: $130,000
Median household income: $54,570
PENNSYLVANIA: James Franklin, $4.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, Penn State
Governor salary: $190,823
Median household income: $54,895
KANSAS: Bill Self, $4.8 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, University of Kansas
Governor salary: $99,636
Median household income: $53,571
TEXAS: Tom Herman, $5.5 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, The University of Texas at Austin
Governor salary: $150,000
Median household income: $54,727
ARIZONA: Rich Rodriguez, $5.6 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, University of Arizona
Governor salary: $95,000
Median household income: $51,340
FLORIDA: Jimbo Fisher, $5.7 million salary in 2017
Job: Former football coach, Florida State University
Governor salary: $130,273
Median household income: $48,900
OHIO: Urban Meyer, $6.4 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, Ohio State
Governor salary: $148,886
Median household income: $50,674
MICHIGAN: Jim Harbaugh, $7 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Michigan
Governor salary: $159,300
Median household income: $50,803
KENTUCKY: John Calipari, $7.1 million salary in 2017
Job: Basketball coach, University of Kentucky
Governor salary: $139,056
Median household income: $44,811
SOUTH CAROLINA: Dabo Swinney, $8.5 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, Clemson University
Governor salary: $106,078
Median household income: $46,898
ALABAMA: Nick Saban, $11.1 million salary in 2017
Job: Football coach, University of Alabama
Governor salary: $119,950
Median household income: $44,758
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