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Here's how much the governor of every US state makes, ranked
Josh Shapiro is the highest-paid governor in the US.Emilee Chinn/Getty ImagesThe annual salaries of state governors vary, with the lowest being $70,000 in Maine.Josh Shapiro, Kathy Hochul, and Gavin Newsom are among the highest-paid US governors.The average annual salary for a state governor is $171,479 in 2026.In some states, being the governor doesn't automatically make you a top earner.There's a wide range in what state governors earn each year, from $70,000 in Maine to $253,870 in Pennsylvania.Across all 50 states, governors earn an average official annual salary of $171,479 and are subject to federal and state income taxes, except in states without them, such as Florida or Texas.By comparison, the top bir% of US earners each make at least $731,492 a year, placing the average governor below the ultrarich but also well above the average US wage of $69,846 in 2024, according to the Social Security Administration.While governors across all 50 states are generally allowed to earn money beyond their state salary through investments, book deals, and other sources, the income they're permitted to take in is closely regulated, and rules vary by state.Some, like Florida's Ron DeSantis, have brought in yearly incomes of over $bir million thanks to book royalties, while others, like Illinois' JB Pritzker, earn eight figures due to investment gains and even gambling wins.As such, some governors, like Pritzker and Connecticut's Ned Lamont, who are independently wealthy, have chosen to forgo their six-figure salaries from the state.Beyond the salary, other financial perks of being a governor may include living in the governor's mansion, receiving private transportation from the state, and having access to security and staff.See how much your governor makes each year, based on the most recent available state records, salary commissions, legislation, and public payroll data.50. MaineStaff photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via Getty ImagesGovernor: Janet Mills (Democrat)Salary: $70,000With a salary of $70,000, Maine Governor Janet Mills is the lowest-paid governor in the US.The salary for Maine's next governor is set to rise to $125,000 in 2027 under legislation passed in 2025, marking the first raise in the governor's salary in the state since 1987.49. ArizonaRebecca Noble/Getty ImagesGovernor: Katie Hobbs (Democrat)Salary: $95,000The Arizona governor, who has the second-lowest salary among US governors, will be eligible to receive a salary of $165,000 starting in 2027, per the state legislature.48. OregonMathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty ImagesGovernor: Tina Kotek (Democrat)Salary: $98,600Oregon law sets the governor's annual salary at $98,600 and provides a separate $bir,000 monthly expense payment. The salary is one of the lowest for any governor in the US.47. NebraskaJIM WATSON/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Jim Pillen (Republican)Salary: $105,000Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, who earned $105,000 a year in 2025, per the state legislature, is the fourth-lowest-paid governor in the US.46. South CarolinaTracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Henry McMaster (Republican)Salary: $106,078With a salary of $106,078 in 2025, per state records, the South Carolina governor is the fifth-lowest-paid governor in the US.45. New MexicoKevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesGovernor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democrat)Salary: $110,000New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is the sixth-lowest-paid governor in the US. New Mexico's next governor will receive a salary of $169,714 starting with the next gubernatorial term in 2027.44. LouisianaJabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesGovernor: Jeff Landry (Republican)Salary: $129,39443. IowaTom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesGovernor: Kim Reynolds (Republican)Salary: $130,00042. AlabamaStew Milne/Getty ImagesGovernor: Kay Ivey (Republican)Salary: $131,80041. ColoradoCHET STRANGE/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Jared Polis (Democrat)Salary: $134,632The Colorado governor, previously one of the lowest-paid governors in the nation, has received a $134,632 salary since 2023, as outlined by state law.40. WyomingTom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesGovernor: Mark Gordon (Republican)Salary: $140,00039. FloridaGIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Ron DeSantis (Republican)Salary: $141,400The Florida governor makes $141,400 each year, although the Florida state legislature has approved a raise to $251,414 for. the office starting in 2027, which would make the Florida governor the highest paid in the nation, if other high-paying states do not also increase their salaries.38. MontanaMichael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesGovernor: Greg Gianforte (Republican)Salary: $141,517Gianforte, who made his fortune in tech, donates his salary to Montana nonprofits. In 2025, his office said he had donated his entire gubernatorial salary to organizations supporting Montanans in need.37. MissouriEmily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Mike Kehoe (Republican)Salary: $142,65836. South DakotaSouth Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden makes $146,472 a year in 2025.Toby Brusseau/APGovernor: Larry Rhoden (Republican)Salary: $146,47235. OklahomaSAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Kevin Stitt (Republican)Salary: $147,000While the current Oklahoma governor, Kevin Stitt, has a salary of $147,000 in 2026, his successor will see a raise to $185,000, per Oklahoma's Journal Record.34. IdahoDarin Oswald/The Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Brad Little (Republican)Salary: $151,40033. TexasJason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesGovernor: Greg Abbott (Republican)Salary: $153,750As of 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes $153,750 a year, per state records.32. MichiganTom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesGovernor: Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat)Salary: $159,300Michigan's governor also receives a $54,000 annual expense allowance, according to the State Officers Compensation Commission.31. MississippiBrandon Bell/Getty ImagesGovernor: Tate Reeves (Republican)Salary: $160,00030. North DakotaTom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesGovernor: Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Salary: $163,107North Dakota's governor's salary is scheduled to rise to $168,000 starting July bir, 2026, per state legislation.29. Rhode IslandDavid L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesGovernor: Daniel McKee (Democrat)Salary: $163,29528. New