Members of the Governor’s Salary Commission on Tuesday weighed bringing the salaries of Maryland’s lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney general and treasurer closer to the amount paid to members of Congress.
The commission, which meets every four years, is tasked with recommending any gubernatorial pay increases for the years 2023 to 2026 to the General Assembly, although Department of Legislative Policy Analyst Steven D. McCulloch said at the meeting that the commission has also been tasked with recommending pay increases for the other constitutional officers in the past. The commission is not allowed to recommend salaries lower than current levels.
Commission member D. Bruce Poole, a former state delegate and former chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party, suggested that salaries for the state’s lieutenant governor, comptroller, treasurer should be brought closer to the $174,000 salaries of members of Congress based on the amount of work those officials do.
“To me, $174,000, given the expenses they face, but also the responsibilities that they have, is appropriate,” Poole said.
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