Who are the three highest-compensated employees on the Pentagon payroll and why?

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:26:18 -0500

This answer will blow your mind. SecDEF? A great weapon engineer or inventor? It might make you and taxpayers not happy.

Response by Capt Dwayne Conyers made Nov 10 at 2017 4:29 PM

Capt Dwayne Conyers — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:29:11 -0500

Contractors get $1,000,000 a year. Well, the company gets that...

Response by Susan Foster made Nov 10 at 2017 4:35 PM

Susan Foster — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:35:03 -0500

Probably Senior Executive Service civil servants who have been there the longest. But since there is a cap on SES salaries, a GS-15 who has been there a long time and gets bonuses probably makes more.

Response by MSgt John McGowan made Nov 10 at 2017 5:46 PM

MSgt John McGowan — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:46:12 -0500

PFC GG-15 Ret Lint. Sir with all due respect i don't follow what you are getting at. Oh I understand the question but not the reason of the question Do you care to take it futher? I never made a 100K a year in my entire working yars but did a few things right so we live good.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Nov 10 at 2017 5:52 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:52:25 -0500

I used to make the cap while being a GS-15/7 equivalent and that was in Djibouti. Lots of overtime and "differential/hardship" duty pay. At some point you can wind up working for free as no salary can be higher than the Vice President's which was around $236K when I was there. So yes, I nearly doubled the salary for a bit, but got taxed a bunch for it too. The nontraditional way to bust the cap is likely the 3 Service Academy football coaches. Seem to recall they made in the 1/2 Mil to 1 1/2 Mil range. Sure there was some special legislation way back when that set that up.

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Nov 10 at 2017 6:24 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:24:16 -0500

You're probably referring to this story about the football coaches, but none of them are government employees (so they're not on the "Pentagon payroll").

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/18/three-highest-paid-pentagon-officials-are-all-football-coaches/

Three highest-paid Pentagon officials are all football coaches

The three highest-compensated employees on the Pentagon payroll are the Army, Navy and Air Force football coaches, according to a recent report. Taking note of various statistics that paint a pictu

Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Nov 10 at 2017 8:15 PM

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:15:52 -0500

Dr. Broom was the correct. you will see two sources below. The three highest-compensated employees on the Pentagon payroll are the Army, Navy and Air Force football coaches, according to a recent report. ... Chicago Life magazine, writer Allen Sanderson observed that Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun, Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo and Army football coach Rich Ellerson made more money than any other Pentagon-employed government official. ... The news that football coaches make more than the people charged with confronting security threats to the U.S. may come as a shock, but it is actually not so surprising. College football and basketball coaches are typically the highest paid public employees in each state. Deadspin reported recently that coaches took home the biggest public paychecks in 40 of the 50 states. ... Most of the high-grossing sports coaches at public universities are paid from funds that they generate from coaching successful athletic teams, rather than from the public dole. Still, college sports programs rarely generate money for the academic side of the institution, and are often criticized for being a net drain on most public universities. Most college sports programs are only able to turn a profit when student fees and university subsidies are factored in, according to data provided by ESPN.com. SOURCE: http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/18/three-highest-paid-pentagon-officials-are-all-football-coaches/

SECOND SOURCE: http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/06/19/college-football-coaches-are-three-highest-paid-employees-on-pentagons-payroll/ states: he Department of Defense isn’t exactly seeing bang for its buck, though. The three teams’ combined record was 16-22 last season. The Navy Midshipmen was the only team out of the three to finish with a winning season.

And it isn’t just the federal government making room in its budget for college coaches. In 40 out of 50 states, the highest-paid public employee is a college coach. In Minnesota, a basketball coach and football coach actually tie as the highest-paid employee on the state’s payroll.
In fact, the aforementioned coaches don’t even make the list for the 60 highest-paid coaches in college football. But still, their salaries trump the rest of the Pentagon’s employees with Vice Chief of Staff John F. Campbell only earning base pay of $220,263.50.

Read more at http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/06/19/college-football-coaches-are-three-highest-paid-employees-on-pentagons-payroll/#FSZLCKtMhzECfBmH.99 The Department of Defense isn’t exactly seeing bang for its buck, though. The three teams’ combined record was 16-22 last season. The Navy Midshipmen was the only team out of the three to finish with a winning season.

And it isn’t just the federal government making room in its budget for college coaches. In 40 out of 50 states, the highest-paid public employee is a college coach. In Minnesota, a basketball coach and football coach actually tie as the highest-paid employee on the state’s payroll.
In fact, the aforementioned coaches don’t even make the list for the 60 highest-paid coaches in college football. But still, their salaries trump the rest of the Pentagon’s employees with Vice Chief of Staff John F. Campbell only earning base pay of $220,263.50.

Read more at http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/06/19/college-football-coaches-are-three-highest-paid-employees-on-pentagons-payroll/#FSZLCKtMhzECfBmH.99

Three highest-paid Pentagon officials are all football coaches

The three highest-compensated employees on the Pentagon payroll are the Army, Navy and Air Force football coaches, according to a recent report. Taking note of various statistics that paint a pictu

Response by PVT Raymond Lopez made Nov 10 at 2017 8:23 PM

PVT Raymond Lopez — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:23:51 -0500

It figured that it would Army, Navy and Air Force football coaches they need all the help they need all the help they can get their players are actually expected to get a real education!!!!!!!!!