East Arizona News

The Veterinary Medical Examining Board paid an average compensation of $61,655 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 4 percent less with a compensation of $59,597. Total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.

The highest-paid public employee working for the Veterinary Medical Examining Board—Victoria Whitmore—earned $86,100.

When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Victoria Whitmore	--	$86,100
2	Tracy Riendeau	--	$57,832
3	Julie Young	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Christina Bertch-Mumaw	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Leslie Hatfield	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Darren Wright	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	John Byrne	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Jessica Creager	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Sarah Heinrich	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Nicole Frost	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
3	Robyn Jaynes	Board commisioner or committee member	$52,000
12	Kodi Calais	Administrative assistant	$41,032
13	Deborah Turner	Administrative assistant	$9,890
14	James Loughead	Board commisioner or committee member	$5,200