|
Rank
|
State
|
Total (in millions)
|
Per Capita
|
Rank Per Capita
|
Year Round
|
| 1. | New York | $178.1 | $9.80 | 5 | Yes |
| 2. | California | $176.2 | $5.61 | 31 | Yes |
| 3. | Pennsylvania | $142.8 | $11.85 | 4 | Yes |
| 4. | Florida | $112.1 | $8.04 | 15 | No |
| 5. | Michigan | $86.7 | $9.13 | 9 | Yes |
| 6. | Texas | $71.0 | $3.86 | 44 | No |
| 7. | Illinois | $59.8 | $5.09 | 33 | Yes |
| 8. | New Jersey | $46.7 | $5.91 | 27 | Yes |
| 9. | Washington | $43.2 | $8.09 | 14 | No |
| 10. | Wisconsin | $43.0 | $8.47 | 13 | Yes |
| 11. | Massachusetts | $42.4 | $7.01 | 19 | Yes |
| 12. | Minnesota | $40.9 | $8.96 | 11 | No |
New England |
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| 15. | Connecticut | $29.6 | $9.04 | 10 | No |
| 33. | Rhode Island | $13.9 | $13.99 | 3 | No |
| 39. | Maine | $11.7 | $9.43 | 7 | No |
| 42. | New Hampshire | $8.8 | $7.75 | 16 | No |
| 46. | Vermont | $5.7 | $9.75 | 6 | No |
Source: National Conference of State Legislators, U.S. Census Bureau; 1994 Figures
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Ten Highest Paying Legislatures (As of March 1995)
|
||
|
Rank
|
State
|
Salary
|
| 1. | California |
$72,000
|
| 2. | New York |
$57,500
|
| 3. | Michigan |
$49, 155
|
| 4. | Pennsylvania |
$47,000
|
| 5. | Massachusetts |
$46,410
|
| 6. | Ohio |
$42,427
|
| 7. | Illinois |
$42,265
|
| 8. | Wisconsin |
$38,056
|
| 9. | New Jersey |
$35,000
|
| 10. | Hawaii, Oklahoma (tie) |
$32,000
|
|
Number of Bills Introduced and Enacted in the Highest Paying Legislatures, 1993
|
||
|
State
|
Bills Introduced
|
Bills Enacted
|
| New York |
14,596
|
720
|
| Massachusetts |
7,667
|
498
|
| Hawaii |
4,086
|
365
|
| Pennsylvania |
3,816
|
131
|
| Illinois |
3,694
|
527
|
| California |
3,664
|
1,307
|
| Michigan |
2,232
|
362
|
| New Jersey |
3,532
|
215
|
| Wisconsin |
1,584
|
121
|
| Oklahoma |
1,416
|
366
|
| Ohio |
841
|
78
|
Source for both charts: The Council of State Governments, Book of the States, 1996.