The number of state government employees earning $100,000 or more increased by 7.5% to 2,226 in 2014, according to an analysis of data on OhioCheckbook.com, the state treasurer’s web site. (Ohio State University does not yet supply salary data, so this is an Urban Meyer-free salary zone covering more typical government employees.)

Who were our state government’s top earners in 2014, the most recent year available?

DOCTOR. The highest paid state employee for six years in a row has been Dr. Zinovi Goubar. The 63-year-old doctor was born in Kazakstan, educated in the Ukraine and works as a psychiatrist at a state behavioral hospital near Cleveland. In 2014, Goubar earned a regular salary of $176,272 ($86 per hour), plus $218,433 in overtime. A collective bargaining agreement requires that a psychiatrist be on duty at all times, creating plentiful overtime.

LAWYER. The state’s highest paid non-physician was attorney Chris E. Barley, who is collecting back pay after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that he was improperly fired by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in 2006. Barley was paid $310,929 in 2013 and $253,875 in 2014. His regular pay is about $100,000 annually.

GUARD. Arthur C. Bryant, a $21-an-hour juvenile corrections officer, earned $120,425 in 2014, including $72,609 in overtime. Because of  seniority, the longtime corrections officer has first claim on overtime. He pretty much takes everything offered, working 80 hours a week and turning a blue collar job into a $100,000+ salary, year after year.  The long hours were boost his state pension. Two other $21-an-hour corrections officers join Bryant in the $100,000+ club: Myron “Bud” Rife. Jr., and Chinwuba O. Ibezue.

POLICE. Two Highway Patrol Troopers — Darrell L. McClain and Michael Weber — used overtime hours to boost their $30 per hour jobs to over $100,000 in 2014.

ELECTED. Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor was the state’s highest paid elected official, earning $158,000 in 2014. Gov. John Kasich made $148,316 (no overtime pay). The Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Auditor all made $109,565.