HB 2551
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2551: county salaries; approval
Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19
Committee on Government
Overview
Requires, beginning January 1, 2025, the County Board of Supervisors (Board) to approve an
increase in specified county officer salary.
History
Currently, statute prescribes, by county population, the salaries for county officers (A.R.S. § 11-
419). These salaries were last increased in the 2021 Legislative Session. The annual salaries for
county officers beginning January 1, 2025 are as follows:
Counties with a population of less than
500,000 persons
Officer Annual Salary
Attorney $143,678
Assessor $83,800
Recorder $83,800
Sheriff $120,824
Superintendent of schools $83,800
Supervisor $83,800
Treasurer $83,800
Provisions
1. Instructs the Board in each county to approve an increase in salary for the following county
officers:
a) Attorney;
b) Assessor;
c) Recorder;
d) Sheriff;
e) Superintendent of schools;
f) Supervisors; and
g) Treasurer. (Sec. 1)
2. Authorizes the Board to approve a salary increase less than statutorily required but must not
be less than the officers current salary. (Sec. 1)
3. States this act applies to increase salaries beginning January 1, 2025. (Sec. 2)
Counties with a population of 500,000 or
more persons
Officer Annual Salary
Attorney $143,678
Assessor $96,600
Recorder $96,600
Sheriff $120,824
Superintendent of schools $96,600
Supervisor $96,600
Treasurer $96,600
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