Salary
The average salary of a state governor in 2009 was $124,398. California currently offers the highest annual salary for a governor at $206,500. The highest salary currently being accepted is that of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at $179,000. The lowest salary is that of Maine Governor Paul LePage at $70,000. Only five states (California, New York, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia) currently offer their governors a higher salary than the $174,000 paid to members of Congress. In many states, the governor is not the highest-paid state employee.
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Famous quotes containing the word salary:
“But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
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—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
“The salary cap ... will be accepted about the time the 13 original states restore the monarchy.”
—Tom Reich, U.S. baseball agent. New York Times, p. 16B (August 11, 1994)