Washington state government salary
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$34.3 billion (2014 estimate) |
Washington state government salaries are available through newspapers such as The Olympian and The News Tribune.[1][2] The Office of the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee and Office of Financial Management collaborated in 2008 to create the Washington State Fiscal Information website, which aggregates state spending information.[3]
The Washington Office of Financial Management posts on its webpage the Personnel Detail Report, which provides salary and other employment information for each employee in all state agencies.[4] The data from the 2011 Personnel Data Report, which covers the 2010 calendar year, is searchable by name, agency or function area.[5]
The state cut state employees' pay by 3 percent as of July 1, 2011.[6] Employee salary and benefits for general government and higher education employees accounted for 20.5% of the state budget in 2002 and 18.2% in 2011. K-12 public-school-employment costs were not included in the calculations.[7]
Among general-government employees, more than 1,350 earned more than $100,000. The top earner in the group was Gary Bruebaker, chief investment officer at the Washington State Investment Board. His gross pay was $303,581.79, and he was the 56th highest paid of all state government employees.[8]
According to 2008 U.S. Census data, the state of Washington and local governments in the state employed a total of 427,078 people.[9] Of those employees, 287,439 were full-time employees receiving net pay of $1,403,475,485 per month and 139,639 were part-time employees paid $212,257,148 per month.[9] More than 49% of those employees, or 212,659 employees, were in education or higher education.[9]
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[10] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $60,191/year for senators. $61,997/year for representatives. | $202/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
As of 2008, the salary of Washington's governor ranked 7th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors was $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors was $129,962.[11] In a 2011 list of state employees ranked by salary, the governor was the 956th highest-paid state employee.[12]
Judicial salaries
| Associate Justices |
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$$262,011[13] |
As of 2010, the salary of Washington's chief justice ranked 18th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices was $155,230. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices was $151,284.[14]
As of 2010, the salaries of Washington's associate justices ranked 15th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices was $151,142. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices was $145,984.[14]
State profile
| Demographic data for Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 7,160,290 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 66,456 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 3.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 5.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 32.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $61,062 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 14.4% | 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 Washington. **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 Washington
Washington voted for the Democratic candidate 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, five are located in Washington, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[15]
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. Washington had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Olympian State Salary Database
- ↑ The News Tribune School Employee Salaries
- ↑ Washington State Fiscal Information
- ↑ Washington OFM Personnel Detail Report
- ↑ The Washington Policy Center "State employee compensation now available in a searchable format" Sept. 20, 2011
- ↑ The Olympian "UW coach No. 1 for pay; Gregoire at No. 956" Aug. 10, 2011
- ↑ The Seattle Times "State workers getting smaller share of budget" Oct. 14, 2011
- ↑ The Olympian "UW coach No. 1 for pay; Gregoire at No. 956" Aug. 10, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 2008 Washington Public Employment U.S. Census Data
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008” (dead link)
- ↑ The Olympian "UW coach No. 1 for pay; Gregoire at No. 956" Aug. 10, 2011
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Cite error: Invalid
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