|
By the
Numbers
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ANNUAL
LEGISLATIVE PAY* |
|
Current: |
Proposed: |
Base salary:
Expense Allowance:
$143 per diem:
TOTAL: |
$16,800
$ 6,000
$15,587
(minimum)
$38,387
|
Base salary:
Expense Allowance:
$143 per diem:
TOTAL: |
$37,500
$6,000
$12,000 (minimum)
$55,500
|
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Michot's Annual Take: |
|
Original Bill |
Final Version |
|
Base salary:
Expense
Allowance:
$143 per diem:
TOTAL:
|
$70,000
$ 6,000
$12,000 (minimum)
$88,000 |
Base salary:
Expense
Allowance:
$143 per diem:
TOTAL: |
$54,700
$ 6,000
$12,000 (minimum)
$72,700 |
The following is
excerpted from the Morning Advocate, June 14, 2008.
House
and Senate leaders (including Senator Michot) would get more. The
House speaker and Senate president’s base pay would be $71,250 per year. The
second-in-commands — the pro-tems — and the chairs of money committees in
each chamber would get $54,750 annually.
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Deep South States Comparison |
Alabama:
Arkansas:
Florida:
Georgia:
Mississippi:
N. Carolina:
S. Carolina:
Texas: |
$10 per day salary
$15,060 per year
$31,932 per year
$17,342 per year
$10,000 per year
$13,951
per year
$10,400 per year
$ 7,200 per year |
*Based on published reports
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