October 11, 2019: The average salary paid to U.S. governors in 2018 was $143,270.

Ballotpedia reports that the five highest-paid governors were found in California at $201,680, New York at $200,000, Pennsylvania at $194,850, Tennessee at $194,112, and Massachusetts at $185,000.

The states with the five lowest gubernatorial salaries in 2018 were Maine at $70,000, Colorado at $90,000, Arizona at $95,500, Oregon at $98,600, and Kansas at $99,636.

See the full list of gubernatorial salaries here.

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