Governor Salary by State
New York has the highest Governor's Salary in 2025 ($250,000), followed by Pennsylvania ($245,760) and California ($242,295). Maine has the lowest ($70,000).
Governor's Salary, 2025
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Over time · 2015–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all states
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- California
- Vermont
- Connecticut
Data
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| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York | $250,000 |
| 2 |  Pennsylvania | $245,760 |
| 3 |  California | $242,295 |
| 4 |  Vermont | $234,379 |
| 5 |  Connecticut | $226,711 |
| 6 |  Massachusetts | $222,185 |
| 7 |  Indiana | $220,418 |
| 8 |  Washington | $218,744 |
| 9 |  Illinois | $205,700 |
| 10 |  Tennessee | $204,336 |
| 11 |  North Carolina | $203,073 |
| 12 |  Maryland | $192,000 |
| 13 |  West Virginia | $190,424 |
| 14 |  Delaware | $185,096 |
| 15 |  Hawaii | $184,860 |
| 16 |  Kentucky | $184,826 |
| 17 |  Utah | $182,900 |
| 18 |  Georgia | $182,000 |
| 19 |  Alaska | $176,000 |
| 20 |  Wisconsin | $175,802 |
| 21 |  New Jersey | $175,000 |
| 21 |  Virginia | $175,000 |
| 23 |  Minnesota | $174,775 |
| 24 |  Ohio | $172,665 |
| 25 |  Nevada | $170,062 |
| 26 |  Arkansas | $166,771 |
| 27 |  New Hampshire | $163,510 |
| 28 |  Rhode Island | $163,295 |
| 29 |  North Dakota | $163,107 |
| 30 |  Mississippi | $160,000 |
| 31 |  Michigan | $159,300 |
| 32 |  Texas | $153,750 |
| 33 |  Idaho | $151,400 |
| 34 |  Oklahoma | $147,000 |
| 35 |  South Dakota | $146,472 |
| 36 |  Missouri | $142,658 |
| 37 |  Montana | $141,517 |
| 38 |  Florida | $141,400 |
| 39 |  Wyoming | $140,000 |
| 40 |  Colorado | $134,632 |
| 41 |  Alabama | $131,800 |
| 42 |  Iowa | $130,000 |
| 43 |  Louisiana | $129,394 |
| 44 |  Kansas | $110,707 |
| 45 |  New Mexico | $110,000 |
| 46 |  South Carolina | $106,078 |
| 47 |  Nebraska | $105,000 |
| 48 |  Oregon | $98,600 |
| 49 |  Arizona | $95,000 |
| 50 |  Maine | $70,000 |
What correlates with Governor's Salary (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,113 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Governor's Salary tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Governor's Salary tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Governor's Salary?
- New York has the highest Governor's Salary in 2025, at $250,000, followed by Pennsylvania ($245,760) and California ($242,295).
- Which state has the lowest Governor's Salary?
- Maine has the lowest Governor's Salary in 2025, at $70,000.
- What is the median Governor's Salary across US states?
- The median is $168,417 across the 50 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this governor salary by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Executive Salaries: Regional and State-level Comparisons - The Council of State Governments; Comparison of gubernatorial salarie - Ballotpedia; Here's how much the governor makes in every state - Business Insider.