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$14.7 billion (2014 estimate) |
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Government jobs have increased in Kansas by 8 percent in the past decade.[1]
According to 2008 U.S. Census data, the state of Kansas and local governments in the state employed a total of 241,713 people.[2] Of those employees, 172,212 were full-time employees receiving net wages of $584,592,296 per month and 69,501 were part-time employees paid $55,185,557 per month.[2] Nearly 60% of those employees, or 144,587 employees, were in education or higher education.[2]
The state itself employed over 23,000 as of 2011.[3] Approximately 11 percent or fewer of Kansas' government workers leave their jobs each year, compared with 18 percent or more in the private sector.[3]
The Kansas Policy Institute powers KansasOpenGov.org, which includes a State Government Payroll Database updated through 2011.[4]
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $88.66/session day | $151/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Kansas Laura Kelly |
$110,707 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Kansas David Toland |
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Attorney General of Kansas Derek Schmidt |
$98,901 |
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Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab |
$88.66/day |
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Chief of Staff to the Governor of Kansas Will Lawrence |
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Kansas Treasurer Lynn Rogers |
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Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Vicki Schmidt |
As of 2008, the salary of Kansas' governor ranked 36th 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.[5]
Judicial salaries
| Chief Justice | Associate Justices |
|---|---|
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As of early 2010, the salary of Kansas' chief justice ranked 37th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices was $155,230. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices was $151,284.[6]
As of 2010, the salaries of Kansas' associate justices ranked 39th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices was $151,142. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices was $145,984.[6]
State profile
| Demographic data for Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,906,721 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 81,759 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 85.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 5.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.3% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 11.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $52,205 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas
Kansas voted Republican in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.
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- Elections in Kansas
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- More...
See also
External links
- How much it costs individual Kansans to support state government employees
- Kansas Open Gov List of Salaries
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Watchdog, Job Numbers Are Up, Including Government Jobs, Sept. 3, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2008 Kansas Public Employment U.S. Census Data
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas Reporter "Kansas offers buyouts to 4,000 state workers" August 2, 2011
- ↑ KansasOpenGov.org" "State Government Payroll Database.
- ↑ ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008” (dead link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
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