Public (especially the state and municipal) employees in the US earn quite a lot of money. In an NJ town right across Manhattan, I know a town council man could

Public (especially the state and municipal) employees in the US earn quite a lot of money. In an NJ town right across Manhattan, I know a town council man could make $150K/year. He has been on the council for like only a few years (like 2-3 years top), but before then he was running all kinds of political stuff in the city (once an assistant of the then mayor, for example). I can't help but imagine corruption when I saw how much he earns and how much property tax we have to pay in this town. P.S. I got to learn his income because I am on the board of a co-op where he tried to buy an apartment (his secondary dwelling) at and we run his background check and income/finance capability.