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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. In counties having a population of five hundred thousand or more persons, the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
|
Annual Salary |
Annual Salary |
||||
Beginning |
||||||
Officer |
January 1, 2025 |
|||||
Through |
||||||
December 31, 2024 |
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Attorney |
|
$123,678 |
|
$143,678 |
|
|
Assessor |
76,600 |
96,600 |
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Recorder |
76,600 |
96,600 |
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Sheriff |
100,824 |
120,824 |
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Superintendent of schools |
76,600 |
96,600 |
||||
Supervisor |
76,600 |
96,600 |
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Treasurer |
76,600 |
96,600 |
B. In counties having a population of less than five hundred thousand persons, the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
|
Annual Salary |
Annual Salary |
||||
Beginning |
||||||
Officer |
January 1, 2025 |
|||||
Through |
||||||
December 31, 2024 |
||||||
Attorney |
|
$123,678 |
|
$143,678 |
|
|
Assessor |
63,800 |
83,800 |
||||
Recorder |
63,800 |
83,800 |
||||
Sheriff |
100,824 |
120,824 |
||||
Superintendent of schools |
63,800 |
83,800 |
||||
Supervisor |
63,800 |
83,800 |
||||
Treasurer |
63,800 |
83,800 |
C. Each of the officers named in subsections A and B of this section, other than the board of supervisors and the county attorney, may appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary agreed on by the board of supervisors and the officer appointing the deputy.
D. The county attorney shall devote full time to the county attorney's official duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law. The county attorney shall appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary agreed on by the board of supervisors and the officer appointing the chief deputy.
E. In any county included under subsection B of this section, a chief deputy county attorney shall not be appointed unless authorized by the board of supervisors who may authorize or prohibit the chief deputy from engaging in the private practice of law. The annual salary of the chief deputy shall be in an amount agreed on by the county attorney and the board of supervisors.
F. In case of a vacancy in office of any elected county officer included in subsections A and B of this section, the salary of the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall be the same for the balance of the unexpired term as that being paid the previous officeholder.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 11. Counties § 11-419. County salaries - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-11-counties/az-rev-st-sect-11-419/
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