Rhino analysis of Guilford County Schools salaries:
For one thing, the man at the top of the list, Guilford County School Superintendent Mo Green, has turned out to be a true public servant. In 2009, Green was hired at a salary of $250,000 a year, which made him by far the highest paid local government official. Six years later, in 2015, Green is still being paid $250,000 a year. The Guilford County Board of Education has repeatedly offered Green raises and he has consistently turned them down.
By comparison, in 2009, the highest paid Greensboro employee was Coliseum Director Matt Brown, who was being paid $212,000. In 2015, Brown has pulled way past Green and is now being paid $270,000 a year.
So the man who is in charge of running the largest entertainment facility in the county is now being paid more than the man who is in charge of educating the children of the county. If that doesn’t say a multitude about where our society places, or misplaces, its priorities, I can’t think of what would.
…Both the city and the county should look at the school salaries and realize that top employees don’t have to receive huge raises every year.
Complete list here.
