Washington state government salary
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$71.8 billion[1] (2023 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Washington.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $57,876/year | $190/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Washington Jay Inslee |
$187,353 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck |
$117,300 |
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Attorney General of Washington Bob Ferguson |
$172,259 |
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs |
$134,640 |
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Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission David W. Danner |
$153,504 |
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Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz |
$153,000 |
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Washington Commissioner of Insurance Mike Kreidler |
$137,700 |
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Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy |
$132,212 |
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Washington Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti |
$153,615 |
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Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Ann Rendahl |
$153,504 |
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Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal |
$153,000 |
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Washington Director of Labor and Industries Joel Sacks |
$188,028 |
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Washington Director of Agriculture Derek Sandison |
$182,652 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Washington court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $239,868[2] | Associates: $228,338[3] |
State profile
Redistricting
New state supreme court district maps were signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) on June 4, 2021. The Illinois Supreme Court lifted a pause order on this map on Jan. 1, 2022, resulting in its full implementation. This was the first time the state updated its judicial districts map since they were first enacted in 1964.[4]
An image of the enacted state Supreme Court district map is below.
| Demographic data for Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 7,160,290 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 66,456 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 3.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 5.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 32.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $61,062 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 14.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Washington
Washington voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Washington, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Washington had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Washington coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Washington
- United States congressional delegations from Washington
- Public policy in Washington
- Influencers in Washington
- Washington fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2022 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2023 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2023 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "Overview: Fiscal 2021-2023," accessed December 12, 2023
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistricting," Dec. 8, 2021
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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