Methodology: Exempt salaries database
Find out more about how WRAL compiled its database of state positions exempted by the governor.
Posted — UpdatedWHY WE PUBLISHED EXEMPT EMPLOYEE SALARIES
State employees are paid with taxpayer dollars and every job title, employee and salary is available in the public record.
The published database of exempt employees includes name, salary, department, job title and more. Because state employees with the same job classification can be exempt or non-exempt, matching the individual names with the position numbers allows us to more clearly identify who Gov. Pat McCrory selected for exempt positions and how the state is compensating them.
HOW WE DEVELOPED THE DATABASE
Information contained in the exempt employees database was obtained using correspondence from the governor's office and information on public employees from the Office of the State Controller.
We also requested the list of all state employees from the Office of the State Controller, then cross-referenced the position numbers in the governor's list with specific employees listed in that public employee information file. Salary data is current as of Oct. 27.
While the full data set includes additional information, WRAL omitted data that was duplicated information, wasn't important to the story or was used internally for fact-checking.
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