By RICK BRUNDRETT
Special to the Chronicle
Our state lawmakers have plenty of money for their needs.
The House started this fiscal year July 1 with a $23.7 million general-fund …
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Our state lawmakers have plenty of money for their needs.
The House started this fiscal year July 1 with a $23.7 million general-fund surplus.
That's nearly $1 million more than its entire budget.
The Senate had $5.8 million in general fund reserves, state comptroller general records show.
15 SC Senate staffers received pay hikes of up to nearly 34%.
Top paid is Senate Clerk Jeff Gossett who manages a $16.3 million budget.
He makes $225,000 annually, an increase of $14,864, or 7%.
Pay hikes for 14 others making at least $50,000 a year ranged from 5.4% to 33.6%.
73 employees earn at least $50,000 yearly.
They include 23 with annual salaries of at least $100,000.
In comparison, 78 House staffers make at least $50,000 yearly.
House Clerk Charles Reid is the top-paid employee at $212,250.
Reid manages the 124-member House with a $22.7 million annual budget.
Neither the Senate nor the House provide information to the state salary data base.
Tthe 10 top paid Senate staffers with pay hikes in parentheses:
The 10 top paid House staffers:
Brundrett is the news editor of The Nerve. Contact him at 803-254-4411 or rick@thenerve.org.
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