County's Version of Over Paid (Overtime) Bus Drivers

Only in the case of the county it isn't bus drivers . . . its . . . the sheriffs. Here's how it breaks down.

Of the 52 people working for the county who make over $100,000 per year, 15 of them are from the sheriff's department.

Chief Deputy Sheriff = $114,123
Sheriff = $113,278
Sergeant = $109,867 ($16,785 of overtime)
Deputy Sheriff I-II = 105,752 ($32,443 of overtime)
Lieutenant = $105,309 ($5,261 in overtime)
Lieutenant = $104,937 ($5,735 in overtime)
Sergeant = $104,811 ($12,853 in overtime)
Captain = $104,644
Captain = $103,168
Lieutenant = $102,619 ($5,279 in overtime)
Lieutenant = $102,611 ($2,892 in overtime)
Captain = $102,413
Lieutenant = $101,405 ($5,136 in overtime)
Captain = $100,204
Sergeant = 100,053 ($12,872 in overtime)

These folks are getting paid more than:

- Executive Chief of Staff
- Director of Nursing
- Director of Finance and Administration
- Library Director
- Emergency Management Director
- Director of Facilities and Maintenance
- Solid Waste Manager
- Planning and Development Director
- Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity
- Clerk of Courts
- Parks Director

The sheriffs department had 36 of the 93 people who got paid over $90,000. This number includes:
- 6 Lieutenants
- 9 Sergeants
- 6 Deputies (They made $31,614, $26,112, $23,586, $18,603, $21,559 and $18,610 in overtime)

The sheriff's department has 64 of the 167 people who make over $80,000 per year.

You can read the details here if you are interested.