Nevada state government salary
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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Nevada's public employees receive from state and local government.
TransparentNevada.com, a project of the Nevada Policy Research Institute, has made Nevada salary data available here.
[edit] Elected officials' salaries
| Office | '10 Salary | Current Official |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | $141,000[2] | Brian Sandoval |
| Lieutenant Governor | $60,000 | Brian Krolicki |
| Secretary of State | $97,000 | Ross Miller |
| Attorney General | $133,000 | Catherine Masto |
| Treasurer | $97,000 | Kate Marshall |
The salary of Nevada's governor ranks 15th 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] Legislators' salary
Nevada state legislators make $146.90per day for a maximum of 60 days of session for holdover Senators, and all other legislators make $146.29 per day.[4] Legislators also receive a per diem tied to federal rate if they live near the Capitol.[4] Those legislators living more than 50 miles from the Capitol, if requiring lodging, will be paid Hud single-room rate for Carson City area for each month of session.[4]
[edit] Judicial salaries
| Position | '09 Salary | Current Justice |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Justice | $170,000 | Mark Gibbons |
| Chief Justice | $170,000 | Michael Cherry |
| Associate Justice | $170,000 | Kris Pickering |
| Associate Justice | $170,000 | Nancy Saitta |
| Associate Justice | $170,000 | Michael Douglas |
| Associate Justice | $170,000 | James Hardesty |
| Associate Justice | $170,000 | Ron Parraguirre |
The salary of Nevada's chief justice ranks 13th 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.[5]
The salary of Nevada's associate justices ranks 11th 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.[5]
[edit] State and local employees
The FY2012-13 budget reduces state employee salaries by 2.5 percent and employees will take six days of unpaid furlough leave each year, bringing the total pay cut to 4.8 percent.[6]
According to 2008 Census data, the state of Nevada and local governments in the state employed a total of 135,957 people.[7] Of those employees, 99,394 were full-time employees receiving a net pay of $486,419,550 per month and 36,563 were part-time employees paid $43,648,875 per month.[7] More than 52% of those employees, or 71,451 employees, were in education or higher education.[7]
There are also 700 employees who have double dipped and collected pensions and salaries at the same time in the state. From 2001-2008, the state has spent $54.4 million on double-dipping employees.[8]
[edit] State employee benefits
[edit] Insurance
Health
Coverage for employees and their eligible dependents becomes effective on the first day of the month following or coincident with 90 consecutive days of employment. Employees are required to pay a premium for dependent coverage. The premium is typically deducted from the first paycheck of the month. The health coverage options available for employees and their dependents include the following plans:
- A Self-funded Medical Plan
- Health Maintenance Plan
- Dental Plan
Life The basic plan is $20,000 of life insurance and $20,000 of AD&D coverage.[9]
Other insurance options available to employees include long term disability insurance[10], short term disability and long term care insurance.[11]
[edit] Retirement
Employees participate in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System.[12] Employees vest after five years of employment with the state.[13]
[edit] Paid time off
Holidays Nevada state employees receive 11 paid holidays per year.[14] Nevada state holidays are[15]:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Nevada Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Family Day - The Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
Annual Leave New employees who have worked the equivalent of six months are entitled to seven and a half days of annual (vacation) leave. Annual leave will continue to accrue at a rate of 10 hours per month for the first 10 years of service. Annual leave accrual rates are slightly greater for employees with more than 10 years of continuous service.[14]
Sick Leave State employees accrue 10 hours of sick leave per month of full-time service to protect against loss of pay in the event of illness or injury. Part-time employees accrue annual and sick leave hours on a prorated basis of the 10 hours per month credit that full-time employees earn.[14]
[edit] Other benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts[16]
[edit] Additional reading
- Public employee salary
- See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ The Council of States Governments The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11
- ↑ The Council of State Governments The Book of States 2010 Table 4.3
- ↑ ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 National Conference of State Legislators 2010 Legislator Compensation Data
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center" as of Jan. 1, 2010
- ↑ The Las Vegas Sun "Sandoval signs budget bills to fund state government" June 14, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 2008 Nevada Public Employment U.S. Census Data
- ↑ RGJ Investigates, Nevada's pension laws allow double-dipping, May 30, 2011
- ↑ Life Plan
- ↑ Additional Benefits
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ []
- ↑ Plan Booklet
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Benefits of State Employees
- ↑ Holidays
- ↑ Flexible Spending Accounts
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