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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1694

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Cost-of-Living under the Public Official Compensation Law

[54 Pa.B. 7665]
[Saturday, November 30, 2024]

 Under Section 4(d) of the Public Official Compensation Law, for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025, 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, 2023 through October 31, 2024.

 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, 2023 through October 31, 2024 increased by 3.3764%. Therefore, the salary for legislators for the period beginning December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025 will be $110,015.54.

 Under section 4(d.1) of the Public Official Compensation Law, for the 12-month period beginning December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025, 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, 2023 through October 31, 2024.

 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/Speaker3.3764%$171,741.28
Majority Floor Leader3.3764%$159,398.47
Minority Floor Leader3.3764%$159,398.47
Majority Whip 3.3764%$147,493.39
Minority Whip3.3764%$147,493.39
Majority Caucus Chairman3.3764%$133,383.31
Minority Caucus Chairman3.3764%$133,383.31
Majority Appropriations Chairman3.3764%$147,493.39
Minority Appropriations Chairman3.3764%$147,493.39
Majority Caucus Secretary3.3764%$125,448.15
Minority Caucus Secretary3.3764%$125,448.15
Majority Caucus Policy Chairman3.3764%$125,448.15
Minority Caucus Policy Chairman3.3764%$125,448.15
Majority Caucus Administrator3.3764%$125,448.15
Minority Caucus Administrator3.3764%$125,448.15

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

BROOKE WHEELER, 
Chief Clerk
PA House of Representatives

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1694. Filed for public inspection November 27, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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