Kentucky state government salary
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$50.9 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Kentucky.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $188.22/calendar day during session for legislators whose terms began before 2023. $203.28/calendar day for legislators whose terms began after 2023. | $182.60/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear |
$164,355 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Jacqueline Coleman |
$139,725 |
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Attorney General of Kentucky Russell Coleman |
$139,725 |
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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams |
$139,725 |
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Kentucky Secretary of Personnel Cabinet Mary Elizabeth Bailey |
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Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball |
$139,725 |
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Kentucky Secretary of Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Lindy Casebier |
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Kentucky Commissioner of Insurance Sharon Clark |
$118,800 |
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Kentucky Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher |
$280,800 |
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Kentucky Secretary of Energy and Environment Cabinet Rebecca Goodman |
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Kentucky Secretary of Transportation Cabinet Mike Hancock |
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Kentucky Public Service Commission Angie Hatton |
$118,800 |
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Kentucky Director Office of the State Budget John Hicks |
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Kentucky Secretary of Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Keith Jackson |
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Kentucky Secretary of Finance and Administration Cabinet Holly Johnson |
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Kentucky Adjutant General/Secretary of Military Affairs Hal Lamberton |
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Kentucky Secretary of Labor Cabinet Jamie Link |
$146,880 |
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Kentucky State Treasurer Mark Metcalf |
$139,725 |
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Kentucky Secretary of Economic Development Cabinet Jeff Noel |
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Kentucky Secretary Public Protection Cabinet Ray Perry |
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Kentucky Public Service Commission Mary Regan |
$118,800 |
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Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell |
$139,725 |
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Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources Gordon Slone |
$113,400 |
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Kentucky Public Service Commission Andrew Wood |
$118,800 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Kentucky court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $170,050[3] | Associates: $163,292[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Kentucky | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,424,611 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,486 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 87.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 7.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 84.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 22.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $43,740 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 22.7% | 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 Kentucky. **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 Kentucky
Kentucky voted Republican 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 Kentucky, accounting for 0.5 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. Kentucky had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Kentucky coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Kentucky
- United States congressional delegations from Kentucky
- Public policy in Kentucky
- Endorsers in Kentucky
- Kentucky 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 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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