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North Carolina state government salary
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$69.6 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in North Carolina.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $13,951/year | $104/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
|
Governor of North Carolina Josh Stein |
$165,750 |
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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Rachel Hunt |
$146,421 |
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Attorney General of North Carolina Jeff Jackson |
$146,421 |
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North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall |
$146,421 |
|
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek |
$146,421 |
|
North Carolina Utilities Commission William Brawley |
$153,187 |
|
North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner |
$146,421 |
|
North Carolina Director of Public Safety Eddie Buffaloe, Jr. |
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North Carolina Director of Natural and Cultural Resources Pamela Cashwell |
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North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey |
$146,421 |
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North Carolina Director of Adult Correction Leslie Cooley Dismukes |
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North Carolina Director of Administration Gabriel Esparza |
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North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley |
$146,421 |
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North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green |
$146,421 |
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North Carolina Director of Transportation Joey Hopkins |
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North Carolina Utilities Commission Jeffrey Hughes |
$153,187 |
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North Carolina Secretary of Environmental Quality Mary Penny Kelley |
$159,131 |
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North Carolina Utilities Commission Karen Kemerait |
$153,187 |
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North Carolina Director of Commerce Lee Lilley |
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North Carolina Utilities Commission Floyd McKissick |
$153,187 |
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North Carolina Director of Military and Veterans Affairs Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette |
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North Carolina Director of Information Technology Teena Piccione |
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North Carolina State Controller Nels Roseland |
$183,084 |
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North Carolina Director of Health and Human Services Devdutta Sangvai |
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North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler |
$146,421 |
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North Carolina Utilities Commission Tommy Tucker |
$153,187 |
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North Carolina Utilities Commission Donald van der Vaart |
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North Carolina Director of Environmental Quality D. Reid Wilson |
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North Carolina Director of Revenue McKinley Wooten, Jr. |
Judicial salaries
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $197,802[3] | Associates: $189,621[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for North Carolina | ||
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 10,035,186 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 48,618 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69.5% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 21.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.5% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.8% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 85.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.4% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $46,868 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 20.5% | 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 North Carolina. **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
North Carolina 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, six are located in North Carolina, accounting for 2.91 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. North Carolina had six Retained Pivot Counties, 3.31 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More North Carolina coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in North Carolina
- United States congressional delegations from North Carolina
- Public policy in North Carolina
- Endorsers in North Carolina
- North Carolina 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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