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The total 2020 salaries for the individuals listed below was $9.1 million.
For 2020, the key federal officers were paid the following annual salaries:
|
Donald Trump – President |
$ |
400,000 |
|
John Roberts – Chief Justice |
|
277,700 |
|
Mike Pence – Vice President |
|
253,300 |
|
Nancy Pelosi – Speaker of the House |
|
223,500 |
|
Steny Hoyer – House Majority leader |
|
193,400 |
|
Kevin McCarthy – House Minority Leader |
|
193,400 |
|
Mitch McConnell – Senate Majority Leader |
|
193,400 |
|
Charles Schumer – Senate Minority Leader |
|
193,400 |
|
Total key federal officer salary |
$ |
1,928,100 |
Information on the highest paid federal officers is not readily available.
Salaries for governors vary widely, as shown in the table below:
|
Governors’ Annual Salaries |
2020 |
|
% of National Average |
% Change from 2019 |
|
|
Governors’ Annual Salaries |
2020 |
|
% of National Average |
% Change from 2019 |
||||||||||||
|
50-state average |
|
$ |
145,730 |
|
|
na |
|
|
1.7% |
|
|
Missouri |
|
$ |
133,821 |
|
|
|
92% |
|
—% |
||
|
50-state total |
|
$ |
7,286,475 |
|
|
|
na |
|
|
1.7% |
|
|
Montana |
|
$ |
118,397 |
|
|
|
81% |
|
2.5% |
|
|
Alabama |
|
$ |
127,833 |
|
|
|
88% |
|
6.2% |
|
|
Nebraska |
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
|
|
72% |
|
—% |
||
|
Alaska |
|
$ |
145,000 |
|
|
|
99% |
|
—% |
|
|
Nevada 3 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
103% |
|
—% |
||
|
Arizona |
|
$ |
95,000 |
|
|
|
65% |
|
—% |
|
|
New Hampshire |
|
$ |
134,581 |
|
|
|
92% |
|
—% |
||
|
Arkansas |
|
$ |
151,838 |
|
|
|
104% |
|
2.5% |
|
|
New Jersey |
|
$ |
175,000 |
|
|
|
120% |
|
—% |
||
|
California |
|
$ |
209,747 |
|
|
|
144% |
|
4.0% |
|
|
New Mexico |
|
$ |
110,000 |
|
|
|
75% |
|
—% |
||
|
Colorado |
|
$ |
92,700 |
|
|
|
64% |
|
3.0% |
|
|
New York |
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
|
|
154% |
|
12.5% |
||
|
Connecticut 1 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
104% |
|
—% |
|
|
North Carolina |
|
$ |
150,969 |
|
|
|
104% |
|
4.6% |
||
|
Delaware |
|
$ |
171,000 |
|
|
|
117% |
|
—% |
|
|
North Dakota 4 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
93% |
|
4.9% |
||
|
Florida |
|
$ |
130,273 |
|
|
|
89% |
|
—% |
|
|
Ohio |
|
$ |
159,182 |
|
|
|
109% |
|
3.6% |
||
|
Georgia |
|
$ |
175,000 |
|
|
|
120% |
|
—% |
|
|
Oklahoma |
|
$ |
147,000 |
|
|
|
101% |
|
—% |
||
|
Hawaii |
|
$ |
165,048 |
|
|
|
113% |
|
4.0% |
|
|
Oregon |
|
$ |
98,600 |
|
|
|
68% |
|
—% |
||
|
Idaho |
|
$ |
138,302 |
|
|
|
95% |
|
—% |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
|
$ |
201,729 |
|
|
|
138% |
|
3.5% |
||
|
Illinois 2 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
125% |
|
2.4% |
|
|
Rhode Island |
|
$ |
145,755 |
|
|
|
100% |
|
—% |
||
|
Indiana |
|
$ |
121,331 |
|
|
|
83% |
|
—% |
|
|
South Carolina |
|
$ |
106,078 |
|
|
|
73% |
|
—% |
||
|
Iowa |
|
$ |
130,000 |
|
|
|
89% |
|
—% |
|
|
South Dakota |
|
$ |
116,400 |
|
|
|
80% |
|
2.1% |
||
|
Kansas |
|
$ |
110,707 |
|
|
|
76% |
|
11.1% |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
$ |
198,780 |
|
|
|
136% |
|
2.4% |
||
|
Kentucky |
|
$ |
152,181 |
|
|
|
104% |
|
2.3% |
|
|
Texas |
|
$ |
153,750 |
|
|
|
106% |
|
—% |
||
|
Louisiana |
|
$ |
130,000 |
|
|
|
89% |
|
—% |
|
|
Utah |
|
$ |
160,746 |
|
|
|
110% |
|
7.2% |
||
|
Maine |
|
$ |
70,000 |
|
|
|
48% |
|
—% |
|
|
Vermont |
|
$ |
184,100 |
|
|
|
126% |
|
3.3% |
||
|
Maryland |
|
$ |
170,000 |
|
|
|
117% |
|
—% |
|
|
Virginia |
|
$ |
175,000 |
|
|
|
120% |
|
—% |
||
|
Massachusetts |
|
$ |
185,000 |
|
|
|
127% |
|
—% |
|
|
Washington |
|
$ |
182,179 |
|
|
|
125% |
|
(0.5)% |
||
|
Michigan |
|
$ |
159,300 |
|
|
|
109% |
|
—% |
|
|
West Virginia |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
|
103% |
|
—% |
||
|
Minnesota |
|
$ |
127,629 |
|
|
|
88% |
|
—% |
|
|
Wisconsin |
|
$ |
152,756 |
|
|
|
105% |
|
—% |
||
|
Mississippi |
|
$ |
122,160 |
|
|
|
84% |
|
—% |
|
|
Wyoming |
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
|
|
72% |
|
—% |
||
† Source: Council of State Governments, Book of the States 2020, Chapter 4: State Executive Branch, Table 4.3.
na An “na” reference in the table means the data is not applicable.
1 Connecticut - Gov. Lamont will forego his salary of $150,000.
2 Illinois - Gov. Pritzker will not take his salary of $181,670.
3 Nevada - Gov. Sisolak pledged to donate his salary of $149,573 to K-12 schools.
4 North Dakota - Gov. Burgum has declined his salary of $135,360.
