Salaries for legislators in California will now be $116,208 per year, says the Pacific Research Institute. I imagine that comes with a rather nice health plan, too.

K. Lloyd Billingsley doesn't beat on legislators in his brief comments on the move, but does note that there's little connection between pay and performance. Even at that pay rate, though, some school district superintendents are paid more, with less than stellar achievements sound in many schools.