We print the Salaries edition on the first Wednesday of April. We think it is important that citizens in a democracy have an idea of what your tax money is going toward. Every time a new road or a new government building is built, we report the cost. Salaries are another government expense, and they are an important one. Publishing salaries is simply another way to look at government spending.
Salaries are a matter of public record, and any citizen is entitled to the information.
However, the information can come at a cost and oftentimes comes from a multitude of governmental bodies. If we were to print every single employee's salary, it would probably fill an entire book. So, we choose a cutoff level so that we limit the number of listings. Users will also find links to last year's online salary edition to compare how much of a change employees' salaries have undergone. Also, you can always get a salary listing yourself by contacting the listed governments.