Head coach Robert ‘Buzz’ Peterson, shown Jan. 2, 2012, is UNCW’s highest paid staffer. StarNews photo by Paul Stephen.
Q. In the U.S. Congress the salary for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is approximately $174,000 per year. How many of University of North Carolina Wilmington’s staff and faculty exceed this amount?
A. Six University Of North Carolina Wilmington employees earn more than $174,000 annually, according to a database for spring 2012 provided by UNCW to the StarNews.
They are, in order of amount earned: Robert Peterson, head coach, $410,000; Gary Miller, chancellor, $275,000; Jimmy Bass, director of athletics, $220,000; Daniel Baden, director-department, $208,571; Lawrence Clark, dean, $177,731; and Charles Hardy, dean, $175,000.
Of the 1,826 UNCW employees listed in the database, 147 earn $100,000 or more a year.
To find salaries for all UNCW employees and public workers in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties, go to the StarNews salary database. The salaries are current as of spring 2012.
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Date posted: February 12, 2013
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Frankie

That is ridiculous! No wonder I can barely afford tuition for my kid.