NW Valley Times

The Commission for Postsecondary Education paid an average compensation of $42,806 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 39 percent more 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 Commission for Postsecondary Education—April Osborn—earned $96,314 as the director.

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

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	April Osborn	Director	$96,314
2	Deena Lager	Administrative services officer	$75,075
3	Julie Sainz	--	$55,500
4	Cathy Guthrie	Administrative services officer	$50,715
5	Daniel Helm	--	$49,776
6	Michelle Sarumova	--	$43,860
7	Judith Sloan	Administrative assistant	$35,916
8	Alyshia Gonzalez	--	$16,723
8	Shiloh Thacker	--	$16,723
10	Hanna Burris	--	$16,640
11	Kelsey Ramsey	--	$13,624