The Center Square
Nov 19, 2019
The governor of Pennsylvania now draws a yearly salary of $194,850, the fourth-highest salary among the governors of the 50 states, according to recently reported financial
Gloucester City News blog files
data and media reports.
Based on the most recent numbers, the average U.S. governor’s salary stands at $144,046.
Either state constitutions or statutes determine the governors’ salaries, according to
Ballotpeda.com
. But salaries are only one part of the compensation provided to states’ chief executives since other benefits can include an official residence, insurance and travel subsidies.
In some states, salaries rise automatically every year based on the rate of inflation or a previously determined percentage. In other states, however, legislatures must approve pay hikes before they can take effect.
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Governor Salaries Among the 50 States, 2018-19
State
2018 Salary
2018 Rank
California *
$210,000
1
New York
$200,000
2
Massachusetts
$195,970
3
Pennsylvania
$194,850
4
Tennessee
$194,112
5
Washington
$183,072
6
Vermont
$178,274
7
Illinois
$177,412
8
Georgia
$175,000
9
New Jersey
$175,000
10
Virginia
$175,000
11
Delaware
$171,000
12
Maryland
$170,000
13
Nevada
$163,474
14
Michigan
$159,300
15
Hawaii
$158,700
16
Texas
$153,750
17
Ohio
$153,650
18
Wisconsin
$152,756
19
Connecticut
$150,000
20
Utah
$150,000
21
West Virginia
$150,000
22
Kentucky
$148,781
23
Arkansas
$148,134
24
Oklahoma
$147,000
25
Rhode Island
$145,755
26
Alaska
$145,000
27
North Carolina
$144,349
28
Idaho
$138,302
29
New Hampshire
$134,581
30
Missouri
$133,821
31
Florida
$130,273
32
Iowa
$130,000
33
Louisiana
$130,000
34
North Dakota
$129,096
35
Minnesota
$127,629
36
Mississippi
$122,160
37
Indiana
$121,331
38
Alabama
$120,395
39
Montana
$118,397
40
South Dakota
$113,961
41
New Mexico
$110,000
42
South Carolina
$106,078
43
Nebraska
$105,000
44
Wyoming
$105,000
45
Kansas
$99,636
46
Oregon
$98,600
47
Arizona
$95,000
48
Colorado
$92,700
49
Maine
$70,000
50
U.S. average
$144,046
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* as of December 2019
Source:
Ballotpedia.org
; media reports
published here with permission of
The Center Square