Dallas Independent School District employee salaries, 2011

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Dallas Independent School District employee salaries are public records under the Texas Public Information Act.

Salaries

According to The Texas Tribune, the Dallas Independent School District had a total of 17,476 employees in 2011.

• The median was $50,451.
• The highest salary was $328,237 for Eliu M. Hinojosa, the Superintendent of Schools.
• The lowest salary was $2,716.
• There were 12 employees earning over $150,000 a year.

The following table outlines the top 12 salaries in 2011:

Name	Department	Title	Salary
Eliu M Hinojosa	Superintendent of Schools	Superintendent of Schools	$328,237
Larry R Throm	Business Services	Executive Chief Financial Officer	$265,740
Viramontes, Arnold	Superintendent of Schools	Chief of Staff	$206,000
Donna Micheaux	School Leadership and Administrative Services	Chief Administrative Officer	$188,295
Philip D Jimerson	Construction Services	Chief Of Operations	$175,100
John R Elrod	Legal Services	Counsel	$167,017
Robin S Ryan	Teaching and Learning	Chief Academic Officer	$164,800
Steven L Korby	Financial Services	Director	$154,500
Patti K Flanagan	Financial Planning and Budget Development	Director	$153,985
Marian Hamlett	Accounting Services	Director	$153,985
Michael P Brown	Facility Services	Director	$151,258
Jacqueline H Landry	Professional Development	Director	$150,883

Benefits

According to the Dallas Independent School District website, the following benefits are available for employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Disability
• Cancer care
• Hospital indemnity
• Personal legal
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Universal life
• Long-term care
• Retirement plans

Salary records project

In 2011, Sunshine Review chose 152 local governments as the focus of research on public employee salaries. The editors of Sunshine Review selected eight states with relevant political contexts (listed alphabetically):

1. California
2. Florida
3. Illinois
4. Michigan
5. New Jersey
6. Pennsylvania
7. Texas
8. Wisconsin

Within these states, the editors of Sunshine Review focused on the most populous cities, counties and school districts, as well as the emergency services entities within these governments. The purpose of this selection method was to develop articles on governments affecting the most citizens.

The salary information garnered from these states were a combination of existing online resources and state Freedom of Information Act requests sent out to the governments.

A study published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia said the city of Philadelphia faced challenges owing to the cost of public employee pensions. The report claimed the amount that Philadelphia paid to pension recipients limited the city’s ability to use its budget effectively.

The report said there were more individuals receiving pension benefits—33,907 claimants in 2006—than workers in the city—28,701. The authors recommended three steps towards addressing the problem of high costs in pensions: improved data collection, expanded transparency initiatives, and reductions to the city's overall budget.

Salary schedules can be published as ranges, not as specific compensation figures, and may leave out compensation received through health and retirement benefits, as well as benefits such as commuter allowances and cell phone reimbursements. This project aimed to close the gap and provide a more accurate picture of public employee salaries for the sake of public education and transparency.

See also

• Texas local government salary: Cities
• Public employee salary

External links

• State Budget Solutions -- Texas