Some recent salaries of other high-profile public officials
St. Paul Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva: $193,000
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission Executive Director Bill Lester: $155,018
Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan: $148,421
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page: $145,981
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton: $120,303
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak: $105,469
Source: Star Tribune research