State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-8 > Article-1 > Section-8-1-18-1-1. Compensation of elective state officers. A. Annual compensation of elective state officers shall be paid as follows:
governor ....................................................$110,000
secretary of state ............................................85,000
state auditor .................................................85,000
state treasurer ...............................................85,000
attorney general ..............................................95,000
commissioner of public lands ..................................90,000
public regulation commissioner ...............................90,000.
B. Any person succeeding to the office of governor as provided in Article 5, Section 7 of the constitution of New Mexico shall receive the salary of the office. Every person serving as acting governor during the incapacity or absence of the governor from the state, other than the secretary of state, shall receive two hundred fifty dollars ($250) as compensation for each day's service as acting governor.
C. All compensation under this section shall be paid from the general fund, except that the amount paid to the commissioner of public lands shall be paid from the state lands maintenance fund.
