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Pennsylvania state government salary
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$119.4 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Pennsylvania.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $106,422.33/year | $185/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro |
$229,642 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Austin Davis |
$192,897 |
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Attorney General of Pennsylvania Dave Sunday |
$191,061 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt |
$165,341 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Human Services Valerie Arkoosh |
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Kimberly Barrow |
$177,027 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Debra Bogen |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll |
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission John F. Coleman |
$177,027 |
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Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs Latika Davis-Jones |
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Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor |
$191,061 |
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Stephen DeFrank |
$177,027 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources Cindy Adams Dunn |
$174,527 |
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity |
$191,061 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections Laurel Harry |
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Pennsylvania State Inspector General Michelle Henry |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Policy and Planning Akbar Hossain |
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Pennsylvania Commissioner of Insurance Michael Humphreys |
$165,341 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Jason Kavulich |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of General Services Reggie McNeil |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of the Budget Uri Monson |
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Pennsylvania Director of Emergency Management Randy Padfield |
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Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris |
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Pennsylvania Adjutant John Pippy |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding |
$165,341 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Carrie Rowe |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Community and Economic Development Rick Siger |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Wendy Spicher |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry Nancy A. Walker |
$183,712 |
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Administration Neil Weaver |
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Ralph Yanora |
$177,027 |
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Kathryn Zerfuss |
$177,027 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Pennsylvania court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $253,361[3] | Associates: $239,059[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 12,791,904 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 44,743 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 81.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,599 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15.9% | 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 Pennsylvania. **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
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate in five 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, three are located in Pennsylvania, accounting for 1.46 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. Pennsylvania had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Pennsylvania coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Pennsylvania
- United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania
- Public policy in Pennsylvania
- Endorsers in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania 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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