Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 32, § 1003
State officers
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(1) Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an annual salary as follows:
(1) Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an annual salary as follows:
(2) The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed in this subsection at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for that position to a salary that does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection. The maximum salary for each appointive officer shall be 50 percent above the base salary. Annually, the Governor may grant to each of those officers an annual salary adjustment subject to the maximum salary. The annual salary adjustment granted to officers under this subsection shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor may grant a special salary increase subject to the maximum salary, or a bonus, to any officer listed in this subsection whose job duties have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. Heads of the following Departments and Agencies:
(2) The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed in this subsection at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for that position to a salary that does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection. The maximum salary for each appointive officer shall be 50 percent above the base salary. Annually, the Governor may grant to each of those officers an annual salary adjustment subject to the maximum salary. The annual salary adjustment granted to officers under this subsection shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor may grant a special salary increase subject to the maximum salary, or a bonus, to any officer listed in this subsection whose job duties have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. Heads of the following Departments and Agencies:
(3) The Secretary of Administration may include the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation in any pay plans that may be established under the authority of subsection 1020(c) of this title, provided the minimum hiring rate does not fall below a base salary, as of January 5, 2020 of $80,041.00 and as of July 4, 2021 of $83,363.00.
(3) The Secretary of Administration may include the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation in any pay plans that may be established under the authority of subsection 1020(c) of this title, provided the minimum hiring rate does not fall below a base salary, as of January 5, 2020 of $80,041.00 and as of July 4, 2021 of $83,363.00.
(4) If the Chair of the Natural Resources Board is employed on less than a full-time basis, the hiring and salary maximums for that position shall be reduced proportionately.
(4) If the Chair of the Natural Resources Board is employed on less than a full-time basis, the hiring and salary maximums for that position shall be reduced proportionately.
(5) When a permanent employee is appointed to an exempt position, the Governor may authorize such employee to retain the present salary even though it is in excess of any salary maximum provided in statute.
(5) When a permanent employee is appointed to an exempt position, the Governor may authorize such employee to retain the present salary even though it is in excess of any salary maximum provided in statute.
(6) The officers of the Judicial Branch named in this subsection shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows:
(6) The officers of the Judicial Branch named in this subsection shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows:
(7) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the Defender General shall not receive compensation in excess of the compensation established for the Attorney General in this section.
(7) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the Defender General shall not receive compensation in excess of the compensation established for the Attorney General in this section.
(8) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the maximum salary for the Commissioner of Health shall not exceed $150,000.00. Added 1965, No. 125, § 1, eff. July 2, 1965; amended 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1967, No. 126, § 1, No. 200, § 1, eff. July 1, 1967, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), Pt. IV, § 9, eff. at beginning of respective elective terms in 1971, Pt. V, § 10, eff. April 15, 1970; 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 14, 16; 1971, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 117, §§ 1, 2; 1973, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 18, 19, eff. July 1, 1974; 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1975, No. 1 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 1977, No. 105, § 19, eff. July 1, 1977; 1977, No. 109, § 15, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 2, 1978, and Jan. 4, 1979; 1977, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 59, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1981, No. 91, § 7, eff. July 5, 1981; § 13, eff. upon taking the oath of office in Jan. 1983; § 14, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 8, 8a-8c; 1983, No. 88, § 2, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 95, § 308; 1983, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14(b), eff. April 19, 1984; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a); 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, 20; 1985, No. 93, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 4, 21; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1987, No. 121, §§ 2, 3; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4, 7; 1989, No. 67, §§ 1, 1a, 3; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a); 1989, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 25(a); 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 5, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 16, 17, eff. May 6, 1996; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 11; 1997, No. 28, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 1999, No. 40, § 1, eff. July 4, 1999; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 66, § 1; 2003, No. 66, § 315; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 116, 117, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 1; 2007, No. 47, § 1; 2007, No. 65, § 116; 2007, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5; 2013, No. 50, § E.802.1; 2013, No. 56, § 14, retroactively eff. Jan. 2, 2013; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4; 2015, No. 58, § B.1110, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F3; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F4; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 5; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 8, eff. July 1, 2019; 2019, No. 73, § 42; 2021, No. 74, §§ F.104, F.105.
(8) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the maximum salary for the Commissioner of Health shall not exceed $150,000.00.
