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

Teacher Salaries for 120,000 Teachers from Stop Teacher Strikes

The Altoona Mirror did a survey of public school superintendents and have created an online database of the contracts available here.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $170,150 Ed Rendell
Lieutenant Governor $142,924 Joe Scarnati
Secretary of State $122,509 Pedro Cortés
Attorney General $141,565 Tom Corbett
Treasurer $141,565 Robert McCord


The salary of Pennsylvania's governor ranks 6th 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.


Pennsylvania Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $191,876 Ronald Castille
Associate Justice $186,450 Thomas Saylor
Associate Justice $186,450 Max Baer
Associate Justice $186,450 Seamus McCaffrey
Associate Justice $186,450 Debra Todd
Associate Justice $186,450 J. Michael Eakin
Associate Justice $186,450 Jane Greenspan


The salary of Pennsylvania's chief justice ranks 5th 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 Pennsylvania's associate justices ranks 3rd 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.

[edit] Helpful links

Pennsylvania Employment Opportunities

Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission

[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"