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Arizona state government salary

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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Arizona's public employees receive from state and local government.

[edit] Legislators' salary

Arizona state legislators earn $24,000 per year.[1] Legislators also receive a per diem of $35/day for the 1st 120 days of regular session and for special session and $10/day thereafter. Members residing outside Maricopa County receive an additional $25/day for the 1st 120 days of reg. session and for special session and an additional $10/day thereafter.[1]

[edit] Elected officials' salaries

State Government Employee Salaries[2]
Office'10 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $95,000 Jan Brewer
Secretary of State $70,000 Ken Bennett
Attorney General $90,000 Tom Horne
Treasurer $70,000 Doug Ducey

The salary of Arizona's governor ranks 44th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.[3]

[edit] Judicial salaries

Arizona Judicial Salaries[4]
Position'09 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $160,000 Rebecca White Berch
Associate Justice $155,000 John Pelander
Vice Justice $155,000 Andrew Hurwitz
Associate Justice $155,000 Robert Brutinel
Associate Justice $155,000 Scott Bales

The salary of Arizona's chief justice ranks 21st among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $155,230. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.[4]

The salary of Arizona's associate justices ranks 20th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $151,142. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,984.[4]

[edit] State and local employees

According to 2008 Census data, the state of Arizona and local governments in the state employed a total of 373,696 people,[5] up from a total of 352,500 state and local government employees in 2007.[6] Of those 373,696 employees in 2008, 289,646 were full-time employees receiving a net pay of $1,211,330,199 per month and 84,050 were part-time employees paid $92,659,917 per month.[5] More than 59% of those employees, or 221,264 employees, were in education or higher education.[5]

[edit] Teacher Salaries

In 2009 the Arizona Legislature made sweeping changes to state teacher contracts earlier this year, removing seniority, salary and contract guarantees. Changes mean that school districts will be prohibited from using tenure or seniority as a factor in determining which teachers can be laid off. Additionally, school districts no longer have to honor seniority when they rehire. [7]

Teacher Salaries [8]
Beginning Teacher SalaryAverage Salary
$31,888 $46,358

[edit] Benefits

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State employees receive 10 paid holidays and may earn an additional 12 to 21 days of vacation leave per year, depending on the type of position, and the employee’s tenure with the state. Employees are also provided 12 days of sick leave per year, of which, up to 5 days can be used for the care of family members. Additional leave policies exist for pregnancy and maternity, education, jury duty, and military service.[9]

The official paid holidays for state offices are[10]:

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King's Birthday
  • President's Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans' Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

[edit] Insurance

State employees have a variety of choices for medical insurance, including EPO, PPO and HSA plans.[11] Employees also have options for dental and vision insurance.[11]

Basic life insurance and long-term disability are provided by the state and employees have the option to purchase additional life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and discounted auto and/or home insurance.[9]

[edit] Retirement

See Arizona public pensions

The Arizona State Retirement System for state employees is described by the state as "an excellent retirement plan, with employee and employer contributions invested wisely."[9] It also offers benefits such as health insurance to retired employees.[9]

In addition, state employees can also choose to participate in a deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.[9]

[edit] Other

Employees may also take advantage of a flexible spending account that enables employees to withhold pretax dollars to be used for reimbursement for health-related expenses.[9]

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