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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 3401.1. Compensation of elected officers

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The minimum annual salaries of the elected officers of counties of the second class set forth in section 401  1 shall be as follows:

(1) County commissioner, chairman, $41,540;

(2) County commissioners, other than chairman, $39,295;

(3) Controller, $36,181;

(4) Treasurer, $36,181;

(5) Coroner, $30,000;

(6) Recorder of Deeds, $33,681;

(7) Prothonotary, $33,681;

(8) Clerk of Courts, $33,681;

(9) Register of Wills, $34,804;

(10) Sheriff, $30,000; and

(11) Jury Commissioner, $25,700.

(b) From and after the effective date of this section, the county commissioners of counties of the second class shall have the power to fix the salary of all county officers governed by the provisions of subsection (a).

(c) The county commissioners of counties of the second class shall not reduce the salary of any county officer below the amount set forth in subsection (a).

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