A Yankee Institute report shows that 1,223 state employees were paid salaries of over $150,000 in 2012, meaning they made more than Gov. Malloy and significantly more than the state's median income of just under $70,000. Here are the ten state employees—all of whom work for UConn or UConn Health Center--who made the most last year:

Jim Calhoun, UConn Men's Basketball Head Coach: $2,865,769

Geno Auriemma, UConn Women's Basketball Head Coach: $1,829,052

Paul Pasqualoni, Uconn Football Head Coach: $1,613, 920

Hilary Onyiuke, Chief Of Division of Neurosurgery at UConn Health Center: $1,030,732

John Nulsen, Director, Center for Advanced Reproductive Services UConn Health Center: $917,373

Hanspaul Makkar, Chief of Division of Pediatric Dermatology at UConn Health Center: $916,600

James Whalen, Vice Chair of Dermatology at UConn Health Center: $884,602

Cato Laurencin, CEO, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at UConn Health Center: $701, 576

Susan Herbst, UConn President: $612,500

David McFadden, Chief of Surgery at UConn Health Center: $576,923