CEOs of three of Jacksonville’s independent authorities are the highest-paid city employees.
As of June 15, JEA Managing Director and CEO Jay Stowe tops the list with a $650,000 annual base pay, according to city salary data analyzed and compiled by the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nathaniel Ford’s base salary ranks second at $458,923, followed by Jacksonville Port Authority CEO Eric Green at $440,475.
Public record requests made June 2-27 to Jacksonville City Hall, city independent authorities and Duval County Public Schools for the current salaries of the 50 highest-paid public officials at each agency show 70 city government employees making more than $200,000 per year.
Stowe received a raise this year. The JEA board voted unanimously to amend his five-year contract to increase the city electric and water utility’s chief’s base salary from $594,131 to $650,000.
Green received a $40,043 raise effective Oct. 1, 2022, to reach his current salary, according to a breakdown provided by JaxPort.
DCPS Superintendent Diana Greene, who retires July 24, is making $300,000 per year, according to the district.
Her replacement, former Deputy Superintendent and current interim Superintendent Dana Kriznar, received a pay increase effective June 6 from $181,199 to $300,000.
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and outgoing Mayor Lenny Curry, who leaves June 30, are the only two elected officials on the list.
Curry earned $230,016 during his final year in office. Waters’ annual salary as of June 27 was $220,359.
Below is the pay chart. For a version of the chart in PDF format, click here:
