Are you getting a 3.4% raise for your job in 2025?

Pennsylvania public officials are.

Salaries for the state officials will increase by 3.4 percent to reflect the annual cost of living increase for urban residents in the mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, under provisions of a 1995 state compensation law.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is the second-highest paid chief executive among the nation’s governors at $245,760. Only New York’s Kathy Hochul receives a higher salary, north of $250,000.

Position

Governor – $245,760
Lt. Governor – $206,436
Row Officers (State Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General) – $204,471

Large Agency Heads (Education, DEP, Health, Labor and Industry, HHS, Transportation, Corrections) – $196,607

Medium Agency Heads (Aging, DCED, General Services, Revenue, State Police Commissioner, CNR) – $186,777

Small Agency Heads (Agriculture, Banking & Securities, Commonwealth, Insurance Commissioner, Drug and Alcohol Programs) – $176,946

Other Positions

• Liquor Control Board – $99,874 (chair), $95,941 (member)
• Civil Service Commission – $112,382 (chair), $108,060 (member)
• State Tax Equalization Board – $34,407 (chair), $31,949 (member)
• Milk Marketing Board – $31,949 (chair), $30,720 (member)
• Securities Commission – $53,755 (chair), $49,043 (member)
• Athletic Commission – $25,808 (chair), $24,574 (member)
• Board of Pardons – $22,608 (member)
• Public Utility Commission – $189,277 (chair), $186,777 (member)
• Environmental Hearing Board – $189,277 (chair), $186,777 (member)
• Board of Claims – $181,516 (chair), $171,959 (member)

data compiled from Pennsylvania Bulletin, December 14, 2024