tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181700857407507016.post4166710867044704953..comments2024-02-26T21:22:55.268-08:00Comments on punkrawker blogs on: What does your CEO Make?punkrawker4783http://www.blogger.com/profile/15514346205372171158noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181700857407507016.post-48660745209710130412011-03-29T12:46:05.803-07:002011-03-29T12:46:05.803-07:00An interesting post, particularly as the leader of...An interesting post, particularly as the leader of our own union, ATU 587, makes over $167,000.00 in salary and benefits. I have an upcoming blog post on this (planned to deal with both "pro" and "con"), but it's an interesting topic to think about. Pretty hard for our own union leaders to go after high-level salaries when they themsleves are pulling down well over $100K.<br /><br />-jwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181700857407507016.post-41773103270940070562010-12-20T22:46:32.263-08:002010-12-20T22:46:32.263-08:00Hey, nice work, Chad. Thanks for including this in...Hey, nice work, Chad. Thanks for including this in your year-end roundup -- I'd missed it before.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206992715082130259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181700857407507016.post-75995182718974653782010-07-17T23:44:09.645-07:002010-07-17T23:44:09.645-07:00Kevin Desmond is only #4 on your list, and their r...Kevin Desmond is only #4 on your list, and their ridership, routes, and fleet are the highest? It looks like King County has a bargain for a change! Are the number of routes the same after the cuts? It would be interesting to see how many of each agency's staff are making over $100,000, though cost of living differs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780395651968269943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181700857407507016.post-59736485973021127792010-06-17T20:30:17.011-07:002010-06-17T20:30:17.011-07:00Hey, thanks for the comment, happy to hear from my...Hey, thanks for the comment, happy to hear from my readers. This update was because I just got the employee list from Community Transit literally 2 days ago. I have not had the time to work with it much yet. Community Transit has the highest paid CEO in the Puget Sound among Transit Agencies, yet the agency is sticking it more to the customers than any other agency around (besides TriMet in Portland, I think they are related). Thats what prompted me to request the info, the Sunday cuts. So hopefully sometime next week I will break it down and do a blog piece on it.punkrawker4783https://www.blogger.com/profile/15514346205372171158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181700857407507016.post-54623485402891879972010-06-17T17:28:40.350-07:002010-06-17T17:28:40.350-07:00Excellent research! The differences would become e...Excellent research! The differences would become even more obvious if you added the total revenues, total employees, and ideally the average compensation per employee. For instance, in 2007, #4 Mr. Desmond managed $673 million in revenues and 3711 FTE (some of those are FTE working at contracted services), had 1423 buses, 336 paratransit, 1286 vanpool vans, and 8 streetcars, an enormous operation. Conversely, #2 Ms. Eleanor managed $119 million in revenues for 988 employees (some of those are contracted services') for 270 buses, 54 paratransit, and 384 vans. See [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Publications/Manuals/PTSummary.htm] or, more consistent reporting, [http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm]From the above, one would rightfully conclude that either the first is underpaid or the second is overpaid. However, that's only part of the story. If you published the # of employees whose salaries were over $100,000, or even those that are more than Mr. Pollock's, I'm sure we'd find that many managers make more than that, while many directors make more than Mr. Pangborn. Shedding light on this would reveal what it is that these agencies are protecting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780395651968269943noreply@blogger.com