Michigan's schools chief 1 of 28 education officials nationwide paid more than governor
LANSING -- Michigan's top school official is one of 28 state education chiefs nationwide making more than their state's governor, a new survey from the Council of State Governments found.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan has a reported salary of $189,515, according to the survey, part of the annual "Book of the States" project produced by the Council of State Governments. That salary puts him ahead of Gov. Rick Snyder, who has a salary of $159,300.
Snyder refused to accept the bulk of his salary for his first year in office, taking only $1 in compensation and returning the rest to the state treasury. For 2012, Snyder accepted only 75 percent of his salary, with the remaining $40,000 given to charity, according to the governor's office. A decision about Snyder's 2013 salary has not been made.
Flanagan's reported salary is about $32,000 above the 50-state average of $157,662, although he is far from the highest-paid state education chief. Nine states have schools leaders making more than $200,000, and Mississippi's top education official makes the
