Treasurer Josh Mandel Launches Public Employee Salary Database

A new online database allows Ohio taxpayers to see how much they are paying government workers across Ohio, from the governor and university presidents down to the teachers at your local elementary school.

The data was made available as part of the Transparency project by Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. It includes the most recent salary information for state employees, as well as historical salary info for teachers, higher-education workers, federal employees and some local employees. There is also an interactive map with information about population, home values, tax rates and more in counties all over the state.

Much of the data from the database has already been made available by The Buckeye Institute.

While Avon Lake residents can see how much their child's teacher in the city schools makes as well as how many days he or she worked, salary information for Avon Lake city government is not yet available on the site.

Mandel told The Plain Dealer he is working to include all local government salaries, and will push for legislation along those lines if necessary. 

Here are some examples of high-profile workers' salaries:

Gov. John Kasich: $143,903 (2011 salary)

Treasurer of State Josh Mandel: $109,070 (2011 salary)

The Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee: $802,125 (2010 salary)

Secretary of State Jon Husted: $113,897 (2011 salary)