Michael Lynn Parson is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Parson served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and in the Missouri Senate from 2011 to 2017.
Mike Parson Salary: How much does the governor of Missouri make?
According to 2010 figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, Missouri state employee salaries ranked last among all states with an average yearly salary of $36,985 per employee, excluding those who work at public colleges and universities. As of April 2012, Missouri employees had not received a general pay increase since 2009.
In 2012, the Senate voted to give a 2 percent raise to employees earning $45,000 or less. The proposed raise would impact 46,000 public employees, 82 percent of the state, and cost taxpayers $33 million.
As of 2008, the salary of Missouri’s governor ranked 26th among U.S. governors’ salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors was $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors was $129,962.