Delaware state government salary
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$16.09 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Delaware.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $50,678/year | No per diem is paid. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of Delaware Matt Meyer |
$171,000 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Kyle Evans Gay |
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Attorney General of Delaware Kathy Jennings |
$155,949 |
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Delaware Secretary of State Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez |
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Delaware Secretary of Human Resources Yvonne Anders Gordon |
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Delaware Secretary of National Guard James Benson |
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Delaware Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security Joshua Bushweller |
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Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Don Clifton |
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Delaware Public Service Commission Joann Conaway |
$122,782 |
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Delaware Treasurer Colleen Davis |
$127,177 |
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Delaware Public Service Commission Kim Drexler |
$122,782 |
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Delaware Public Service Commission Harold Gray |
$122,782 |
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Delaware Secretary of Transportation Shanté Hastings |
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Delaware Secretary of Housing Authority Matthew Heckles |
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Delaware Public Service Commission Mike Karia |
$122,782 |
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Delaware Secretary of Technology and Information Gregory Lane |
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Delaware Secretary of Health and Social Services Josette Manning |
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Delaware Secretary of Education Cynthia Marten |
$173,407 |
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Delaware Secretary of Management and Budget Brian Maxwell |
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Delaware Secretary of Labor LaKresha Moultrie |
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Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro |
$124,215 |
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Delaware Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Greg Patterson |
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Delaware Secretary of Finance Michael Smith |
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Delaware Secretary of Correction Terra Taylor |
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Delaware Public Service Commission Dallas Winslow |
$122,782 |
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Delaware Secretary of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families Steve Yeatman |
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Delaware State Auditor Lydia York |
$124,215 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Delaware court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $218,684[3] | Associates: $N/A |
State profile
| Demographic data for Delaware | ||
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| Delaware | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 944,076 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 1,949 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 21.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.7% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 30% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,509 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Delaware. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Delaware
Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Delaware, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[4] As of May 2017, eight state House districts and five state Senate districts intersected with a Pivot County in Delaware. The state has one at-large congressional district.
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Delaware had one Boomerang Pivot County, 4.00% of all Boomerang Pivot Counties.
More Delaware coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Delaware
- United States congressional delegations from Delaware
- Public policy in Delaware
- Endorsers in Delaware
- Delaware fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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