In Guilford County government these days, the top job comes with the top paycheck: Brand new County Manager Victor Isler now makes $315,000 a year – the highest salary on the list of managers, assistant managers and department and division directors in our local county government.
That $315,000 annually puts Isler well above other department heads and assistant managers – even though many county employees have held those positions for years and years, and Isler, who came to work for Guilford County four years ago as an assistant manager, is relatively new to Guilford County government.
After one drops down a good deal from the manager’s salary, there are many directors who come close to breaking the $200,000 mark…