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Michigan state government salary
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$83.9 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Michigan.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $71,685/year | No per diem is paid. Legislators receive an expense allowance of $10,800/year for session and interim. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer |
$159,300 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Garlin Gilchrist II |
$111,510 |
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Attorney General of Michigan Dana Nessel |
$112,410 |
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson |
$112,410 |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Jordan Acker |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Danielle Atkinson |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Rebecca Bahar-Cook |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Mike Balow |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Bryan Barnhill |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Michael Behm |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Mark Bernstein |
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Michigan Director Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Tim Boring |
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Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development Timothy Boring |
$189,444 |
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Michigan Director of Natural Resources Scott Bowen |
$189,444 |
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Michigan Director of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Marlon Brown |
$189,444 |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Paul Brown |
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Michigan State Board of Education Marshall Bullock |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Michael Busuito |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Kelly Charron Tebay |
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MIchigan Director Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Susan Corbin |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Dennis Denno |
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Michigan Treasurer Rachael Eubanks |
$198,916 |
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Michigan State Budget Director Jen Flood |
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Michigan Commissioner of Insurance Anita Fox |
$189,444 |
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Michigan Director State Police James Grady |
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Michigan Director Department of Health and Human Services Elizabeth Hertel |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Sarah Hubbard |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Denise Ilitch |
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Michigan Executive Director Department of Civil Rights John Johnson Jr. |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Marilyn Kelly |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Renee Knake Jefferson |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Anil Kumar |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Terri Lynn Land |
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Michigan Director Department of Technology, Management & Budget Michelle Lange |
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Michigan State Board of Education Ellen Lipton |
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Michigan State Board of Education Tom McMillin |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Carl Meyers |
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Michigan Public Service Commission Shaquila Myers |
$159,133 |
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Michigan Public Service Commission Katherine Peretick |
$159,133 |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Sandy Pierce |
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Michigan State Board of Education Judith Pritchett |
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Michigan State Board of Education Pamela Pugh |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Sunny Reddy |
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Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice |
$246,726 |
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Michigan Auditor General Doug Ringler |
$200,776 |
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Michigan State Board of Education Mitchell Robinson |
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Michigan Adjutant General National Guard/Director Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Paul D. Rogers |
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Michigan Director Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Phillip Roos |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Brianna Scott |
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Michigan Public Service Commission Daniel C. Scripps |
$159,133 |
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Michigan State Board of Education Nikki Snyder |
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Wayne State University Board of Governors Shirley Stancato |
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Michigan State Board of Education Tiffany Tilley |
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Michigan State University Board of Trustees Rema Vassar |
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Michigan Executive Director of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential Beverly Walker-Griffea |
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Michigan Director Department of Corrections Heidi Washington |
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University of Michigan Board of Regents Katherine White |
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Michigan Director Department of Transportation Bradley Wieferich |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Michigan court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $181,483[3] | Associates: $186,310[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 9,917,715 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 56,539 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 79% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 14% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.6% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.6% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,576 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 20% | 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 Michigan. **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 Michigan
Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate in four 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, 12 are located in Michigan, accounting for 5.83 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. Michigan had 11 Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 6.08 and 4.00 of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Michigan coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Michigan
- United States congressional delegations from Michigan
- Public policy in Michigan
- Endorsers in Michigan
- Michigan 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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