Compensation of elected county officials and county commissioners for each class of county; effective date

(1) The increased salaries to be paid to the county commissioners and the other elected county officials described in this section on and after July 1, 2014, on and after July 1, 2022, and on and after July 1, 2026, are set out in subsections (2) and (4) of this section. Every county commissioner and elected county official in each county, whose term of office commenced prior to or on or after July 1, 2014, shall receive the same annual salary by virtue of legislative findings of extra duties as set forth in §7-7-1 of this code. (2) Prior to July 1, 2014: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Class I | $36,960 Class II | $36,300 Class III | $35,640 Class IV | $34,980 Class V | $34,320 Class VI | $28,380 Class VII | $27,720 Class VIII | $25,080 Class IX | $24,420 Class X | $19,800 After June 30, 2014: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Class I | $41,395 Class II | $40,656 Class III | $39,917 Class IV | $39,178 Class V | $38,438 Class VI | $31,786 Class VII | $31,046 Class VIII | $28,090 Class IX | $27,350 Class X | $22,176 After June 30, 2022: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Class I | $45,535 Class II | $44,722 Class III | $43,909 Class IV | $43,096 Class V | $42,282 Class VI | $34,965 Class VII | $34,151 Class VIII | $30,899 Class IX | $30,085 Class X | $24,394 After June 30, 2026: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Class I | $47,812 Class II | $46,958 Class III | $46,104 Class IV | $45,251 Class V | $44,396 Class VI | $36,713 Class VII | $35,859 Class VIII | $32,444 Class IX | $31,589 Class X | $25,614 (3) For the purpose of determining the salaries to be paid to the elected county officials of each county, the salaries for each county office by class, set out in subsection (4) of this section, are established and shall be used by each county commission in determining the salaries of each of their county officials other than salaries of members of the county commission. (4) Prior to July 1, 2014: OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS Sheriff | County Clerk | Circuit Clerk | Assessor | Prosecuting Attorney Class I | $44,880 | $55,440 | $55,440 | $44,880 | $96,600 Class II | $44,220 | $54,780 | $54,780 | $44,220 | $94,400 Class III | $43,890 | $53,460 | $53,460 | $43,890 | $92,200 Class IV | $43,560 | $53,154 | $53,154 | $43,560 | $90,000 Class V | $43,230 | $52,800 | $52,800 | $43,230 | $87,800 Class VI | $42,900 | $49,500 | $49,500 | $42,900 | $59,400 Class VII | $42,570 | $48,840 | $48,840 | $42,570 | $56,760 Class VIII | $42,240 | $48,180 | $48,180 | $42,240 | $54,120 Class IX | $41,910 | $47,520 | $47,520 | $41,910 | $50,160 Class X | $38,280 | $42,240 | $42,240 | $38,280 | $46,200 After June 30, 2014: OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS Sheriff | County Clerk | Circuit Clerk | Assessor | Prosecuting Attorney Class I | $50,266 | $62,093 | $62,093 | $50,266 | $108,192 Class II | $49,526 | $61,354 | $61,354 | $49,526 | $105,728 Class III | $49,157 | $59,875 | $59,875 | $49,157 | $103,264 Class IV | $48,787 | $59,536 | $59,536 | $48,787 | $100,800 Class V | $48,418 | $59,136 | $59,136 | $48,418 | $98,336 Class VI | $48,048 | $55,440 | $55,440 | $48,048 | $66,528 Class VII | $47,678 | $54,701 | $54,701 | $47,678 | $63,571 Class VIII | $47,309 | $53,962 | $53,962 | $47,309 | $60,614 Class IX | $46,939 | $53,222 | $53,222 | $46,939 | $56,179 Class X | $42,874 | $47,309 | $47,309 | $42,874 | $51,744 After June 30, 2022: OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS Sheriff | County Clerk | Circuit Clerk | Assessor | Prosecuting Attorney Class I | $56,793 | $68,302 | $68,302 | $56,793 | $119,011 Class II | $55,979 | $67,489 | $67,489 | $55,979 | $116,301 Class III | $55,573 | $65,863 | $65,863 | $55,573 | $113,590 Class IV | $55,166 | $65,485 | $65,485 | $55,166 | $110,880 Class V | $54,760 | $65,050 | $65,050 | $54,760 | $108,170 Class VI | $54,353 | $60,984 | $60,984 | $53,853 | $73,181 Class VII | $53,946 | $60,171 | $60,171 | $53,446 | $69,928 Class VIII | $53,540 | $59,358 | $59,358 | $52,940 | $66,675 Class IX | $53,133 | $58,544 | $58,544 | $52,533 | $61,797 Class X | $48,661 | $52,040 | $52,040 | $47,811 | $56,918 After June 30, 2026: OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS Sheriff | County Clerk | Circuit Clerk | Assessor | Prosecuting Attorney Class I | $59,633 | $71,717 | $71,717 | $59,633 | $124,962 Class II | $58,778 | $70,863 | $70,863 | $58,778 | $122,116 Class III | $58,352 | $69,156 | $69,156 | $58,352 | $119,270 Class IV | $57,924 | $68,759 | $68,759 | $57,924 | $116,424 Class V | $57,498 | $68,303 | $68,303 | $57,498 | $113,579 Class VI | $57,071 | $64,033 | $64,033 | $56,546 | $76,840 Class VII | $56,643 | $63,180 | $63,180 | $56,118 | $73,424 Class VIII | $55,167 | $62,326 | $62,326 | $55,587 | $70,009 Class IX | $55,790 | $61,471 | $61,471 | $55,160 | $64,887 Class X | $51,094 | $54,642 | $54,642 | $50,202 | $59,764 (5) Any county clerk, circuit clerk, county assessor, prosecuting attorney, or sheriff of a Class I through Class V county, inclusive, any assessor or any sheriff of a Class VI through Class IX county, inclusive, shall devote full time to his or her public duties to the exclusion of any other employment: Provided, That any public official whose term of office begins when his or her county’s classification imposes no restriction on his or her outside activities may not be restricted on his or her outside activities during the remainder of the term for which he or she is elected.