By The News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Supreme Court justices are the highest-paid statewide officials, with their salaries substantially higher than the amounts paid to the governor, state Cabinet members and legislators.
Here are the 2019-2020 salaries for a variety of state officials and judges:
— Supreme Court justices: $220,600
— District Courts of Appeal judges: $169,554
— State attorneys: $169,554
— Public defenders: $169,554
— Circuit judges: $160,688
— County judges: $151,822
— Public Service Commission members: $132,036
— Gov. Ron DeSantis: $130,273
— Attorney General Ashley Moody, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis: $128,972
— Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez: $124,851
— Senate President Bill Galvano and House Speaker Jose Oliva: $41,181
— House and Senate members: $29,697
Note: State officials may voluntarily reduce their salaries.
Sources: State budget and the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research
Commissioner of Education $275,000
I believe some of those positions are underpaid and especially the governor's who should be making at least double for the work he is doing. He also deserves a new state-of-the-art jet to travel the state.
We Floridians are getting our money's worth with Governor DeSantis!
I assume you know the legislature is only a part time job and all these folks have a "real" job or business elsewhere.
Senate President Bill Galvano and House Speaker Jose Oliva: $41,181
— House and Senate members: $29,697
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And in just a few Years, they are $Millionairs...……………………