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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | JANUARY 22, 2024 23 THE LISTS Highest-paid Connecticut state employees Ranked by total compensation in 2023 Employee Total compensation Salary and wages/ (1) other compensation (2) Date of hire 1 Daniel Hurley Head coach, men's basketball University of Connecticut $5,218,990 $5,218,990 (3) $0 March 23, 2018 2 Geno Auriemma Head coach, women's basketball University of Connecticut $3,218,407 $3,218,407 (4) $0 June 15, 1985 3 James L. Mora Head coach, football University of Connecticut $1,705,936 $1,705,936 (5) $0 Nov. 11, 2021 4 Hao Feng Associate professor of dermatology Director of laser surgery and cosmetic dermatology UConn Health Center $1,681,959 $1,681,959 $0 June 21, 2019 5 Isaac Moss Chair, department of orthopaedic surgery Professor of orthopaedic surgery Co-director, Comprehensive Spine Center program Director, UConn spine surgery fellowship UConn Health Center $1,571,246 $1,571,246 $0 Aug. 1, 2011 6 Maritza I. Perez Professor of dermatology UConn Health Center $1,246,865 $1,246,865 $0 March 15, 2019 7 Hardeep Singh Assistant professor of orthopedic surgery UConn Health Center $1,055,204 $1,055,204 $0 Oct. 12, 2006 8 Chittoor Sai Sudhakar Former professor & chief, division of cardiothoracic surgery (6) UConn Health Center $1,005,272 $1,005,272 $0 Aug. 27, 2021 9 Ketan Bulsara Professor & chief, division of neurosurgery Program director, neurosurgery residency Director, operating room quality UConn Health Center $961,938 $961,938 $0 May 26, 2017 10 Hilary Onyiuke Professor of surgery and orthopedic surgery Co-director, Comprehensive Spine Center UConn Health Center $947,292 $944,367 $2,925 Jan. 1, 1994 11 David P. Benedict Director of athletics University of Connecticut $914,379 $914,379 (7) $0 March 21, 2016 12 Craig M. Rodner Associate professor of orthopedic surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute UConn Health Center $863,013 $861,373 $1,640 Aug. 31, 2006 13 Kimani Young Assistant head coach, men's basketball University of Connecticut $857,627 $857,627 (8) $0 April 4, 2018 14 Lauren E. Geaney Associate professor, orthopedic surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute UConn Health Center $837,118 $837,118 $0 Aug. 22, 2014 15 Radenka Maric President University of Connecticut $820,909 $820,909 (9) $0 Aug. 23, 2010 (10) 16 Katherine Coyner Associate professor of orthopedic surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute UConn Health Center $813,950 $813,950 $0 Nov. 14, 2016 17 Michael T. Baldwin Associate professor of radiology UConn Health Center $802,905 $802,905 $0 Sept. 16, 2016 18 Cato Laurencin University professor of orthopaedic surgery, chemical and biomolecular engineering, materials science & engineering and biomedical engineering Director, Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences CEO, Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering UConn Health Center $786,305 $786,305 $0 Aug. 11, 2008 19 Cory M. Edgar Assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute UConn Health Center $783,789 $783,789 $0 Aug. 9, 2013 20 David W. McFadden Professor & chair, department of surgery Murray-Heilig chair in surgery UConn Health Center $763,789 $763,789 $0 Dec. 30, 2011 Source: Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller and website of the University of Connecticut system. Note: None of the employees listed received overtime payments in 2023. (1) For employees that have more than one job, total compensation includes the sum of all jobs, which are footnoted. (2) Other compensation includes other sources of taxable compensation beyond salary, wages and overtime, excluding retirement and non-retirement fringe benefits. (3) Includes $402,337 for head coach position with $3,515,939, $775,000, $500,000, $15,000 and $10, 714 in special payments. (4) Includes $603,407 for head coach position with $1,825,000, $775,000, $10,000 and $5,000 in special payments. (5) Includes $401,260 for head coach position with $1,111,111, $100,000, $78,571, $13,889 and $1,105 in special payments. (6) On Jan. 1, 2024, vacated position. (7) Includes $699,379 for director position and two special payments of $1,000,000 and $8,333 with $6,667 in additional special payments. (8) Includes $649,923 for assistant head coach position with $150,000, $50,000, $4,148 and $3,556 in special payments. (9) Includes $665,909 for president position with $90,000, $50,000, $12,778 and $2,222 in special payments. (10) Served as interim president starting Feb. 1, 2022 and inaugurated as 17th president on Sept. 29, 2023. -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com HIGHEST-PAID CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES Ranked by total compensation in 2023