Kansas is poised to raise salaries for local legislators in early 2025, which would significantly increase their income compared to similar positions in other states, writes Associated press.
The salary increase for rank-and-file legislators would be 93% of previous income, reaching almost $58,000 annually.
Legislative leaders will receive additional pay for their duties, and the local House speaker and Senate leader will earn from $44,000 to more than $85,000 a year.
The document states that the increase in fees was approved by representatives of both parties. They created a bipartisan commission, and the commission’s wage increase proposal will go into effect unless it is rejected.
“Some Kansas legislators have complained for years that their $30,000 annual salaries are inadequate, that their responsibilities limit them to working outside the office or even prevent them from holding other jobs,” the text says.
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