Houston's Public Service Payroll

[CoveMom]

by name!!!!!:eek:

Any of you guys on here? Shall we play a guessing game??? :D

http://www.chron.com/databases/publicemployeepay.html?&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=asc&CPIorderby=TOTAL

[Bobcat81]

I think i could play the part of ABELARDO SAAVEDRA for a year!!

That's an insane salary for what little HISD accomplishes. I think that dude is icing his own cake over there! :mad:

[Bobcat81]

In fact, i think HISD teachers are some, if not THE highest paid grade level teachers in the state!

[SteerPride09]

Some very nice salaries going on. Is this what every school district does? Can they give out personal information like this?

[Bobcat81]

HAROLD L HURTT - CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE CHIEF - $199,893

That's a nice income for a chief that's in town for only three days of the week! :rolleyes:

[HebronHawk]

How about TARRENCE C PERRIN, a City of Houston police officer who made $130,216 last year chasing down dangerous speeders on Houston city streets.:D

[slorch]

Some very nice salaries going on. Is this what every school district does? Can they give out personal information like this?

It's a publicly funded job, no different than when they publish the high school coaches' salaries. Not only is it legal, but responsible, IMO.

[RedRage00]

In fact, i think HISD teachers are some, if not THE highest paid grade level teachers in the state!

What is the starting salary? Range?

[slorch]

I think I saw DaDa in there, listed as

"Quality Control/Relaxation Liaisson-$30k +10% of the gross"

how do you get that gig?:cool:

[DrEdward]

What is the starting salary? Range?

Teachers’ Salaries (10 months)
Degree............................................ ..Salary Range
Bachelor’s Degree................................$42,745–$63, 322
Master’s Degree..................................$43,745–$6 6,592
Doctorate .........................................$44,745–$ 69,864

Not bad money, but to compare to the other salaries being quoted for the HISD, you would need to adjust them to a 12 month salary equivalent, as the administration is paid on an annual basis.

[tayb]

Wow. $442,000. And the public school system needs more money? Maybe stop padding the wallet of some :Censor: and buy some books instead.

[rancher52]

I for one would be troubled by some of those incredible overtime amounts. Either they are not staffed correctly or they are using the OT to pay someone at a higher level that possibly is not qualified for that level of pay. Given the size of Houston compared to other major cities, I am not sure what you are seeing is that far out of line. There may be question as to if you are getting the value for what is paid, however.

[SteerPride09]

It's a publicly funded job, no different than when they publish the high school coaches' salaries. Not only is it legal, but responsible, IMO.

Thats understandable, thanks for clearing that up for me.

[DipnSpit]

JOHN MILTON LINTON HARRIS COUNTY DEPUTY I $92,102 $150,684

$150k for a Deputy I? Now, I can only assume he's just a typical deputy... plus the nearly $100k in OT? That's insane for a police officer... I'm in the wrong line of work!

[ktCarl]

Wow. $442,000. And the public school system needs more money? Maybe stop padding the wallet of some :Censor: and buy some books instead.


The school districts can always cover those salaries by raising the ticket prices to football games. :D

[DrEdward]

The school districts can always cover those salaries by raising the ticket prices to football games. :D

Or getting the money from other sources rather than by taxing themselves. :mad:

[SteerPride09]

It looks as if to me that, everyone needs to become a deputy at a school. I bet it doesn't require a college degree.

[okt0ber]

Only one I see as out of line is Saavedra. The rest are fine with me.

[tayb]

Only one I see as out of line is Saavedra. The rest are fine with me.

These, in particular, stand out as ridiculous to me. There are some schools in Houston that are run down piles of brick that are doing without regular necessities and these 14 individuals have a combined salary of $2,290,770.

ABELARDO SAAVEDRA HOUSTON ISD SUPT OF SCHOOLS $0 $442,556

KAREN K SOEHNGE HOUSTON ISD CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER $0 $239,603

RICHARD LINDSAY HOUSTON ISD CHIEF OFFICER, BUSINESS OPS $0 $223,996

MELINDA J GARRETT HOUSTON ISD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER $0 $214,416

ELNEITA HUTCHINS-TAYLOR HOUSTON ISD COUNSEL, GENERAL $0 $193,850

WARNER D ERVIN HOUSTON ISD SUPT, REGIONAL $0 $177,029

CYNTHIA LOU Q WILSON HOUSTON ISD SUPT, REGIONAL $0 $173,578

ADRIANA TAMEZ HOUSTON ISD SUPT, REGIONAL $0 $173,316

GASPER MIR HOUSTON ISD MGR, GEN STRATEGICPARTNERSHIPS $0 $168,980

TERRY R ABBOTT HOUSTON ISD PRESS SECRETARY $0 $166,602

ROBERT E MOORE HOUSTON ISD INSPECTOR GENERAL $0 $166,266

MARCELLA SINGLETON HOUSTON ISD SERGEANT, POLICE $95,030 $158,914

DEBORAH L SINGLETON HOUSTON ISD SUPT, DISTRICT - SPCL ASSNMT $0 $155,172

BEATRICE G GARZA HOUSTON ISD MGR, EXECUTIVE GENERAL $0 $153,439

[Owned05]

Overtime for police officers = extra security jobs.

That means he gets off duty and then goes straight to another job working security (Electronic stores, bars, places like that). I wouldn't be suprised if he didn't work 3 or 4 extra jobs to make that kind of money.

His base salary is somewhere in the neighborhood of 58-59k which is about right for a deputy. My guess is that he's been on the job for 4 or 5 years. But more power to the guy if he makes close 100k in OT. I mean, he's almost making as much as his boss, Tommy Thomas, who doesn't really do much anymore.

