What are the main factors that influence a Lieutenant Governor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Lieutenant Governor's salary?

A Lieutenant Governor's salary grows with experience: starting around $67,291 for beginners, reaching about $72,427 at mid-level, and approach $80,977 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lieutenant Governor?

Lieutenant Governor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lieutenant Governor roles are District of Columbia $77,111, California $76,818, Massachusetts $75,794. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lieutenant Governor roles make?

Salaries for Lieutenant Governor level roles vary by specialization: Lieutenant Colonel: $119,358; Lieutenant: $111,083; Police Lieutenant: $107,233; Lieutenant Officer: $75,711; Fire Lieutenant: $72,928.

How do different companies affect a Lieutenant Governor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lieutenant Governor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Lieutenant Governor Salary in the United States

How much does a Lieutenant Governor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lieutenant Governor in the United States is $69,645 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, a Lieutenant Governor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,253
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,276 to $79,908
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,567

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Lieutenant Governor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,908	$6,659	$1,537	$38
Average	$69,645	$5,804	$1,339	$33
25th Percentile	$62,276	$5,190	$1,198	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Lieutenant Governor Salaries

A Lieutenant Governor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Lieutenant Governor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lieutenant Governor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,291
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,802
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,427
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $80,443
Expert (over 8 years): $80,977

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lieutenant Governor	$67,291
Intermediate Level Lieutenant Governor	$67,802
Senior Level Lieutenant Governor	$72,427
Specialist Level Lieutenant Governor	$80,443
Expert Level Lieutenant Governor	$80,977

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How Do Lieutenant Governor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Lieutenant Governors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $77,111.
California: $76,818.
Massachusetts: $75,794.

District of Columbia $77,111 California $76,818 Massachusetts $75,794 Washington $75,516 New Jersey $75,488 Alaska $75,390 Connecticut $74,429 New York $74,039

Hawaii $72,793 Rhode Island $72,208 Maryland $71,811 Minnesota $71,267 Colorado $71,058 Illinois $70,989 Oregon $70,724 Delaware $70,529

New Hampshire $70,407 Virginia $70,132 Pennsylvania $69,331 Nevada $68,927 North Dakota $68,795 Michigan $68,586 Wisconsin $68,509 Vermont $68,356

Texas $67,931 Maine $67,903 Arizona $67,862 Ohio $67,813 Georgia $67,172 Indiana $66,852 Wyoming $66,789 Utah $66,692

Iowa $66,650 Kansas $66,316 Louisiana $66,218 North Carolina $66,183 Missouri $66,169 Florida $65,898 Montana $65,751 Nebraska $65,612

Kentucky $65,536 South Carolina $65,257 Tennessee $65,083 Idaho $65,013 New Mexico $64,505 Oklahoma $64,393 Alabama $63,982 South Dakota $63,293

Arkansas $62,917 West Virginia $62,715 Mississippi $62,109

Top Paying Cities for Lieutenant Governors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $87,843
San Francisco: $86,881
Oakland: $85,050

