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18. Louisiana > Highest paid employee: Les Miles > Position: College football coach > Salary: $4.30 million. Les Miles, head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers football team, is the highest-paid state employee. Milesâs salary is nearly $3.7 million more than the next highest-paid state employee. Other well compensated employees include university presidents, university system administrators, and assistant head football coaches. 19. Maine
West Virginia also reported lower wages at an average of $38,470 a year. On the other side of the pay scale, process technicians in Louisiana, Delaware and Hawaii earned between $52,310 and $56,400 a year on average.New Mexico was the highest paying state in the 2009 report, boasting an annual mean wage of $61,350.est Virginia also reported lower wages at an average of $38,470 a year. On the other side of the pay scale, process technicians in Louisiana, Delaware and Hawaii earned between $52,310 and $56,400 a year on average.