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thechickenmoo t1_jbdlkrr wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Fairfax County Board of Supervisors vote in favor of giving themselves a massive raise by Pantherax_k

According to the article it's a 35% to 45% raise. That doesn't seem reasonable.

The article points out they recently voted to raise other county workers wages by 5% which seems reasonable. However they also warn about a 7% larger tax bill so....

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gophergun t1_jbdz21b wrote

It's a lot when it's framed as a single year increase, but the board's pay was last adjusted in 2015. It still outpaces inflation, but a county board member or executive making $130-145K in a place like Fairfax isn't that surprising to me. The closest equivalent where I live, a county commissioner, makes about $124K.

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PyreDruid t1_jbi0doo wrote

The salaries they list would barely put them over median household income there if they’re the sole earner.

It seems nuts but Fairfax is one of the richest counties in the country. The board of supervisors there getting $130k, that’s comparable to the salary of the governor of Montana. Which may seem odd, but Fairfax is more populous than Montana.

The salaries seem ok in context.

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