State officials are recommending pay raises for executive-branch leaders including the governor, whose existing salary is the 862nd highest among state employees below the manager of the Bethel airport. (via AlaskaBeacon)
Members of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s cabinet stand for applause during the governor’s 2023 State of the State address on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska.
The State Officers Compensation Commission, which sets the pay of the governor, lieutenant governor, department heads and the Legislature, has recommended increasing the governor’s salary from $145,000 per year to approximately $176,000 per year. In their report, finalized late last month, the five-member commission recommended increasing salaries by 2% per year since the last increase. The positions of governor and lieutenant governor last received a pay increase in 2011, and department heads received one in 2015.state law
No such legislation has yet been introduced, and members of the Senate and House finance committees said Monday that they have not considered the issue.
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