Big Bucks for Extra Time
by Lynn Walsh on Jul.20, 2009, under What's New
Extra hours means lots of extra money for the City of Columbus. In 2008, total overtime pay for City Columbus employees was over $28 million.
Over 150 city employees made more than $25,000 in overtime alone last year. That overtime payment alone is more than 65% of the median household earned in Columbus. Those same employees represent 65% of the total overtime pay.
Who brought in the most? The top ten employees who made the most overtime in 2008 all worked for the Police or Sewerage and Drain Division. These same employees all made more than $106,000 total last year and all of the top ten overtime earners also took home “other” pay.
The City of Columbus paid these ten employees $80,407.83 more in overtime pay than in regular pay. Their overtime pay is on average more than 51% of their total pay in 2008.
