Why Los Angeles Is In Trouble — Average Pay For 20,000 Highly Compensated City Employees Nears $150,000
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/12/17/why-los-angeles-is-in-tr
LA is asking for a $3.9 billion coronavirus bailout from American taxpayers. So, our auditors dug into how LA spent their budget in 2019.
You are not going to believe the pay in LA city agencies!
Here is just a small sampling of our findings:
- The police chief raked in $590,764 last year — double dipping a $350,764 salary and a $240,000 pension. Read this to learn about the “30-day official retirement” strategy used to pocket a $1.3 million lump sum payout, a pension, and a new salary!
- Twelve “port pilots” made between $400,000 and $515,000 steering cargo ships to the dock.
- Two firefighters made $486,674 and $481,020 respectively because of massive overtime hours.
- Mayor Eric Garcetti made $269,375 in pay – topping CA Gov. Gavin Newsom by $67,000.
- Tree trimmers in LA are called “tree surgeons” and made up to $207,058 last year!
Read our piece at Forbes where you’ll find more jaw-dropping compensation.
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