Lieutenant gubernatorial salaries are typically determined either by a state's constitution or statute. Most often, the salary portion of a lieutenant governor's compensation is defined by law, but additional benefits (insurance, official residence, other work-related equipment) may be established by state agencies, customs, or other factors. In some cases, salaries are automatically increased each year either at the rate of inflation or by some other percentage chosen by the legislature.
In Alaska, Hawaii, New Jersey and Utah, the position of lieutenant governor is equivalent to that of secretary of state. Five states, however, do not have a lieutenant governor position: Maine, Arizona, Wyoming, New Hampshire, and Oregon. Salary information was compiled by the Council of State Governments for the lieutenant governors of Tennessee and West Virginia, where the president of the state Senate is granted the honorary title of lieutenant governor.
This page provides an overview of the annual salaries received by lieutenant governors since 2010. These salaries do not include benefits and other compensation used to determine total compensation figures. The data source is the annual Book of the States, a compilation of information collected by the Council of State Governments, a nonprofit organization sponsored by state governments. The organization collects salary data through an annual survey.
Lieutenant gubernatorial salaries by state
The states with the five highest lieutenant gubernatorial salaries in 2023 were New York at $210,000, Connecticut at $206,062, Massachusetts at $198,165, Pennsylvania at $192,897, and Ohio at $186,867.[1] The states with the five lowest lieutenant gubernatorial salaries in 2023 were Texas at $7,200, Virginia at $36,321, South Carolina at $46,545, Arkansas at $46,705, and Idaho at $52,990.[1][2]
Salary comparison table: 2010–2023
The following table lists the salary reported for each state's lieutenant governor in the Book of the States going back to 2010. Darker shades of grey indicate higher salaries. To rank states by lieutenant gubernatorial salary for a given year, click the header for that year.
Salary comparison by year
Click on the year to see the annual salaries received by each of the 50 lieutenant governors since 2010.
2023
2023
Changes
According to the Council of State Government's annual report on state executive salaries, 23 states—Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin—earned higher salaries in 2023 than in 2022.[1]
The average lieutenant gubernatorial salary across all states was $118,499 in 2023, a 6.5% increase over the average lieutenant gubernatorial salary in 2022. Lieutenant gubernatorial salaries increased in 23 states by, on average, 11.5%, and decreased in two states by 4.1%. Lieutenant gubernatorial salaries in the other states remained the same.[1]
2022
2022
Changes
According to the Council of State Government's annual report on state executive salaries, 14 states—Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Vermont—increased the lieutenant governor's wage by an average of $4,266.[4]
In 2022, Rhode Island was the only state to reduce the salary of the lieutenant governor.[4] The average lieutenant gubernatorial salary across all states was $111,260 in 2022, a 1.26% increase over the average salary in 2021.[4]
2021
2021
2020
2020
2019
2019
2018
2018
2017
2017
2016
2016
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
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2011
2011
2010
2010
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