State workers rake in big bucks in Maryland, Virginia

By Ben Giles
Published July 31, 2012 4:00am ET
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State workers rake in big bucks in Maryland, Virginia
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)

More than 11,500 state employees in Maryland and Virginia earn more than $100,000 annually in base salaries, led by higher education and medical professionals, but also including state archivists and computer specialists.

Virginia pays 6,194 workers more than $100,000 a year, while Maryland pays 5,501 employees that amount, bringing the total to 11,695.

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