Politics & Government
Pa. Lawmakers Second-Highest Paid in U.S.
Gov. Tom Corbett is the highest-paid governor in the country.
It pays to be a lawmaker in Pennsylvania -- it pays really well.
Pennsylvania's lawmakers are the second-highest paid in the country. Only those in California earn more. And Gov. Tom Corbett is the highest-paid governor in the country.
The base lawmaker's salary in the Keystone State is $84,012 per year, the National Conference of State Legislatures says.
Corbett's salary in 2013 was $187,256, Pew Charitable Trusts says. However, Corbett has voluntarily refused cost-of-living adjustments, so his take-home pay in 2013 was closer to $175,000, Pew said.
The lowest-paid governor is Paul LePage of Maine, who earned $70,000 in 2013.
The lowest-paid lawmakers are in Kentucky, Wyoming, Alabama, New Hampshire and New Mexico.
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