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Years
Salary
1789_1815
17891815
$6.00 per diem
1815_1817
18151817
$1,500 per annum
1817_1855
18171855
$8.00 per diem
1855_1865
18551865
$3,000 per annum
1865_1871
18651871
$5,000 per annum
1871_1873
18711873
$7,500 per annum
1873_1907
18731907
$5,000 per annum
1907_1925
19071925
$7,500 per annum
1925_1932
19251932
$10,000 per annum
1932_1933
19321933
$9,000 per annum
1933_1935
19331935
$8,500 per annum
1935_1947
19351947
$10,000 per annum
1947_1955
19471955
$12,500 per annum
1955_1965
19551965
$22,500 per annum
1965_1969
19651969
$30,000 per annum
1969_1975
19691975
$42,500 per annum
1975_1977
19751977
$44,600 per annum
1977_1978
19771978
$57,500 per annum
1979_1983
19791983
$60,662.50 per annum
1983
1983
$69,800 per annum
1984
1984
$72,600 per annum
1985_1986
19851986
$75,100 per annum
19870101_19870203
Jan 1, 1987 Feb 3, 1987
$77,400 per annum
19870204
Feb 4, 1987
$89,500 per annum
19900201
Feb 1, 1990
$98,400 per annum
1991
1991
$101,900 per annum
19910815
Aug 15, 1991
$125,100 per annum
1992
1992
$129,500 per annum
1993
1993
$133,600 per annum
1994
1994
$133,600 per annum
1995
1995
$133,600 per annum
1996
1996
$133,600 per annum
1997
1997
$133,600 per annum
1998
1998
$136,700 per annum
1999
1999
$136,700 per annum
2000
2000
$141,300 per annum
2001
2001
$145,100 per annum
2002
2002
$150,000 per annum
2003
2003
$154,700 per annum
2004
2004
$158,100 per annum
2005
2005
$162,100 per annum
2006
2006
$165,200 per annum
2007
2007
$165,200 per annum
2008
2008
$169,300 per annum
2009
2009
$174,000 per annum
2010
2010
$174,000 per annum
2011
2011
$174,000 per annum
2012
2012
$174,000 per annum
2013
2013
$174,000 per annum
2014
2014
$174,000 per annum
2015
2015
$174,000 per annum
2016
2016
$174,000 per annum
2017
2017
$174,000 per annum
2018
2018
$174,000 per annum
2019
2019
$174,000 per annum
2020
2020
$174,000 per annum
2021
2021
$174,000 per annum
2022
2022
$174,000 per annum
2023
2023
$174,000 per annum
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