Salaries for Legislators, Statewide Elected Officials, and County Officers

Section 2-2-307, C.R.S., governs the salaries of the members of the General Assembly.  Members of the General Assembly receive the same salary each year of their term, unless an exception is made in statute.  Member salaries are adjusted at the beginning of each term to equal 25 percent of a county judge's salary during the first year of the term.  Senators serve four-year terms, while members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms.  State law requires salaries to be paid in twelve equal monthly amounts.  Therefore, members receive a full month salary in January at the beginning of their term, and their last month of salary in December at the end of their term.  Health care and other benefits end on December 31 immediately before the end of their term.

73rd General Assembly -- 2021 and 2022 salaries.  Table 1 summarizes legislator salaries for calendar years 2021 and 2022.  During calendar year 2021, all members of the General Assembly received $40,242 annually payable in twelve equal monthly amounts.  In calendar year 2022, all members of the General Assembly whose terms began on the first day of the legislative session in January of 2021 receive $41,449 annually.  All members whose terms began prior to January 2021 receive $40,242 annually.

74th General Assembly -- 2023 and 2024 salaries.  Table 2 shows legislator salaries for calendar years 2023 and 2024.  Senators whose terms began prior to January 2023 will receive $41,449 annually.  Senators whose terms begin on the first day of the legislative session in January of 2023 and all members of the House will receive $43,977 annually. 

Pursuant to Section 30-2-102 (2.3) (b), C.R.S., every two years, the Director of Research of the Legislative Council adjusts the amount of each annual salary in each specified statutory category for county officers based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area.  In accordance with the statutory requirement, this document provides salaries for the following county officers for 2022 and 2023:
•    County Commissioners;
•    County Sheriffs;
•    County Treasurers, Assessors, and Clerks;
•    County Coroners; and
•    County Surveyors.

This document has been updated to reflect Senate Bill 22-065, which sets 2023 salaries for full time coroners in category II, III, and IV counties whose terms begin in 2023 equal to salaries for commissioners, treasurers, assessors, and clerks.  The bill also requires these salaries to be adjusted for inflation in the same manner as those for other positions, beginning in 2024.