NW Valley Times

The School Facilities Board paid an average compensation of $76,119 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 22 percent less with a compensation of $59,597. Total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.

The highest-paid public employee working for the School Facilities Board—Paul Bakalis—earned $140,000 as the director.

When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Paul Bakalis	Director	$140,000
2	John Penczar	--	$91,728
3	Kerry Campbell	--	$85,000
4	Yujun Mei	--	$80,000
5	Daniel Demland	--	$73,500
6	David Kennon	--	$72,000
7	Carlos Monreal	--	$70,000
8	Debora Norris	--	$68,000
9	William Cruse	--	$67,200
10	Amber Peterson	--	$63,757
11	Katherine Robinson	--	$58,000
12	Stephanie Vassar	--	$55,000
13	Judy Shurley	--	$53,000
14	Thomas Rushin	Board commisioner or committee member	$9,750
14	Vernal Crow	Board commisioner or committee member	$9,750
14	Phillip Simpson	Board commisioner or committee member	$9,750
14	Bryan Peltzer	Board commisioner or committee member	$9,750
14	Sean McCarthy	Board commisioner or committee member	$9,750
14	Robert Rice	Board commisioner or committee member	$9,750