19 of the 20 highest-paid public employees in the county work for NMSU

I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the top 20 salaries at New Mexico State University. With the exception of Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Sonia Diaz, the 20 highest-paid public employees in Doña Ana County all work for NMSU. Diaz is currently paid an annual salary of $160,000.

Here are the top 20 salaries at NMSU for the 2006-2007 fiscal year (which began July 1), based on information the university provided in response to a records request:

1 – Michael Martin, university president: $293,840.98

2 – Reggie Theus, men’s basketball head coach: $275,000

3 – William Flores, executive vice president and provost: $220,913.78

4 – Hal Mumme, head football coach: $207,923.66

5 – McKinley Boston, athletics director: $190,000

6 – Vimal Chaitanya, vice president for research, graduate studies and international programs: $177,000

7 – Jennifer Taylor, senior vice president for business, finance and human resources: $175,000

8 – Ben Woods, senior vice president for planning, physical resources and university relations: $166,171.43

9 – Stephen Hottman, senior director for technology, Physical Science Laboratory: $165,080.20

10 – Michael Hites, chief information officer, information and technology services: $163,174.93

11 – Waded Cruzado-Salas, dean, College of Arts and Sciences: $161,525.12

12 – Robert Moulton, dean, College of Education: $158,068.13

13 – Garrey E. Carruthers, College of Business Administration and Economics dean and vice president for economic development: $155,000

14 – Steven Castillo, dean, College of Engineering: $153,166.78

15 – Lowell Catlett, dean, College of Agriculture and Home Economics: $151,708.92

16 – Jeffrey Brandon, dean, College of Health and Social Services: $151,525.01

17 – Robert Widenhofer, assistant football coach: $149,873.90

18 – Thomas Burton, mechanical engineering department head: $146,300

19 – Jay Jordan, dean and director of the Physical Science Laboratory: $145,600

20 – Abbas Ghassemi, WERC executive director: $145,440.75

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