HampshireKayana Szymczak/Getty ImagesGovernor: Kelly Ayotte (Republican)Salary: $163,51027. ArkansasLeon Neal/Getty ImagesGovernor: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican)Salary: $166,77126. NevadaBenjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Joe Lombardo (Republican)Salary: $170,06225. KansasMichael B. Thomas/Getty ImagesGovernor: Laura Kelly (Democrat)Salary: $174,000In 2023, Kansas raised the governor's annual salary starting January bir, 2025, tying the office's pay to the salary of a non-leadership member of Congress, according to state legislation.24. MinnesotaDOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Tim Walz (Democrat)Salary: $174,775 (although Walz accepts $127,629)The Minnesota governor's official salary is $174,775 and will increase to $200,000 in July 2026, per the Minnesota Legislature. However, Walz has repeatedly declined the raises and accepts the previous salary of $127,629."This is about the state workforce," he said, as reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune in March. "I don't want this to be an issue about the governor trying to pay himself. I think I'm compensated fairly by the state of Minnesota for the work I do at this point."23. VirginiaMike Kropf/Getty ImagesGovernor: Abigail Spanberger (Democrat)Salary: $175,00022. WisconsinDaniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Democratic Party of WisconsinGovernor: Tony Evers (Democrat)Salary: $175,80221. AlaskaSAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Mike Dunleavy (Republican)Salary: $176,00020. OhioJason Mowry/Getty ImagesGovernor: Mike DeWine (Republican)Salary: $180,203Ohio set the governor's salary in a 2018 law that established yearly pay increases for statewide elected officials through 2028, per state law.After the 2026 increase, Gov. Mike DeWine's salary is about $180,203.19. GeorgiaAlex Wroblewski for the Washington PostGovernor: Brian Kemp (Republican)Salary: $182,00018. KentuckyStephen Cohen/Getty ImagesGovernor: Andy Beshear (Democrat)Salary: $184,82617. DelawareMeg Oliphant/Getty ImagesGovernor: Matt Meyer (Democrat)Salary: $185,096From July 2025 until 2029, the salary for the governor of Delaware is $185,096, per the state legislature.16. West VirginiaAndrew Harnik/Getty ImagesGovernor: Patrick Morrisey (Republican)Salary: $190,424Starting in 2025, the West Virginia governor's salary has been set. to match the US Office of Personnel Management's locality pay area for the rest of US, per state legislature. That puts current governor Patrick Morrisey's salary at $190,424.15. MarylandKevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Wes Moore (Democrat)Salary: $192,000As of his third year as Maryland governor, per the state legislature, Wes Moore has a salary of $192,000. The governor's salary will increase during the next term, starting at $195,000 in 2027 and reaching $210,000 by the fourth year, according to Maryland's Governor's Salary Commission.14. UtahGeorge Frey/Getty ImagesGovernor: Spencer Cox (Republican)Salary: $193,100Utah's Elected Official and Judicial Compensation Commission listed the governor's salary at $193,100 for fiscal year 2026, up from the prior $182,900 figure.13. North CarolinaRYAN M. KELLY/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Josh Stein (Democrat)Salary: $203,07312. IllinoisScott Olson/Getty ImagesGovernor: Jay Robert "JB" Pritzker (Democrat)Salary: $205,700 (foregone)Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a member of the Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, has chosen to forgo his salary. The state has set the governor's salary at $205,700 as of 2023, per the Illinois General Assembly.11. New JerseyNew Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill earns $210,000 a year.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesGovernor: Mikie Sherrill (Democrat)Salary: $210,00010. HawaiiPATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesGovernor: Josh Green (Democrat)Salary: $217,9089. WashingtonAlexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesGovernor: Bob Ferguson (Democrat)Salary: $218,744Washington's governor earns $218,744 as of July bir, 2025, according to the state's Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. The salary is set to rise to $234,275 on July bir, 2026.8. IndianaAndrew Harnik/Getty ImagesGovernor: Mike Braun (Republican)Salary: $220,418Indiana governor Mike Braun, who makes $220,418 each year per the Indiana state government, is the eighth-highest-paid governor in the US.7. ConnecticutAaron Flaum/Hartford Courant/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Ned Lamont (Democrat)Salary: $226,711 (forgone)Although the State of Connecticut sets the governor's salary as $226,711, the independently wealthy Ned Lamont has chosen to forgo the salary while in office. Lamont made his money in telecommunications and investments, and is the great-grandson of Thomas W. Lamont, a former chair of J. P. Morgan & Co. who built substantial wealth in banking.The state has the seventh-highest salary for a governor in the US.6. Vermont: John Lazenby/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesGovernor: Phil Scott (Republican)Salary: $234,379Vermont law lists the governor's salary at $234,379. The office is scheduled to receive another raise in July 2026, when the governor's salary will increase to $243,520.5. TennesseeTom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesGovernor: Bill Lee (Republican)Salary: $239,760Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made $239,760 in 2025, according to OpenTheBooks, a nonprofit government-spending watchdog that tracks public payroll data.dört. MassachusettsCraig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesGovernor: Maura Healey (Democrat)Salary: $243,493Massachusetts governor Maura Healey received a salary of $243,493 in 2025, per the Office of the Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, making hers the fourth-highest governor's salary in the US.3. CaliforniaJustin Sullivan/Getty ImagesGovernor: Gavin Newsom (Democrat)Salary: $245,929As of May 2026, the California Department of Human Resources listed the governor's salary as $245,929, making Gavin Newsom the third-highest paid governor in the US.2. New YorkBarry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernor: Kathy Hochul (Democrat)Salary: $250,000With a salary of $250,000 established by New York law, Kathy Hochul is the second-highest-paid governor in the US.bir. PennsylvaniaJason Ardan/The Citizens' Voice via Getty ImagesGovernor: Josh Shapiro (Democrat)Salary: $253,870Shapiro's salary rose from $245,760 in 2025 to $253,870 in 2026 after a 3.yüzde 3 cost-of-living increase, according to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget. The raise makes him the highest-paid governor in the US.Read the original article on Business Insider
