{"id":2526859,"date":"2025-12-30T15:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayer-funded-government-salaries-rise-shapiro-rakes-in-the-most-nationally\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:55:04","slug":"taxpayer-funded-government-salaries-rise-shapiro-rakes-in-the-most-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayer-funded-government-salaries-rise-shapiro-rakes-in-the-most-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxpayer-funded government salaries rise; Shapiro rakes in the most nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaxpayer-funded-government-salaries-rise-shapiro-rakes-in-the-most-nationally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526859&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s automatic cost-of-living adjustments raised many state salaries by 3.3% this year, installing Gov. Josh Shapiro as the highest-paid governor in the nation at $253,870, overtaking New York&#8217;s Kathy Hochul. The raise also affects top agency leaders, boards, and commissioners; lawmakers&#8217; pay rose to $113,000 while the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-growing-democratic-opposition-to-cheap-labor-migration\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Growing Democratic Opposition to Cheap Labor Migration\">median household income<\/a> is about $76,000. Critics note the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >full-time legislature met fewer<\/a> than 90 days this year and the state budget was 135 days late, prompting questions about the timing of pay increases. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and several statewide officers-including the attorney general, treasurer, and auditor general-will earn more than $200,000 in 2026. For context, the U.S. president earns $400,000 annually and the lowest-paid governor (Maine&#8217;s Janet Mills) makes $70,000.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taxpayer-funded government salaries rise; Shapiro rakes in the most nationally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2458899\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, state officials, including the governor, much of his administration, and the legislature, receive automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments to their salaries.<\/p>\n<p>This year, it will bump Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> up to the highest-paid governor in the nation, overtaking New York&rsquo;s Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\">Kathy Hochul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4364847\/ohios-minimum-wage-jump-30-cents\/\">Ohio&rsquo;s minimum wage to jump 30 cents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4362916\/nashville-speaker-maker-move-overseas-avoid-tariffs\/\">Nashville speaker maker plans to move overseas to avoid tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4362856\/nevadas-corporate-homeownership-bill-dead-for-now\/\">Nevada&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevadas-corporate-homeownership-bill-dead-for-now\/\" title=\"Nevada\u2019s corporate homeownership bill dead, for now\">corporate homeownership bill dead<\/a>, for now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The new salary increase of 3.3% comes in at $253,870 according to the state&rsquo;s Office of the Budget. That 3.3% applies to leaders across state departments and boards like the Liquor Control Board and Public Utility Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the legislature saw their salaries rise to $113,000 for rank-and-file members. The median household income for their constituents is about $76,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The full-time legislature met less than 90 days this year, with the Senate clocking fewer sessions than the House. The state budget they oversee was 135 days late.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363046\/trump-affordability-inflation-2026-midterms\/\">W. JAMES ANTLE: TRUMP&rsquo;S AFFORDABILITY CONUNDRUM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro&rsquo;s second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jared-isaacman-confirmed-as-nasa-administrator\/\" title=\"Jared Isaacman confirmed as NASA administrator\">major agency leaders<\/a>, and the state&rsquo;s row officers, including Attorney General Dave Sunday, Treasurer Stacy Garrity, and Auditor General Tim DeFoor, will all be making more than $200,000 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For perspective, the president of the United States earns $400,000 annually. The lowest-paid governor, according to Business Insider, is Maine&rsquo;s Janet Mills, who earns $70,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PA pay raises make Shapiro top\u2011paid governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2526860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/josh-shapiro.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[69732,69733,50377,69734,5953],"class_list":["post-2526859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-government-salaries","tag-public-officials-pay","tag-shapiro-2","tag-state-governors","tag-taxpayer-funded"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/josh-shapiro.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526859"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526863,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526859\/revisions\/2526863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}