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<p>HARRISBURG &#8212; A raise this holiday season will give Pennsylvania state lawmakers, judges and top executive branch officials an extra reason to celebrate.</p><p>Their salary increase for the year ahead will be 1.6 percent, a figure tied by state law to the year-over-year change in the consumer price index published by the U.S. Department of Labor for urban consumers in the mid-Atlantic region.</p><p>The annual adjustment takes effect Dec. 1 for lawmakers and Jan. 1, 2019, for judicial and executive branch officials. It is twice the size of last year&#8217;s increase and is roughly in line with private-sector wage changes.</p><p>The median wage in Pennsylvania after adjusting for inflation shrank by 1 percent over the 12-month period ending in June, according to an analysis of federal data by the Harrisburg-based Keystone Research Center.</p><p>Federal data from the 12-month period ending in October showed average wages for private-sector workers in Pennsylvania increased 3 percent before inflation, said Mark Price, a labor economist for the Keystone Research Center.</p><p>Highest-paid is state Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Saylor, a Republican. His salary will rise by about $3,400 to around $217,000. The salary of Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, will rise about $3,100 to $198,000, although he donates it to charity.</p><p>Most lawmakers, already the nation&#8217;s second-highest paid, will see a base pay increase of $1,430 to about $88,600. They also receive per diems. Lawmakers in leadership posts will top out at $138,300 for House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson.</p><p>The four party floor leaders will each make almost $128,400 while caucus whips and Appropriations Committee chairmen will receive $118,800.</p><p>County court judges will see increases to about $183,000, while judges in larger districts, such as Philadelphia and Allegheny County, will get slightly more.</p><p>The salary for the lieutenant governor-elect, John Fetterman, will surpass $166,300. Fetterman will be sworn in Jan. 15. The three statewide elected row officers &#8212; Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Treasurer Joe Torsella and Auditor General Eugene DePasquale &#8212; each will make about $164,700.</p><p>The salaries for the heads of Wolf&#8217;s 18 cabinet agencies will rise by law, topping out at about $158,400 for leaders of the largest departments.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Marc Levy</p><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Pa. lawmakers, judges, top officials in line for pay raises