Who gets the most money in Kentucky’s part-time legislature? Here is the Top 25 list.
Following are the highest compensated of the 138 members of the Kentucky General Assembly for 2020.
Legislative compensation includes salary and expense allowances; itemized expenses, including out-of-state travel costs; mileage to and from the Capitol; and a small stipend for stationary. Chamber leaders and committee chairmen are paid more than rank-and-file lawmakers. All data is provided by the Legislative Research Commission.
1. Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, $97,912.
2. Rep. Jim Gooch Jr., R-Providence, $90,478.
3. House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, $85,685
4. Rep. Angie Hatton, D-Whitesburg, $84,915
5. Sen. Johnny Ray Turner*, D-Prestonsburg, $83,163
6. Sen. Derrick Graham, D-Frankfort, $80,809
7. Rep. Suzanne Miles, R-Owensboro, $79,620
8. Rep. Walker Thomas, R-Hopkinsville, $78,881
9. Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Shively, $78,872
10. Rep. Steven Rudy, R-Paducah, $78,360
11. Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, $78,257
12. Rep. Myron Dossett, R-Pembroke, $77,950
13. Sen. Mike Wilson, R-Bowling Green, $77,944
14. Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, $77,753
15. Rep. Dean Schamore*, D-Hardinsburg, $76,023
16. Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, $75,355
17. Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, $75,323
18. Rep. Terri Branham Clark*, D-Catlettsburg, $74,603
19. Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, $74,477
20. Rep. Russell Webber, R-Shepherdsville, $73,687
21. Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Crofton, $72,989
22. Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser, R-Taylor Mill, $72,051
23. Rep. Brandon Reed, R-Hodgenville, $71,894
24. Sen. Dennis Parrett, D-Elizabethtown, $71,886
25. Rep. Sal Santoro, R-Union, $71,362
* No longer holds seat.
This story was originally published March 2, 2022 at 3:00 PM.
