Zarin Mehta loses his $486,000 job
mainIt has emerged that the former executive director of the New York Philharmonic will be leaving his post as co-executive director of the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University.
Mehta, 76, shared the job with Larry Furukawa-Schlereth, who retired last month.
Now, an incoming chairman has called time on Mehta and announced a search for a single director.
In the last tax returns, Mehta was the highest earner in the California state university system, making almost $486,000 in pay, plus $111,000 in benefits.
Highest earner in the California state college system? More than the highest paid football or basketball coaches?
The cited article from the Orange County Register says that Mr. Mehta was the highest paid “full-time employee” in the California State University system (which is different from the University of California system).
The article does not say whether university presidents and athletic coaches are considered “full-time employees” for purposes of that comparison.
Transparent California shows it to be true but I wonder if it is the whole story.
http://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2015/california-state-university/
I see some football coaches listed under ‘Administrator IV’ and can’t imagine that it is the complete salary picture.
e.g.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10322281/tim-deruyter-signs-new-five-year-deal-fresno-state-bulldogs
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sdut-rocky-long-mountain-west-coach-salaries-usa-today-2013nov06-htmlstory.html
and compare with the numbers on the other list. Money must be coming through endowments and other means.
Interesting. The Transparent California website confirms Mehta was at the top of the list of Cal State employees in 2015, just above the Chancellor of all the California State University campuses. Two football coaches were farther down on the list sharing Mehta’s classification as Administrator IV. But, these coaches salaries as reported in newspaper articles are in the $800K to $1.4M range before possible bonuses. The balance probably comes from athletic endowment funds and not reported as state-paid salaries.
Just above poverty line. Y’all should march and protest.
Nice work if you can get it.
Yet another champagne socialist.
486K for a guy to run a music center who even doesn’t play an instrument or conduct. He’s probably good at fundraising so they can keep paying his salary while the school’s students take out loans just to make it through the 4-year program.
Excuse me I know him personally he is my step-mom’s father he plays many instruments and conducts. My step mother is Rohanna Mehta
A fantastic administrator, artistic motivator, get in gear motivator. Worth many tens of millions in salary to my way of thinking. See you back in Chicago?