New Mexico state government salary
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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that New Mexico's public employees receive from state and local government.
[edit] Elected officials' salary
| Office | '10 Salary | Current Official |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | $110,000[2] | Suzanna Martinez |
| Lieutenant Governor | $85,000 | John A. Sanchez |
| Secretary of State | $85,000 | Dianna J. Duran |
| Attorney General | $95,000 | Gary King |
| Treasurer | $85,000 | James Lewis |
The salary of New Mexico's governor ranks 34th 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
New Mexico state legislators do not receive an annual salary.[4] Legislators receive a per diem of $159 per day.[4]
[edit] Judicial salaries
| Position | '09 Salary | Current Justice |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice | $125,691 | Patricio Serna |
| Chief Justice | $123,691 | Petra Jiminez Maes |
| Associate Justice | $123,691 | Richard Bosson |
| Associate Justice | $123,691 | Edward Chavez |
| Associate Justice | $123,691 | Charles Daniels |
The salary of New Mexico's chief justice ranks 44th 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 New Mexico's associate justices ranks 44th 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
According to 2008 Census data, the state of Colorado and local governments in the state employed a total of 144,852 people.[6] Of those employees, 118,633 were full-time employees receiving a net pay of $403,244,024 per month and 26,219 were part-time employees paid $25,713,036 per month.[6] More than 58% of those employees, or 84,481 employees, were in education or higher education.[6]
Earning more than any state employee is Peter Dekom, New Mexico's film consultant. The State Investment Council elected to extend his contract in 2010, which is for 30 hours a month at $260,000 a year.[7]
[edit] Benefits
Paid leave
State workers traditionally received four hours of paid leave in addition to their regular annual leave, to attend the Fiesta de Santa Fe and State Fair.[8] In 2007 the cost to taxpayers for the four-hour leave was estimated at about $1.5 million.[8] The leave was canceled in 2010 due to the state budget crisis. In FY2010, most state employees had to take five unpaid furlough days due to the budget crisis.[8]
Pensions Under the FY2012 state budget, state employees and educators will pay an extra 1.75 percent of their salaries for their pensions, saving the state nearly $50 million. [9]
- See also New Mexico public pensions
[edit] Additional reading
- Public employee salary
- See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard
[edit] External links
- NM Sunshine Portal
- New Mexico Salary database
- New Mexico Homepage
- State Budget Solutions, New Mexico
[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 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 2008 Illinois Public Employment U.S. Census Data
- ↑ New Mexico Watchdog, SIC extends $260,000 a year contract to film consultant, July 27, 2010
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Santa Fe New Mexican "State cuts extra leave for Fiesta, State Fair" Aug. 26, 2010
- ↑ Forbes "NM revenues improving, $360M available in 2013" July 15, 2011
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