State report: 66 state workers made $190K; 82, $150K or more; 39, $50K in OT

COLUMBUS

State employees earned nearly $3 billion last year, including more than $113 million in overtime pay, according to a new report from the Department of Administrative Services.

The agency annually releases spreadsheets listing how much state employees earned in the previous year. The statistics include employees’ names, titles, agencies and breakdowns of their earnings.

The 2014 Ohio Employee Data Report includes details on more than 59,400 workers who received pay last year. That number is higher than the actual workforce, as it includes retirees and employees who may have not been on staff for the entire year.

An employee count released earlier by DAS put the workforce total at 51,792 as of December. At the end of February, that number was up slightly to 51,879. State-employee numbers have generally declined since 2000.

The 2014 payroll was up about one-tenth of 1 percent from the previous year but was lower than paycheck

totals for 2012 and 2011, said Beth Gianforcaro, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services.

A total of 66 state employees earned $190,000 or more last year, Gianforcaro said. Eighty-two earned between $150,000 and $180,000.

Thirty-nine state employees earned $50,000 or more in overtime pay last year.

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