GOVERNOR'S SALARY COMMISSION

Appointed by House Speaker to 4-year terms: D. Bruce Poole; Lindsey Reynolds; Charles G. (Chuck) Tildon III. Terms expire 2025.

Ex officio: Dereck E. Davis, State Treasurer

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The Governor's Salary Commission was authorized in 1976 by Constitutional amendment (Chapter 543, Acts of 1976, ratified November 2, 1976).

Once every four years, the Commission considers and recommends to the General Assembly any changes to the salaries of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. These recommendations are presented as a legislative joint resolution and must be introduced no later than the fifteenth day of the regular session every fourth year. The General Assembly may adopt or reduce the Commission's proposed salaries, but may not increase them. If the General Assembly fails to adopt or amend the joint resolution within fifty calendar days after its introduction, the salaries proposed by the Commission shall apply. Salaries recommended by the Commission and endorsed by the General Assembly begin at the next term of the Governor. If the Commission fails to provide salary recommendations, no salary changes can be made for four years (Const., Art. II, secs. 1A, 21, 21A).

For the period of January 2011 through December 2012, the Governor's annual salary was $150,000 and the annual salary of the Lieutenant Governor was $125,000. Since Commission recommendations were rejected by the General Assembly in 2010, for January 2013 through December 2014, the annual salaries of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor continued as they were.

Legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2014 applies to the terms of office from 2015 through 2018 (Joint Resolution 2, Acts of 2014).

As of January 1, 2015:

$165,000 Governor
$137,500 Lieutenant Governor

As of January 1, 2016:

$170,000 Governor
$141,500 Lieutenant Governor

As of January 1, 2017:

$175,000 Governor
$145,500 Lieutenant Governor

As of January 1, 2018:

$180,000 Governor
$149,500 Lieutenant Governor

The Governor's Salary Commission consists of seven members. For four-year terms, three are appointed by the Senate President and three by the House Speaker. The State Treasurer serves ex officio (Const., Art. II, sec. 21A).

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