{"id":122227,"date":"2021-04-22T19:28:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=122227"},"modified":"2021-04-22T19:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:28:43","slug":"andrew-cuomo-is-top-paid-governor-in-history-despite-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/andrew-cuomo-is-top-paid-governor-in-history-despite-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo is top-paid governor in history despite scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite the scandals swirling around him, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the country's highest-paid governor in history with an annual salary of $225,000.<\/p>\n
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will likely face a recall election, clocks in at number two with a 2020 salary of $202,000, according to Open The Books. The average gubernatorial salary was $143,270 in 2018, according to the Council of State Governments.<\/p>\n
CUOMO’S OFFICE FIRES BACK AT CLAIMS HE MISUSED PUBLIC RESOURCES TO PRODUCE BOOK AMID POTENTIAL INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/p>\n Cuomo was set to receive a $25,000 pay raise in 2021, which would have brought his salary to $250,000, but deferred it. The increase would have taken effect on Jan. 1, 2021, according to a resolution<\/u> passed by the state Senate and Assembly in 2019.<\/p>\n The $25,000 increase was part of a three-year pay increase of $71,000, according to Open The Books.<\/p>\n