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Virginia State Comptroller
| Virginia Comptroller | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $192,743 |
| 2026 FY Budget: | $66,759,791 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at governor's pleasure |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Virginia State Comptroller
Scott Adams | |
| Other Virginia Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
The Virginia State Comptroller is an appointed state executive position in the Virginia state government, responsible for oversight of the state's finances.
Current officeholder
The current Virginia State Comptroller is Scott Adams (nonpartisan). Adams assumed office in 2024.
Authority
The comptroller's powers are derived from § 2.2-800A of the Code of Virginia.[1]
§ 2.2-800A:
| There is created a Department of Accounts (the "Department"). The Director of the Department shall be known as the Comptroller. He shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. |
Qualifications
As of January 2021, there were no specific qualifications to serve as state comptroller.[2]
Appointments
The comptroller is appointed by the governor and serves at the governor's pleasure.[3]
Duties
The comptroller's duties are laid out in Chapter 8 of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia and include oversight of the state's accounting systems and transactions involving public funds, collection of monthly financial reports from state agency heads, and the publication of an annual financial report.[4]
Compensation
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $192,743, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $190,368, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the comptroller received a salary of $177,313, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the comptroller received a salary of $177,313 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the comptroller received a salary of $172,567 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the comptroller received a salary of $172,567 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017 the comptroller received a salary of $167,541 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
Historical officeholders
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Contact
Physical address
101 North 14th Street
2nd Floor
Richmond, VA, 23219-3638
Phone: (804) 225-3038
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Legislative Information Services, "Code of Virginia," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020 Table 4.31 - State Comptrollers: Qualifications for Office," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Virginia Law, "Code of Virginia - § 2.2-800," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Virginia Law, "Code of Virginia - Title 2.2, Chapter 8. Department of Accounts," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed December 3, 2017
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