2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 32 - Taxation and Finance
Chapter 15 - Salaries And Fees
§ 1003 State officers
§ 1003. State officers
(a) Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an annual salary as follows:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
as of as of
July 8, 2018 January 6, 2019
Governor $175,899 $178,274
Lieutenant Governor 74,666 75,674
Secretary of State 111,536 113,042
State Treasurer 111,536 113,042
Auditor of Accounts 111,536 113,042
Attorney General 133,524 135,327
(b) The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed in this subsection at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for that position to a salary that does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection. The maximum salary for each appointive officer shall be 50 percent above the base salary. Annually, the Governor may grant to each of those officers an annual salary adjustment subject to the maximum salary. The annual salary adjustment granted to officers under this subsection shall not exceed the average of the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor may grant a special salary increase subject to the maximum salary, or a bonus, to any officer listed in this subsection whose job duties have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the average of the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(1) Heads of the following Departments and Agencies:
Base Salary Base Salary
as of as of
July 8, 2018 January 6, 2019
(A) Administration $106,365 $107,801
(B) Agriculture, Food and Markets 106,365 107,801
(C) Financial Regulation 99,436 100,778
(D) Buildings and General Services 99,436 100,778
(E) Children and Families 99,436 100,778
(F) Commerce and Com-
munity Development 106,365 107,801
(G) Corrections 99,436 100,778
(H) Defender General 99,436 100,778
(I) Disabilities, Aging, and 99,436 100,778
Independent Living
(J) Economic Development 90,200 91,418
(K) Education 106,365 107,801
(L) Environmental Conservation 99,436 100,778
(M) Finance and Management 99,436 100,778
(N) Fish and Wildlife 90,200 91,418
(O) Forests, Parks and Recreation 90,200 91,418
(P) Health 99,436 100,778
(Q) Housing and Community 90,200 91,418
Development
(R) Human Resources 99,436 100,778
(S) Human Services 106,365 107,801
(T) Digital Services 106,365 107,801
(U) Labor 99,436 100,778
(V) Libraries 90,200 91,418
(W) Liquor Control 90,200 91,418
(X) Lottery 90,200 91,418
(Y) Mental Health 99,436 100,778
(Z) Military 99,436 100,778
(AA) Motor Vehicles 90,200 91,418
(BB) Natural Resources 106,365 107,801
(CC) Natural Resources Board Chair 90,200 91,418
(DD) Public Safety 99,436 100,778
(EE) Public Service 99,436 100,778
(FF) Taxes 99,436 100,778
(GG) Tourism and Marketing 90,200 91,418
(HH) Transportation 106,365 107,801
(II) Vermont Health Access 99,436 100,778
(JJ) Veterans' Home 99,436 100,778
(2) The Secretary of Administration may include the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation in any pay plans that may be established under the authority of subsection 1020(c) of this title, provided the minimum hiring rate does not fall below a base salary, as of July 8, 2018 of $76,470.00 and as of January 6, 2019 of $77,502.00.
(3) If the Chair of the Natural Resources Board is employed on less than a full-time basis, the hiring and salary maximums for that position shall be reduced proportionately.
(4) When a permanent employee is appointed to an exempt position, the Governor may authorize such employee to retain the present salary even though it is in excess of any salary maximum provided in statute.
(c) The officers of the Judicial Branch named below shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
as of as of
July 8, 2018 January 6, 2019
(1) Chief Justice of $169,297 $171,583
Supreme
Court
(2) Each Associate 161,576 163,757
Justice
(3) Administrative 161,576 163,757
judge
(4) Each Superior 153,603 155,677
judge
(5) [Repealed.]
(6) Each magistrate 115,815 117,379
(7) Each Judicial 115,815 117,379
Bureau hearing
officer
(d) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the Defender General shall not receive compensation in excess of the compensation established for the Attorney General in this section.
(e) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the maximum salary for the Commissioner of Health may not exceed $150,000.00. (Added 1965, No. 125, § 1, eff. July 2, 1965; amended 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1967, No. 126, § 1, No. 200, § 1, eff. July 1, 1967, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), Pt. IV, § 9, eff. at beginning of respective elective terms in 1971, Pt. V, § 10, eff. April 15, 1970; 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 14, 16; 1971, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 117, §§ 1, 2; 1973, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 18, 19, eff. July 1, 1974; 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 1977, No. 105, § 19, eff. July 1, 1977; 1977, No. 109, § 15, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 2, 1978, and Jan. 4, 1979; 1977, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 59, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1981, No. 91, § 7, eff. July 5, 1981; § 13, eff. upon taking the oath of office in Jan. 1983; § 14, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 8, 8a-8c; 1983, No. 88, § 2, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 95, § 308; 1983, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14(b), eff. April 19, 1984; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a); 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, 20; 1985, No. 93, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 4, 21; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1987, No. 121, §§ 2, 3; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4, 7; 1989, No. 67, §§ 1, 1a, 3; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a); 1989, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 25(a); 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 5, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 16, 17, eff. May 6, 1996; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 11; 1997, No. 28, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 1999, No. 40, § 1, eff. July 4, 1999; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 66, § 1; 2003, No. 66, § 315; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 116, 117, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 1; 2007, No. 47, § 1; 2007, No. 65, § 116; 2007, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5; 2013, No. 50, § E.802.1; 2013, No. 56, § 14, retroactively eff. Jan. 2, 2013; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4; 2015, No. 58, § B.1110, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F3; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F4; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 5.)