San Jose, CA $87,843

San Francisco, CA $86,881

Oakland, CA $85,050

New York, NY $80,188

Paramus, NJ $79,213

Queens Village, NY $79,210

Passaic, NJ $79,143

Bergenfield, NJ $79,137

Stamford, CT $78,984

Huntington, NY $78,955

Newark, NJ $78,441

Bridgeport, CT $78,294

Vallejo, CA $78,155

New Brunswick, NJ $78,127

Petaluma, CA $78,086

Middlesex, NJ $77,953

Somerset, NJ $77,904

Santa Cruz, CA $77,814

Boston, MA $77,389

Monterey, CA $77,145

Seattle, WA $76,985

Santa Rosa, CA $76,971

Los Angeles, CA $76,950

Juneau, AK $76,769

Washington, DC $76,693

Orange, CA $76,445

Santa Ana, CA $76,261

Long Beach, CA $76,191

Anaheim, CA $76,177

Anchorage, AK $76,142

Santa Maria, CA $75,934

Everett, WA $75,920

Danbury, CT $75,674

Bremerton, WA $75,578

Tacoma, WA $75,328

New Suffolk, NY $75,326

Sacramento, CA $75,307

Santa Barbara, CA $75,230

Trenton, NJ $75,153

San Diego, CA $75,153

Brockton, MA $75,077

Fairbanks, AK $74,906

Lompoc, CA $74,729

Lowell, MA $74,672

Ventura, CA $74,659

Nashua, NH $74,645

Stockton, CA $74,638

Modesto, CA $74,130

Poughkeepsie, NY $73,976

Olympia, WA $73,844

Kennewick, WA $73,844

New Haven, CT $73,816

Lawrence, MA $73,566

Hartford, CT $73,496

Riverside, CA $73,482

New Bedford, MA $73,412

Richland, WA $73,412

Bakersfield, CA $73,315

San Bernardino, CA $73,287

New Britain, CT $73,280

Atlantic City, NJ $73,280

New London, CT $73,252

Norwich, CT $73,231

Portsmouth, NH $73,217

Boulder, CO $73,070

Portland, OR $72,974

Worcester, MA $72,967

Minneapolis, MN $72,751

Philadelphia, PA $72,653

Honolulu, HI $72,423

Saint Paul, MN $72,390

Vineland, NJ $72,375

Providence, RI $72,173

Chicago, IL $71,971

Bellingham, WA $71,887

Springfield, MA $71,831

Baltimore, MD $71,811

Chico, CA $71,636

Pittsfield, MA $71,448

Manchester, NH $71,316

Spokane, WA $71,010

Denver, CO $71,003

Albany, NY $70,675

Troy, NY $70,647

Nassau, NY $70,573

Schenectady, NY $70,501

Wilmington, DE $70,446

Burlington, VT $70,348

Salem, OR $70,320

Portland, ME $70,104

Yakima, WA $70,035

Rochester, MN $69,819

Reno, NV $69,784

Fresno, CA $69,784

Milwaukee, WI $69,721

Detroit, MI $69,652

Ann Arbor, MI $69,640

Allentown, PA $69,631

Colorado Springs, CO $69,512

Syracuse, NY $69,477

Carson City, NV $69,477

Houston, TX $69,380

Eugene, OR $69,345

Gary, IN $69,262

Springfield, OR $69,206

Bismarck, ND $69,192

Galveston, TX $69,143

Medford, OR $69,039

Fort Collins, CO $69,011

Concord, NH $68,976

Austin, TX $68,955

Mesa, AZ $68,809

Reading, PA $68,802

Phoenix, AZ $68,795

Dallas, TX $68,774

Saint Cloud, MN $68,707

Madison, WI $68,614

Utica, NY $68,426

Rochester, NY $68,314

Des Moines, IA $68,307

Raleigh, NC $68,300

Atlanta, GA $68,196

Battle Creek, MI $68,175

Salt Lake City, UT $68,154

Lancaster, PA $68,050

Harrisburg, PA $67,952

Kansas City, MO $67,883

Champaign, IL $67,869

Kansas City, KS $67,869

Fort Worth, TX $67,862

Columbus, OH $67,850

Boca Raton, FL $67,834

Pittsburgh, PA $67,806

Richmond, VA $67,778

Indianapolis, IN $67,764

Cleveland, OH $67,757

Las Vegas, NV $67,674

Cincinnati, OH $67,674

Petersburg, VA $67,569

Huntsville, AL $67,465

Lansing, MI $67,418

Lebanon, PA $67,409

Pueblo, CO $67,402

Appleton, WI $67,381

Buffalo, NY $67,353

Dayton, OH $67,332

Racine, WI $67,318

Charlotte, NC $67,312

Saint Louis, MO $67,291

York, PA $67,249

Elkhart, IN $67,249

Gastonia, NC $67,236

Billings, MT $67,219

Beaumont, TX $67,200

Lorain, OH $67,186

Benton Harbor, MI $67,172

Toledo, OH $67,158

Binghamton, NY $67,123

Rock Hill, SC $67,117

Rockford, IL $67,082

Springfield, IL $67,054

Elyria, OH $67,047

Fargo, ND $67,047

Flagstaff, AZ $66,998

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,956

Duluth, MN $66,915

Miami, FL $66,915

Cheyenne, WY $66,866

Grand Forks, ND $66,866

Bangor, ME $66,713

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,636

Durham, NC $66,607

Louisville, KY $66,601

Grand Rapids, MI $66,587

Hialeah, FL $66,580

Casper, WY $66,483

Scranton, PA $66,399

New Orleans, LA $66,378

Virginia Beach, VA $66,371

Akron, OH $66,336

Peoria, IL $66,246

Sarasota, FL $66,232

Nashville, TN $66,183

Omaha, NE $66,183

Green Bay, WI $66,183

Baton Rouge, LA $66,148

Charleston, SC $66,135

Jamestown, NY $66,100

Davenport, IA $66,100

Tucson, AZ $66,065

Saint Petersburg, FL $66,023

Tampa, FL $66,009

Evansville, IN $65,967

Port Arthur, TX $65,967

Bradenton, FL $65,940

Santa Fe, NM $65,814

Orlando, FL $65,689

Clearwater, FL $65,668

Canton, OH $65,522

La Crosse, WI $65,522

Albuquerque, NM $65,480

Newport News, VA $65,473

High Point, NC $65,452

Ogden, UT $65,424

Corpus Christi, TX $65,368

Norfolk, VA $65,327

Laramie, WY $65,327

Rock Island, IL $65,285

Saginaw, MI $65,271

