Back in the mid-1980s, the Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader newspaper published the names, titles, and salaries of all the school board employees for Fayette County. I was stunned at what I read. The list (an entire newspaper page in small print) included lots of bureaucratic-sounding titles. I remember one that was “assistant deputy director for science education”. That person was paid about $85,000 per year. I was working, back then, for the University at a job that demanded a master’s degree, and specialized computer skills, that paid about $14,000 per year.
I can only guess that things have gotten worse since then.