[Section 1003 effective July 1, 2019; see also section 1003 effective until July 1, 2019 .]
§ 1003. State officers
(a) Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an annual salary as follows:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
as of as of
July 7, 2019 January 5, 2020
Governor $181,661 $184,113
Lieutenant Governor 77,112 78,153
Secretary of State 115,190 116,745
State Treasurer 115,190 116,745
Auditor of Accounts 115,190 116,745
Attorney General 137,898 139,760
(b) The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed in this subsection at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for that position to a salary that does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection. The maximum salary for each appointive officer shall be 50 percent above the base salary. Annually, the Governor may grant to each of those officers an annual salary adjustment subject to the maximum salary. The annual salary adjustment granted to officers under this subsection shall not exceed the average of the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor may grant a special salary increase subject to the maximum salary, or a bonus, to any officer listed in this subsection whose job duties have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the average of the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(1) Heads of the following Departments and Agencies:
Base Salary Base Salary
as of as of
July 7, 2019 January 5, 2020
(A) Administration $109,849 $111,332
(B) Agriculture, Food and Markets 109,849 111,332
(C) Financial Regulation 102,693 104,079
(D) Buildings and General Services 102,693 104,079
(E) Children and Families 102,693 104,079
(F) Commerce and Com-
munity Development 109,849 111,332
(G) Corrections 102,693 104,079
(H) Defender General 102,693 104,079
(I) Disabilities, Aging, and 102,693 104,079
Independent Living
(J) Economic Development 93,155 94,413
(K) Education 109,849 111,332
(L) Environmental Conservation 102,693 104,079
(M) Finance and Management 102,693 104,079
(N) Fish and Wildlife 93,155 94,413
(O) Forests, Parks and Recreation 93,155 94,413
(P) Health 102,693 104,079
(Q) Housing and Community 93,155 94,413
Development
(R) Human Resources 102,693 104,079
(S) Human Services 109,849 111,332
(T) Digital Services 109,849 111,332
(U) Labor 102,693 104,079
(V) Libraries 93,155 94,413
(W) Liquor Control 93,155 94,413
(X) Lottery 93,155 94,413
(Y) Mental Health 102,693 104,079
(Z) Military 102,693 104,079
(AA) Motor Vehicles 93,155 94,413
(BB) Natural Resources 109,849 111,332
(CC) Natural Resources Board Chair 93,155 94,413
(DD) Public Safety 102,693 104,079
(EE) Public Service 102,693 104,079
(FF) Taxes 102,693 104,079
(GG) Tourism and Marketing 93,155 94,413
(HH) Transportation 109,849 111,332
(II) Vermont Health Access 102,693 104,079
(JJ) Veterans' Home 102,693 104,079
(2) The Secretary of Administration may include the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation in any pay plans that may be established under the authority of subsection 1020(c) of this title, provided the minimum hiring rate does not fall below a base salary, as of July 7, 2019 of $78,975.00 and as of January 5, 2020 of $80,041.00.
(3) If the Chair of the Natural Resources Board is employed on less than a full-time basis, the hiring and salary maximums for that position shall be reduced proportionately.
(4) When a permanent employee is appointed to an exempt position, the Governor may authorize such employee to retain the present salary even though it is in excess of any salary maximum provided in statute.
(c) The officers of the Judicial Branch named below shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows:
Annual Annual
Salary as Salary as
Of of
July 7, January 5,
2019 2020
(1) Chief Justice of Supreme $174,843 $177,203
Court
(2) Each Associate Justice 166,868 169,121
(3) Administrative judge 166,868 169,121
(4) Each Superior judge 158,635 160,777
(5) [Repealed.]
(6) Each magistrate 119,609 121,224
(7) Each Judicial Bureau hearing 119,609 121,224
officer
(d) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the Defender General shall not receive compensation in excess of the compensation established for the Attorney General in this section.
(e) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the maximum salary for the Commissioner of Health may not exceed $150,000.00. (Added 1965, No. 125, § 1, eff. July 2, 1965; amended 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1967, No. 126, § 1, No. 200, § 1, eff. July 1, 1967, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), Pt. IV, § 9, eff. at beginning of respective elective terms in 1971, Pt. V, § 10, eff. April 15, 1970; 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 14, 16; 1971, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 117, §§ 1, 2; 1973, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 18, 19, eff. July 1, 1974; 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 1977, No. 105, § 19, eff. July 1, 1977; 1977, No. 109, § 15, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 2, 1978, and Jan. 4, 1979; 1977, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 59, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1981, No. 91, § 7, eff. July 5, 1981; § 13, eff. upon taking the oath of office in Jan. 1983; § 14, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 8, 8a-8c; 1983, No. 88, § 2, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 95, § 308; 1983, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14(b), eff. April 19, 1984; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a); 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, 20; 1985, No. 93, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 4, 21; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1987, No. 121, §§ 2, 3; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4, 7; 1989, No. 67, §§ 1, 1a, 3; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a); 1989, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 25(a); 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 5, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 16, 17, eff. May 6, 1996; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 11; 1997, No. 28, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 1999, No. 40, § 1, eff. July 4, 1999; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 66, § 1; 2003, No. 66, § 315; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 116, 117, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 1; 2007, No. 47, § 1; 2007, No. 65, § 116; 2007, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5; 2013, No. 50, § E.802.1; 2013, No. 56, § 14, retroactively eff. Jan. 2, 2013; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4; 2015, No. 58, § B.1110, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F3; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F4; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 5; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 8, eff. July 1, 2019.)
