That's one word to describe the taxpayer-funded paychecks of select public employees in California. Official state job listings show base salaries for some workers, including pension fund bosses and prison psychiatrists, of up to $47,000 a month -- or $564,000 a year -- The California Post reported on Thursday.

A Los Angeles city bureaucrat is under fire for securing herself an eye-watering pay raise behind closed doors - -- to the tune of roughly $150,000 -- even as former employees accuse her of harassment and fudging budget numbers, according to a bombshell whistleblower report.