I'm glad the Chronicle put this information out to the public though. The Supt. of HISD makes close to 450k a year. That is friggin' insane. HISD has had some of the worst TAKs scores in the state for a while, right?

[okt0ber]

Overtime for police officers = extra security jobs.

That means he gets off duty and then goes straight to another job working security (Electronic stores, bars, places like that). I wouldn't be suprised if he didn't work 3 or 4 extra jobs to make that kind of money.

His base salary is somewhere in the neighborhood of 58-59k which is about right for a deputy. My guess is that he's been on the job for 4 or 5 years. But more power to the guy if he makes close 100k in OT. I mean, he's almost making as much as his boss, Tommy Thomas, who doesn't really do much anymore.

I'm glad the Chronicle put this information out to the public though. The Supt. of HISD makes close to 450k a year. That is friggin' insane. HISD has had some of the worst TAKs scores in the state for a while, right?

Except that a lot of the times the extra jobs for security gigs are paid in cash. The OT that gets paid on the payroll are for things like extra traffic enforcement hours and making an arrest at the end of the shift.

[Firebird]

Except that a lot of the times the extra jobs for security gigs are paid in cash. The OT that gets paid on the payroll are for things like extra traffic enforcement hours and making an arrest at the end of the shift.

Yeah, you can't go stand outside of an electronics store and bill it to the taxpayers. You do that on your own time. Or rather, you can, but are not supposed to.

Overtime means that you are on the clock for the city.

[Bobcat81]

Most, of those (regular) officers that are making $130,000+ for the city are night shift guys that write a ton of traffic tickets during their regular work hours. Then, as soon as their shift ends (6am or 7am), they head over to municipal court and check in their respective assigned court for the morning docket and get paid an extra 2-4 hours "show up time". Most of the cases plead out, get dismissed, or are rescheduled for another date and in a few minutes, the officer is usually on his merry way home while getting paid time & a half for 2 - 4 hours for just a few minutes spent in court.

I'm not going to say that ALL the officers do that, but those that work night shift know that the system works in their favor (on their paycheck) when it comes to writing a lot of tickets.

You do that every day of the week (or close) and it all adds up quickly

[Owned05]

Except that a lot of the times the extra jobs for security gigs are paid in cash. The OT that gets paid on the payroll are for things like extra traffic enforcement hours and making an arrest at the end of the shift.

Then I stand corrected. That's nuts though.

Sadly, nothing can/will be done to keep there OT pay in check.

[okt0ber]

Then I stand corrected. That's nuts though.

Sadly, nothing can/will be done to keep there OT pay in check.

Nor should there be anything done.

Did you know that up until about 3 years ago Pasadena Police were the highest paid police in all of Texas? Houston PD officers work for peanuts.

[HebronHawk]

Nor should there be anything done.

Did you know that up until about 3 years ago Pasadena Police were the highest paid police in all of Texas? Houston PD officers work for peanuts.

130,000 peanuts each. :mad:

Do you know how many people work hard for a fraction of that each year that are not on the public payroll?

[slorch]

Most, of those (regular) officers that are making $130,000+ for the city are night shift guys that write a ton of traffic tickets during their regular work hours. Then, as soon as their shift ends (6am or 7am), they head over to municipal court and check in their respective assigned court for the morning docket and get paid an extra 2-4 hours "show up time". Most of the cases plead out, get dismissed, or are rescheduled for another date and in a few minutes, the officer is usually on his merry way home while getting paid time & a half for 2 - 4 hours for just a few minutes spent in court.

I'm not going to say that ALL the officers do that, but those that work night shift know that the system works in their favor (on their paycheck) when it comes to writing a lot of tickets.

You do that every day of the week (or close) and it all adds up quickly

Isn't citing unsafe/ criminal behavior what these guys/ gals are paid to do? By writing more citations, at least we can substantiate their pay with measurable effort.

[slorch]

Nor should there be anything done.

Did you know that up until about 3 years ago Pasadena Police were the highest paid police in all of Texas? Houston PD officers work for peanuts.

so they're elephants, rather than pigs?

[Bobcat81]

Isn't citing unsafe/ criminal behavior what these guys/ gals are paid to do? By writing more citations, at least we can substantiate their pay with measurable effort.

I guess everyone has their little "nitch" or pet peave. Some do it because they are anal about traffic violators, while others would rather take advantage of the overtime. Although it was part of my job, I never was into the traffic thing. The penalties for missing court seemed almost as stiff as they are for the violator and I felt my time was better spent on issues with (IMO) a higher priorty.

Traffic stops do however frequently result in quite a lot of arrests for crimes of a more serious nature.

[The King]

I for one would be troubled by some of those incredible overtime amounts. Either they are not staffed correctly or they are using the OT to pay someone at a higher level that possibly is not qualified for that level of pay. Given the size of Houston compared to other major cities, I am not sure what you are seeing is that far out of line. There may be question as to if you are getting the value for what is paid, however.

I just asked a friend of mine about Houston Police OT amounts, in a nutshell they are incorrectly staffed.

[The King]

Most, of those (regular) officers that are making $130,000+ for the city are night shift guys that write a ton of traffic tickets during their regular work hours. Then, as soon as their shift ends (6am or 7am), they head over to municipal court and check in their respective assigned court for the morning docket and get paid an extra 2-4 hours "show up time". Most of the cases plead out, get dismissed, or are rescheduled for another date and in a few minutes, the officer is usually on his merry way home while getting paid time & a half for 2 - 4 hours for just a few minutes spent in court.

I'm not going to say that ALL the officers do that, but those that work night shift know that the system works in their favor (on their paycheck) when it comes to writing a lot of tickets.

You do that every day of the week (or close) and it all adds up quickly

I would bet most of these tickets are written between 2 and 4 am for DWI.