Public Paychecks: Gov. Martinez is only the 366th highest-paid state employee. See which positions top the list

New Mexico’s governor receives a budgeted annual salary of $110,000, ranking her only the 39th-highest-paid governor in the country. That salary only makes her the 366th-highest-paid among employees of the state of New Mexico.

The 39 highest-paid state employees are in the executive branch and the majority of those are in the medical field and work either at the state-run Miners Colfax Medical Center of the Department of Health. Many of the health care employees are classified employees, meaning…

Source: The Business Journal