Jacksonville, FL $65,264

Salisbury, NC $65,250

Boise, ID $65,236

Moline, IL $65,201

Fort Myers, FL $65,180

Memphis, TN $65,166

Tulsa, OK $65,132

Waterloo, IA $65,090

Spartanburg, SC $65,020

Lincoln, NE $64,985

Fort Wayne, IN $64,971

Provo, UT $64,964

Cedar Falls, IA $64,881

San Antonio, TX $64,853

Greensboro, NC $64,825

South Bend, IN $64,818

Savannah, GA $64,742

Muskegon, MI $64,714

Birmingham, AL $64,707

Winston Salem, NC $64,673

Lake Charles, LA $64,505

Anderson, IN $64,491

Lexington, KY $64,470

Augusta, GA $64,449

Greenville, SC $64,449

Lima, OH $64,393

Wichita, KS $64,386

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,386

Columbia, SC $64,324

Springfield, OH $64,310

Asheville, NC $64,198

Bloomington, IN $64,150

Knoxville, TN $63,899

Shreveport, LA $63,892

Wilmington, NC $63,801

Roanoke, VA $63,801

Topeka, KS $63,676

Frankfort, KY $63,668

Oklahoma City, OK $63,620

Chillicothe, OH $63,592

Longview, TX $63,586

Melbourne, FL $63,579

Sioux Falls, SD $63,467

Mobile, AL $63,460

Terre Haute, IN $63,432

Altoona, PA $63,391

Amarillo, TX $63,342

Killeen, TX $63,321

Fayetteville, AR $63,265

Chattanooga, TN $63,244

Sioux City, IA $63,182

Idaho Falls, ID $63,168

Lynchburg, VA $63,112

Gainesville, FL $63,021

Portsmouth, OH $62,987

Little Rock, AR $62,973

Lafayette, LA $62,945

Youngstown, OH $62,945

Daytona Beach, FL $62,903

Clarksville, TN $62,896

Pensacola, FL $62,889

Temple, TX $62,884

Hopkinsville, KY $62,680

Erie, PA $62,666

Florence, SC $62,638

Charleston, WV $62,527

Great Falls, MT $62,492

Macon, GA $62,395

Tallahassee, FL $62,388

Fayetteville, NC $62,374

Waco, TX $62,360

Helena, MT $62,311

Pine Bluff, AR $62,285

Vincennes, IN $62,200

Lubbock, TX $62,172

Alamogordo, NM $62,130

Twin Falls, ID $62,067

Rapid City, SD $62,046

Jackson, MS $61,921

Huntington, WV $61,916

Greenville, MS $61,914

Parkersburg, WV $61,843

Montgomery, AL $61,830

Wichita Falls, TX $61,761

Springfield, MO $61,761

Biloxi, MS $61,726

Monroe, LA $61,656

Johnstown, PA $61,608

Sumter, SC $61,580

Columbus, GA $61,573

Pascagoula, MS $61,440

Abilene, TX $61,440

Kingsport, TN $61,259

Albany, GA $61,259

Gulfport, MS $61,238

Alexandria, LA $61,009

Fort Smith, AR $60,835

El Paso, TX $60,647

Las Cruces, NM $60,333

Harlingen, TX $60,156

Pocatello, ID $60,145

Florence, AL $60,055

Brownsville, TX $60,041

Mcallen, TX $59,894

Dothan, AL $59,797

Columbus, MS $59,383

Altus, OK $59,059

Lawton, OK $58,926

Pierre, SD $58,676

What Skills Can Increase a Lieutenant Governor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
Career Development (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.19% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	5.36%
Career Development	1.79%
Business Administration	1.19%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Lieutenant Governor's salary.

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Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Visio	$78,698	13%
Data Integrity	$75,216	8%
Python	$74,520	7%
Sustainability	$73,823	6%
Java	$73,823	6%
Object Oriented Programming	$73,823	6%

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How Education impacts a Lieutenant Governor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lieutenant Governors enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Lieutenant Governor with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $72,281 and $77,748).

Lieutenant Governor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lieutenant Governor

No Diploma 23.5%

High School 23.5%

Associates 17.6%

Bachelors 41.2%

Masters 17.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	23.5%
High School	23.5%
Associates	17.6%
Bachelors	41.2%
Masters	17.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Lieutenant Governor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lieutenant Governor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$62,276

Average $69,645/year

$79,908

$5,190

Average $5,804/month

$6,659

$1,198

Average $1,339/week

$1,537

$30

Average $33/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,908	$6,659	$1,537	$38
Average	$69,645	$5,804	$1,339	$33
25th Percentile	$62,276	$5,190	$1,198	$30

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Salary Trends for Lieutenant Governor

Salaries for a Lieutenant Governor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,363 in 2023 to around $57,237 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lieutenant Governor salary trends, .

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2023

$57,363

2024

$57,607

2025

$57,237

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2024	$57,607
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