Top Paid Public Jobs By State

What is the top paid public job in your state?

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1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What most surprised you about this map?

3. What story does this map tell?

4. Why do you think that is?

5. What is a consequence of this?

6. Is this good news or bad?

7. What is the difference between a public and a private job?

8. In your opinion, what is the most important public job in your state?

9. Why do you think we pay sports coaches so much more than we pay firefighters, teachers, police chiefs, or even governors?

10. Who decides the salary of the top paid public job in your state?

11. What portion of these highest paid public employees do you imagine are women?

12. Based on the information in the map write a question that you would like your state legislature to answer:

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Learning Extension

Read the list of the name, position, and salary of the best paid public employee in each state.

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Action Extension

Do some research to determine the name of the best paid public worker in your state, and the best paid private worker in your state. Share your information with ten friends and with your class.