Top Annual Salaries in Connecticut's Capitol: Report

It certainly pays to advise Connecticut politicians and crunch numbers, according to a report on the top 10 state Capitol salaries compiled by the Connecticut Post.

All of the leading state government employees attached to those lofty salaries in Hartford either advise, strategize or analyze the political and fiscal landscape for the various branches of the state's General Assembly.

Take, for example, the top salary of just over $200,000 annually, which belongs to the longtime Senate Democrat's legal advisor Joseph Quinn Jr. His salary is $30,000 more than the second place wage-earner - and his Republican counterpart - Jennifer Macierowski at just under $173,000.

Below are the top 10 salaries, as compiled by the Connecticut Post; to read the top 100 click here:

$203,997 - Joseph Quinn Jr., legal advisor, Senate Democrats

$172,839 - Jennifer Macierowski, legal advisor, Senate Republicans

$163,000 - Joel Rudikoff, strategist, Senate Democrats

$162,268 - Robert Wysock, head of the Office of Fiscal Analysis

$162,078 - John Rappa, chief analyst for the Office of Legislative Research

$159,885 - Veronica Rose, chief analyst, Office of Legislative Research

$159,882 - Jo Roberts , chief legislative attorney, Legislative Commissioner’s Office

$159,381 - John Harnick, finance administrator, Office of Legislative Management

$155,176 - Louise Nadeau, director of the Legislative Commissioner’s Office

$150,000 - Maureen Magnan, House majority Democratic aide

Click here to read the full story and view the top 100 Connecticut Capitol salaries on the Connecticut Post website.

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