Georgia state government salary
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$62.8 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Georgia.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $24,341.64/year | $247/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Georgia Brian Kemp |
$180,000 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Burt Jones |
$96,609 |
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Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr |
$144,169 |
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger |
$123,637 |
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Georgia Commissioner of Human Services Candice Broce |
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Georgia Commissioner of Community Health Russel Carlson |
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Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 Tim Echols |
$145,000 |
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Georgia State Auditor Greg Griffin |
$180,008 |
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Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper |
$123,987 |
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Georgia Commissioner of Labor Barbara Rivera Holmes |
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Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 Fitz Johnson |
$145,000 |
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Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King |
$165,000 |
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Georgia Treasurer Steve McCoy |
$190,000 |
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Georgia Public Service Commission District 4 Lauren McDonald Jr. |
$145,000 |
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Georgia Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry |
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Georgia Commissioner of Revenue Frank O'Connell |
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Georgia Commissioner of Corrections Tyrone Oliver |
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Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 Tricia Pridemore |
$145,000 |
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Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources Walter Rabon |
$225,000 |
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Georgia Public Service Commission District 1 Jason Shaw |
$145,000 |
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Georgia Commissioner of Administrative Services Rebecca Sullivan |
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Georgia Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Kevin Tanner |
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Georgia Commissioner of Public Health Kathleen Toomey |
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Georgia State Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods |
$155,000 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Georgia court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $189,112[3] | Associates: $187,990[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 10,199,398 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 57,513 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 60.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 30.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 9.1% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 85.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,620 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 21.1% | 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 Georgia. **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 Georgia
Georgia voted Republican in six out of the 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, five are located in Georgia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
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. Georgia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Georgia coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Georgia
- United States congressional delegations from Georgia
- Public policy in Georgia
- Endorsers in Georgia
- Georgia 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
- 2025 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 salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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