Salary Comparisons
(Please Note: The salary infromation in this section was prepared for the 2007 salary setting session. It will be updated in late fall 2008 in preparation for the 2009 salary setting work.)
There is a perception among some Washington citizens that their elected officials' salaries are too high and are not comparable with other public positions.
The information on these pages is presented to provide you with factual information about how our elected officials' salaries compare with their peers in other states and with public positions within the state of Washington.
The following chart compares the salary for the Governor of Washington with a few public managerial positions in the state.
Position
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Current Annual Salary
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Chief Executive, Port of Seattle |
273,435 |
Chief Executive, Port of Tacoma |
200,000 |
City Manager, Tacoma |
189,444 |
President, Evergreen State College |
179,412 |
Executive Manger, City of Seattle |
171,420 |
County Executive, King County |
170,904 |
City Manager, Bellevue |
170,316 |
Administrator, Clark County |
153,852 |
Governor |
150,995 |
Click here to see information provided to the news media to show how Washington's elected officials' salaries compare with other public positions in the state.
View additional comparative data on the following pages.
Legislative Salary Comparisons
Judges Salary Comparisons
Executive Branch Salary Comparisons
Comparison data was obtained by telephone and internet surveys by Commission staff and from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the Council of State Governments (CSG), the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts, and the 2006 Salary and Benefit Survey published by the Washington Association of Cities (AWC).
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