Annual Salary Annual Salary as of as of January 5, 2020 July 4, 2021 Governor $184,113 $191,754 Lieutenant Governor 78,153 81,396 Secretary of State 116,745 121,590 State Treasurer 116,745 121,590 Auditor of Accounts 116,745 121,590 Attorney General 139,790 145,591
Annual Salary Annual Salary as of as of January 5, 2020 July 4, 2021 Governor $184,113 $191,754 Lieutenant Governor 78,153 81,396 Secretary of State 116,745 121,590 State Treasurer 116,745 121,590 Auditor of Accounts 116,745 121,590 Attorney General 139,790 145,591
Base Salary Base Salary as of as of January 5, 2020 July 4, 2021 (A) Administration $111,332 $115,952 (B) Agriculture, Food and Markets 111,332 115,952 (C) Financial Regulation 104,079 108,398 (D) Buildings and General Services 104,079 108,398 (E) Children and Families 104,079 108,398 (F) Commerce and Com- munity Development 111,332 115,952 (G) Corrections 104,079 108,398 (H) Defender General 104,079 108,398 (I) Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living 104,079 108,398 (J) Economic Development 94,413 98,331 (K) Education 111,332 115,952 (L) Environmental Conservation 104,079 108,398 (M) Finance and Management 104,079 108,398 (N) Fish and Wildlife 94,413 98,331 (O) Forests, Parks and Recreation 94,413 98,331 (P) Health 104,079 108,398 (Q) Housing and Community Development 94,413 98,331 (R) Human Resources 104,079 108,398 (S) Human Services 111,332 115,952 (T) Digital Services 111,332 115,952 (U) Labor 104,079 108,398 (V) Libraries 94,413 98,331 (W) Liquor and Lottery 94,413 98,331 (X) [Repealed.] (Y) Mental Health 104,079 108,398 (Z) Military 104,079 108,398 (AA) Motor Vehicles 94,413 98,331 (BB) Natural Resources 111,332 115,952 (CC) Natural Resources Board Chair 94,413 98,331 (DD) Public Safety 104,079 108,398 (EE) Public Service 104,079 108,398 (FF) Taxes 104,079 108,398 (GG) Tourism and Marketing 94,413 98,331 (HH) Transportation 111,332 115,952 (II) Vermont Health Access 104,079 108,398 (JJ) Veterans' Home 104,079 108,398
Base Salary Base Salary as of as of January 5, 2020 July 4, 2021 (A) Administration $111,332 $115,952 (B) Agriculture, Food and Markets 111,332 115,952 (C) Financial Regulation 104,079 108,398 (D) Buildings and General Services 104,079 108,398 (E) Children and Families 104,079 108,398 (F) Commerce and Com- munity Development 111,332 115,952 (G) Corrections 104,079 108,398 (H) Defender General 104,079 108,398 (I) Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living 104,079 108,398 (J) Economic Development 94,413 98,331 (K) Education 111,332 115,952 (L) Environmental Conservation 104,079 108,398 (M) Finance and Management 104,079 108,398 (N) Fish and Wildlife 94,413 98,331 (O) Forests, Parks and Recreation 94,413 98,331 (P) Health 104,079 108,398 (Q) Housing and Community Development 94,413 98,331 (R) Human Resources 104,079 108,398 (S) Human Services 111,332 115,952 (T) Digital Services 111,332 115,952 (U) Labor 104,079 108,398 (V) Libraries 94,413 98,331 (W) Liquor and Lottery 94,413 98,331 (X) [Repealed.] (Y) Mental Health 104,079 108,398 (Z) Military 104,079 108,398 (AA) Motor Vehicles 94,413 98,331 (BB) Natural Resources 111,332 115,952 (CC) Natural Resources Board Chair 94,413 98,331 (DD) Public Safety 104,079 108,398 (EE) Public Service 104,079 108,398 (FF) Taxes 104,079 108,398 (GG) Tourism and Marketing 94,413 98,331 (HH) Transportation 111,332 115,952 (II) Vermont Health Access 104,079 108,398 (JJ) Veterans’ Home 104,079 108,398
Annual Salary as of January 5, 2020
Annual Salary as of January 5, 2020 Annual Salary as of July 4, 2020 (1) Chief Justice of Supreme $177,203 $184,557 Court (2) Each Associate Justice 169,121 176,140 (3) Administrative Judge 169,121 176,140 (4) Each Superior judge 160,777 167,449 (5) [Repealed.] (6) Each magistrate 121,224 126,255 (7) Each Judicial Bureau hearing 121,224 126,255 Officer
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