Salaries of schools administrators will likely to be on the minds of many hitting the polls for next week's school budget votes.

Reports show more than 100 Long Island school superintendents have salaries higher than Gov. David Paterson. The Island's highest paid superintendent is Dr. Carole Hankin, who makes $350,000 before benefits to oversee Syosset. At least 20 others make more than $250,000 a year.

"The inflated salaries that these people get are insane," says David Felie, of East Patchogue.

Superintendents aren't the only school officials whose salaries may spur some head scratching. According to the New York State Department of Education, the average salary of a principal or assistant principal is well over $100,000.

Some administrators are offering to share the pain of the current fiscal crisis. Examples include East Moriches Superintendent Charles Russo, who took 5 percent pay cut and six-month pay freeze. Ronald Friedman, of the Nassau Council of Superintendents, however says the high salaries are well deserved.

"People say as a Superintendent of a school, you're the CEO of a large operation," he says.