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

LSJ.com, a Michigan newspaper, offers this resource for searching public payrolls: State of Michigan salary search.

Another Michigan news source, MLive.com, has done an extensive series of articles about public school instructor's pay which includes salary databases. See the whole Teacher Pay series here.

University of Michigan employees' salaries are updated annually at High Ed Salaries.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $177,000 Jennifer Granholm
Lieutenant Governor $123,900 John Cherry
Secretary of State $124,900 Terri Lynn Land
Attorney General $124,900 Mike Cox
Treasurer $174,204 Robert Kleine


The salary of Michigan's governor ranks 3rd 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.

Michigan Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $164,610 Marilyn Jean Kelly
Associate Justice $164,610 Diane Hathaway
Associate Justice $164,610 Michael Cavanagh
Associate Justice $164,610 Elizabeth Weaver
Associate Justice $164,610 Maura Corrigan
Associate Justice $164,610 Robert Young
Associate Justice $164,610 Stephen Markman


The salary of Michigan's chief justice ranks 16th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Michigan's associate justices ranks 12th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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Michigan State Salaries Listed

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[edit] References

  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"