Governor Gets 7% Pay Raise | Seattle News

Seattle News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

Governor Bob Ferguson just landed a 7% pay bump, pushing his salary to $234,275 — a $30K jump since he took office. But this isn’t his call — it’s the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, formed in 1987, that sets these numbers. In March, they approved a two-year plan that gave big raises to the governor, attorney general, and state lawmakers. Everyone in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches got cost-of-living adjustments — 3% last July and another 2% this week — matching state workers’ contracts. Lawmakers also got an extra 5% boost this week…