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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1820

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Cost-of-Living Factor under the Public Official Compensation Law

[52 Pa.B. 7251]
[Saturday, November 26, 2022]

 Under Section 4(d) of the Public Official Compensation Law, for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023, the salary of the members of the General Assembly shall be increased by a cost-of-living factor which is determined by increasing the amount of the salary by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022.

 The percentage increase and the new salary amount have been determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives as follows:

 The CPI-U for the period November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022 increased by 7.7667%. Therefore, the salary for legislators for the period beginning December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 will be $102,844.07.

 Under section 4(d.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law, for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023, the additional compensation of the officers and leaders of the General Assembly shall be increased by a cost-of-living factor which is determined by increasing the amount of the salary by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area, officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022.

 The percentage change and the new compensation amounts have been determined jointly by the Chief Clerk of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives as follows:

Leadership Position% Increase  New Compensation
President pro tempore/Speaker7.7667%$160,546.15
Majority Floor Leader7.7667%$149,007.92
Minority Floor Leader7.7667%$149,007.92
Majority Whip7.7667%$137,878.88
Minority Whip7.7667%$137,878.88
Majority Caucus Chairman7.7667%$124,688.58
Minority Caucus Chairman7.7667%$124,688.58
Majority Appropriations Chairman 7.7667%$137,878.88
Minority Appropriations Chairman7.7667%$137,878.88
Majority Caucus Secretary7.7667%$117,270.68
Minority Caucus Secretary7.7667%$117,270.68
Majority Caucus Policy Chairman7.7667%$117,270.68
Minority Caucus Policy Chairman7.7667%$117,270.68
Majority Caucus Administrator7.7667%$117,270.68
Minority Caucus Administrator7.7667%$117,270.68

DONETTA M. D'INNOCENZO, 
Chief Clerk
Senate of Pennsylvania

BROOKE WHEELER, 
Chief Clerk
House of Representatives

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1820. Filed for public inspection November 23, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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