Philadelphia Salaries 2010: The Other Green Issue

Who’s earning what, and where you should be working

A.C. games dealer: $4.30 – $8.75/hour (Plus tip pool of $16.60/hour at Showboat; $23.53/hour at Harrah’s)

A.C. casino slot attendant: $13-$17.65/hour

A.C. casino cocktail server: $4.31/hour + tips (Most make closer to $5/hour + tips)

A.C. table games pit manager: $55,000-$65,000

Ron Rubin: CEO, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust: $2.48 million

Car dealership lot attendant: $500/week

Security guard Mental health clinic: $12/hour

Construction management director: $125,000

Building inspector: $54,500

Lynn L. Elsenhans: CEO, Sunoco: $2.21 million

Nicholas DeBenedictis: CEO, Aqua America: $2.4 million

Michael Vick: Eagles quarterback: $1.6 million
Not even close to the 10-year, $130 million contract he signed with the Falcons, but it’s way better than Leavenworth.

Betty Sorel: PSPCA humane law-enforcement officer: $40,000*
“The economy has made my job harder: If a family is having trouble putting food on the table, they’re not going to be able to take care of their pet. My biggest challenge is not to take my work home with me.”

John Applegate: Nurse: $65,000
“My job satisfaction: being a strong positive force on patients’ health and well-being. My job perks: flexible hours and a very good living.”

Allen Iverson: 76ers guard: $650,000*
For the rest of the regular season
Chump change compared to the reported $5 million a year Iverson earns from his lifetime contract with Reebok.

Mickey Pascarella: Realtor, Keller Williams: $249,787
“The market is very different from what it was a few years ago. This is the time when people need a good realtor, someone who’ll be honest about what their homes are worth and what their money will buy.”

Dito van Reigersberg: As Miss Martha Graham Cracker: up to $2,000 per night
“There have been fewer $20 bills stuffed into my brassiere since the downturn. But more singles have been thrown my way. So I guess that evens out.”

Dito van Reigersberg: As himself, actor: $600 per week

Many salaries are based on most recent SEC filings, form 990s and published reports available at press time; some CEO salaries include forms of compensation other than salary, such as stock awards and bonuses.