Governor Salaries in the United States 2023
According to data from The Council of State Governments (CSG), the current annual salaries of Governors range from a low of $73,470 to a high of $250,960.
Gavin Newsom Salary (California)
The highest-paid Governor in the United States as of 2023 is Gavin Newsom, the current governor of California. His salary is $215 thousand per year, he gets $18 thousand per month, this excludes all the allowances he is entitled to.
Gavin Newsom Net Worth: $27 million
Janet Mills Salary (Maine)
The lowest-paid governor is Janet Mills from the state of Maine. Janet gets an annual salary of over $73 thousand and a monthly salary of over $10 thousand, this excludes her numerous allowances.
The Table below shows a list of newly elected governors in the November 2022 election.
| Governor Name | Salary per year | Salary per month |
| Gavin Newsom (California) | $215 thousand | $18 thousand |
| Kathy Hochul (New York) | $205 thousand | $16 thousand |
| Maura Healey (Massachusetts) | $201 thousand | $17 thousand |
| Tom Wolf (Pennsylvania) | $196 thousand | $15 thousand |
| Bill Lee (Tennessee) | $191 thousand | $16 thousand |
| Jay Inslee (Washington) | $188 thousand | $18 thousand |
| Phil Scott (Vermont) | $185 thousand | $15 thousand |
| J. B. Pritzker (Illinois) | $185 thousand | $17 thousand |
| Brian Kemp (Georgia) | $182 thousand | $16 thousand |
| Phil Murphy (New Jersey) | $150 thousand | $15 thousand |
