Six-figure state salaries raise concerns

By Hayley Peterson

Published August 1, 2012 4:00am ET

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Six-figure state salaries raise concerns — Many of the top-paid state employees in Maryland work at the University of Maryland and elsewhere in higher education. Educators and doctors are among the highest-paid state workers in Virginia as well. (Examiner file photo)

Government watchdog groups are growing concerned about the lofty salaries that some state employees are paid in Virginia and Maryland.

More than 11,500 state employees earn more than six figures annually — 6,194 in Virginia and 5,501 in Maryland, The Washington Examiner reported Wednesday. Of those, 1,165 earn at least $200,000. Most of the top earners are higher education and medical professionals, according to state records.

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