ARCHIVED PHOTO-Alabama coach Nick Saban signs autographs before leaving the Southeastern Conference football media days, Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Hoover, Ala.(AP Photo/Rob Carr)

The old adage "you get what you pay for" certainly is true when it comes to University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban.

Alabama football generated a record-breaking $95 million in revenue in the 2015 national championship season with a profit of almost $47 million. That's a pretty good return even if you factor in the almost $7 million per year Saban is paid to coach the Crimson Tide.

What people often forget, however, is that Saban is a public employee, just like someone who works at the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Alabama Forestry Department. Those DMV workers aren't paid like a coach, of course. In fact, according to a ranking by 24/7 Wall Street, Saban isn't just the highest-paid public employee in Alabama, he's the highest-paid public employee in America.

The ranking lists the highest-paid public employee in each state and coaches dominate the list.

Here's a look at the 10 highest-paid public employees in the country, ranked by total earnings. And below is a list of the highest-paid public employees with coaches left out. For the record, only 11 of the 50 people making the list of highest-paid employees in each state wasn't a coach.

Highest paid public employee in each state

Nick Saban, University of Alabama football coach, Alabama - $7.09 million Jim Harbaugh, University of Michigan football coach, Michigan - $7 million John Calipari, University of Kentucky basketball coach, Kentucky - $6.88 million Urban Meyer, Ohio State University football coach, Ohio - $5.86 million Bob Stoops, University of Oklahoma football coach, Oklahoma - $5.86 million Charlie Strong, University of Texas football coach, Texas - $5.16 million Jimbo Fisher, Florida State University football coach, Florida - $5.15 million Sean Miller, University of Arizona basketball coach, Arizona - $4.95 million Bill Self, Kansas University basketball coach, Kansas - $4.94 million James Franklin, Penn State University football coach, Pennsylvania - $4.4 million

Highest-paid employees from states where a coach isn't the top wage earner



Kayvan Khiabani, professor of surgery, University of Nevada Reno, Nevada - $987,638 David Engle, neurosurgeon, Hawaii Health Systems Corp., Hawaii - $786,000 Joshua Wynn, Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Science, North Dakota - $674,587 Lewis Pasternak, anesthesiologist and CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital, New York - $673,596 Mary Nettleman, Dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, South Dakota - $577,650 Frederick Morin III, Dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Vermont - $559,644 Keith Meyer, president Alaska Gasline Development Corp., Alaska - $550,000 Mark Huddleston, president, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire - $492,800 Clay Christian, Montana's Commissioner of Higher Education, Montana - $309,207 James Page, chancellor, University of Maine System, Maine - $277,500

And a note: The 24/7 Wall Street list isn't the overall highest-paid public employees in the country - it's the highest paid from each state. For example, Alabama assistant coach Lane Kiffin was paid $680,000 last year, far above most of those on the non-coaching high-paying list, but since he's not Alabama's highest-paid employee, he isn't included.

Welcome to Wednesday's Wake Up Call. Here's what's going on:

Satanic temple opens Massachusetts headquarters

An old Victorian mansion that once served as a funeral parlor is the new home for the Satanic Temple's international headquarters.

The headquarters is opening in Salem, Massachusetts, the town best known for its 17th century witch trials. The new headquarter building was most recently used as an art gallery and Temple leaders said they will have some exhibits available to the public.

Alligator attacks Florida man

Florida wildlife officials believe they have captured an alligator that attacked and seriously wounded a man swimming near Melbourne.

The man suffered a number of deep punctures along his shoulder but was listed in stable condition. The attack occurred in a popular fishing spot.

The alligator measured 10 feet, 11 inches long and was captured by an independent trapper. Another 11-foot alligator was captured at the same time, officials said.

Driver's ex charged with stealing from charity

NASCAR driver Kurt Busch's former girlfriend has been charged with stealing from the military charity she led.

Patricia Driscoll is alleged to have taken the money from the Washington, D.C-based Armed Forces Foundation. It's unclear exactly how much was taken, though tax forms from the charity lists "suspected misappropriations" of $599.000. The charity claims Driscoll misused the money on things such as meals, travel, makeup and personal gifts.

Driscoll, 38, has been charged with two counts each of wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax evasion, and one count of attempts to interfere with administration of Internal Revenue laws. She also faces a first degree fraud charge under District of Columbia law.

Driscoll resigned as president of the charity in 2015.

Pilot accidentally presses hijack button

The pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane caused a panic Tuesday when he mistakenly pressed a hijack warning button.

The aircraft was approaching the Manila airport when he pressed the button, prompting airport officials to mobilize commando forces and isolate the jet after it landed. Officials said the pilot did not tell them the emergency button had been pushed accidentally until after the plane landed.

The plane's 410 passengers and 21 crew members were kept on the plane four hours while the matter was investigating.

Until tomorrow.