I’ve just posted updated public employee salary information for Pierce Transit, covering 2010. Click here to see the database. (Other recently updated databases include state school employees, City of Tacoma employees and Pierce County employees.)
A few items of interest from the database:
• The top paid employee at Pierce Transit was CEO Lynne Griffith at $174,496 – down from $205,853 in 2009. She was followed by vice presidents Wayne Fanshier and Alberto Lara, who pulled in $160,766 and $158,366 respectively.
• There were 25 employees – all managers – out of 1,100 total making six figures.
• The most common job description, transit operator (488 employees), made an average of $57,320. But several drivers made more than $80,000 and one made $96,798 with overtime (drivers top out at $27 an hour).
Earlier this year, the TNT’s Kris Sherman analyzed Pierce Transit’s pay and benefits trends in this report.
Read on for a list of the top paid Pierce Transit employees.
| Name | Title | 2010 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Griffith | Chief Executive Officer | $174,496 |
| Wayne Fanshier | Vp-Finance, Audit & Administration | $160,766 |
| Alberto Lara | Vp-Human Resources & Technology | $158,366 |
| Fred Nelson | Safety & Training Manager - Bus | $126,080 |
| Kristine Dupille | Director Of Labor & Employee Relations | $123,274 |
| William Spies | Director Of Maintenance | $123,274 |
| Gisela Ratajski | Director Of Procurement Warehousing & Admin. Svcs. | $123,274 |
| Keith Messner | Director Of Information Technology | $123,274 |
| Scott Morris | Director Of Public Affairs | $123,274 |
| Kathy Sullivant | Director Of Finance | $123,274 |
| Rodney Baker | Chief Of Public Safety/Transit Police | $122,032 |
| Kelly Hayden | Director Of Scheduling & Planning | $120,339 |
| Daphne Tackett | Business Partnerships Manager | $116,116 |
| Lars Erickson | Public Relations Officer | $111,323 |
| Samuel Desue | Vp-Transportation Services | $111,039 |
| Kelly Johnston | Organizational Learning Manager | $110,465 |
| Carlos Davis | Fleet Manager-Bus | $110,136 |
| Daniel Dzyacky | Director Of Operations | $109,335 |
| Dolores Cooper | Employment Manager | $107,680 |
| Cathleen Reid | Budget Manager | $107,630 |
| Kathryn Wold | Benefits & Compensation Mgr. | $107,078 |
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