Mohave Today

Melanie Thayer earned $43,690 in 2018 working as an investigator for the Board of Pharmacy, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic on more than 150,000 employees in the state.

The employee's 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 employee working for the Board of Pharmacy—Kamlesh Gandhi—earned $152,440.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Salary
1	Kamlesh Gandhi	--	$152,440
2	Elizabeth Dodge	--	$125,008
3	Douglas Skvarla	--	$115,000
4	Steven Haiber	--	$107,100
5	Sandra Sutcliffe	--	$106,912
6	Thomas Petersen	--	$106,115
7	Karol Hess	--	$102,000
8	Dennis Waggoner	--	$101,837
9	Robert Dobrowski	--	$59,657
10	Jennifer Mitchell	--	$58,710
10	Kimberly Crawford	Administrative services officer	$58,710
12	Cynthia Hunter	--	$51,552
13	Jacob Greenhalgh	--	$49,005
14	Rustie Maas-Jackson	Administrative assistant	$46,924
15	Valerie Suwinski	--	$45,053
16	Krystal Garcia	--	$44,720
17	Melanie Thayer	Investigator	$43,690
18	Nancy Dorobiala	--	$40,000
19	Evelyn Irvine	--	$39,140
20	Samuel Adams	--	$39,000
21	Christine Surovcik	--	$38,625
22	Sheila Aderonmu	--	$34,511
23	Joshlyn Noble	Investigator	$34,278
24	Sonia Carrillo	Program project specialist	$33,280
25	Dennis Mcallister	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Van Thomas Hassel	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Kyra Locnikar	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Rueben Minkus	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Darren Kennedy	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Michael Blaire	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Kristen Snair	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Kevin Dang	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Mohammad Salari	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000
25	Joseph Leyba	Board commisioner or committee member	$26,000