The raises are set to go into effect July 1 for Gov. Dunleavy and his cabinet, and in January for the Legislature. Alaska lawmakers’ salaries will be the fourth highest in the nation.
JUNEAU — Alaska state legislators failed to block a 67% pay raise for themselves and a roughly 20% salary increase for the governor and his cabinet.to the substantial pay boost. All of the commissioners had either resigned or were replaced by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy in the days leading up to the abrupt meeting.
Lawmakers are also eligible for per diem expense payments, which allow them to collect $307 tax-free per legislative day. Per diem payments add another roughly $37,000 per year for legislators who claim them during an entire 121-day legislative session — special sessions can boost that further.pay raises for the governor and his cabinet in March after the state’s salary commission made no pay recommendations for the Legislature itself.
There is no way for state legislators to decline the pay increases, said Jessica Geary, executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency.
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