To start with, Pacific County has a total of 62 employees and approximately 17,000 customers. The 2013 electrical budget is $24,497,750 and the Pacific County residential rate is 6.49 cents per kw/h with a base fee of $13.00. The current salaries of the top administrators in 2013 are as followed:
* General Manger: $170,484
* Area Operation Managers: $135,204
* Chief of Engineering and Operations: $148,680
* Power Resource Manager: $122,484
* Customer Service Manager: $114,168
* Distribution Engineer: $114,168
* Finance Manager: $114,168
* Assistant Area Operations Manager: $106,020
* Administrative Assistant/Treasurer: $101,868
Next, the salaries of these administrators in 2012 were:
* General Manager: $137,832
* Area operations managers: $109,308
* Chief of Engineering and Operations: $120,192
* Power Resource Manager: $99,204
* Customer Service Manager: $92,316
* Distribution Engineer: $92,316
* Finance Manager: $92,316
* Assistant Area Operations Manager: $83,628
* Administrative Assistant/Treasurer: $82,344
The administrators received an approximate 24 percent raise from one year to the next.
Klickitat PUD is of comparable size to Pacific County PUD, with 20,500 county residents. As the PUD does more than most PUDs, providing electric, water, and waste water services, the PUD cannot generate a figure for the total number of customers, however the there are 12,288 electric meters in the area. The PUD has 79 employees and the 2013 total budget is $58,359,555. Residential rates are 8.2 cents per kw/h with a base fee of $17.58. The salaries for the top administrators are as followed:
* General Manger: $164,531
* Chief Operating Officer: $135,811
* Landfill Gas Plant Officer: $121,500
* Information Systems Manager: $113,267
* Chief Engineer: $111,700
* Operations Manager: $109,150
* Chief Financial Officer: $105,390
* Human Resources Manager: $97,011
* Line Superintendent: $96,856
* Power Manager: $96,791
Okanogan PUD is also similar in size to Pacific County PUD, with 20,750 customers and 91 employees. The 2013 electrical budget is $56,810,600 and residential rates are 5.75 cents per kw/h for 2,000 kWh and under and 6.31 cents per kw/h for 2,000 kWh and over, with a $10 base fee. The salaries of the top administrators are as followed:
* General Manager: $183,589
* Director of Engineering & Operations: $149,968
* Director of Accounting, Finance & Administration: $126,002
* Director of Power Resources & Broadband Services: $107,818
* Director of Regulatory & Environmental Affairs: $104,888
* Human Resource & Customer Service Manager: $102,872
* Area Manager: $101,110 / $92,593 (one salary is higher due to seniority)
* Operations Manager: $99,960
* Network Manager / Engineer: $94,714
* Information Systems Manager: $94,142
Wahkiakum County PUD is the smallest district in the state, serving 2,390 customers with 12 employees. The electrical budget for 2013 is $3,518,130 while residential rates are 7.12 cents per kw/h and a base fee of $13.00. The salaries of the two administrators at Wahkiakum PUD are:
* General Manager: $114,865
* Auditor: $65,281
Snohomish County PUD is the largest PUD in the state, the second largest public utility in the Pacific Northwest, and the 12th largest in the United States. It serves 324,581 customers and has 976 employees, with a 2013 electrical budget of $712 million. Residential rates are 8.7¢ per kWh with a 47¢ a day minimum (equaling a $14.00 minimum per month). The salaries of the administrators are as followed:
* General Manager: $356,488
* General Counsel: $234,678
* Assistant General Manager, Customer & Energy Services: $208,761
* Assistant General Manager, Distribution & Engineering Services: $242,883
* Assistant General Manager, Finance & Treasurer: $217,459
* Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services: $226,787
* Assistant General Manager, Power, Rates & Transmission Management: $221,661
* Assistant General Manager, Water, Generation & Corporate Services: $268,758
* Government Relations Director: $164,889