What exactly does California get for stratospheric salaries?

Stratospheric.

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.

While fat salaries billed to California taxpayers are nothing new, the numbers remain eye-popping.

And in a state that long has delivered poor value for tax dollars, it’s fair to ask: What are are taxpayers getting for these lavish outlays?

No one seems to know.