In New York, judicial salaries rank near the bottom of the national salary scale for state judges, and the reason is particularly galling.
The median starting salary of $55,300 ranked 41st in the same peer group.
The teachers earn $31,000 to $66,000 a year, and the union wants more, contending that the salaries rank 17th among Somerset County's 18 districts.
In the league's biggest market, Van Gundy's $2 million salary for next year ranks him about 16th or 17th in the league among coaches.
He said that Eastern's average salary per employee ranked ninth among the major carriers in 1987.
His salary ranked among the top 10 public university presidents in the U.S.
The average salary of $28,825 for teachers in 1991-92 ranked Utah forty-sixth among the fifty states and District of Columbia.
High salaries ranked last each year.
Over all, his salary ranked 25th in the country, the Chronicle's survey found.
The average salary, $22,775, ranked 30th in the country.
