LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor J.R. 5
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Joint Resolution 5
(Senate Joint Resolution 5 )
A Senate Joint Resolution concerning
Governor’s Salary Commission – Salary Recommendations for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor
FOR the purpose of establishing the salaries to be paid the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, as directed by Article II, Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution, for the
4–year term of office beginning January 18, 2023.
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution established a
seven–member Governor’s Salary Commission composed of the State Treasurer, three
members appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Delegates. The Governor’s Salary Commission is currently
constituted as follows: Nancy K. Kopp, State Treasurer; Jamar R. Brown, Esq.; Eleanor M.
Carey, Esq.; Bruce M. Plaxen, appointed by the President of the Senate; and D. Bruce Poole;
Lindsey Reynolds; Charles G. (Chuck) Tildon III, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Delegates. The Commission elected Bruce M. Plaxen as Chair; and
WHEREAS, Under Article II, Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution, this Joint
Resolution may be amended to decrease, but not increase, the salaries recommended by the
Governor’s Salary Commission. The salaries may not be decreased below their January
2022 levels. If the General Assembly fails to adopt a Joint Resolution in accordance with
Article II, Section 21A within 50 calendar days after introduction of this Joint Resolution,
the salaries recommended by the Governor’s Salary Commission shall apply effective
January 18, 2023. If the General Assembly amends this Joint Resolution, the salaries
specified in the Joint Resolution, as amended, shall apply; and
WHEREAS, At the meetings conducted in November 2021, the Commission
evaluated gubernatorial compensation relative to a number of principles: changes in the
cost of living, maintenance of a reasonable differential between the Governor’s salary and
of other major State officials in Maryland as well as Maryland county executives, and
acceptable comparability with salaries of the governors of other states. The Commission
selected tentative salaries for the two offices and solicited public views regarding its
proposals. Thereafter, the Commission made its final determinations which are presented
in this Joint Resolution and discussed in the Commission’s Report, dated January 2022;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That under Article
II, Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution, the annual salaries recommended by the
Governor’s Salary Commission be adopted as follows, to be effective January 18, 2023, for
the 4–year term of office:
Governor: J.R. 5 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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For the first year, $184,000;
For the second year, $188,000;
For the third year, $192,000; and
For the fourth year, $195,000; and
Lieutenant Governor:
For the first year, $165,000;
For the second year, $170,000;
For the third year, $173,000; and
For the fourth year, $175,000; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
Legislative Services to the Honorable Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland; the
Honorable Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor; and David Brinkley, Secretary of
Budget and Management.
Enacted under Article II, § 21A(d) of the Maryland Constitution, March 16, 2022.