Gov. Tim Walz, Top Staff Take Pay Cut

TWIN CITIES, MN — Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday signed Executive Order 20-36, implementing salary cuts for him and other top officials. The governor, chief of staff, and the cabinet agency commissioners will take a 10 percent salary cut for the remainder of the year.

Before the pay cuts, Walz was making an annual salary of $127,639.

The order comes on the heels of his direction to freeze hiring for executive branch positions, a measure that does not require an executive order. Additionally, on April 13, Minnesota Management and Budget instituted a hiring freeze on all executive branch positions.

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Wednesday's executive order is effective immediately, according to a news release. Here is the full list of officials that are affected by the new order:

• Governor
• Chief of Staff
• Commissioner of Administration
• Commissioner of Agriculture
• Commissioner of Commerce
• Commissioner of Corrections
• Commissioner of Education
• Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
• Commissioner of Health
• Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
• Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency
• Commissioner of Human Rights
• Commissioner of Human Services
• Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
• Commissioner of Labor and Industry
• Commissioner of Management and Budget
• Chair of the Metropolitan Council
• Commissioner of Natural Resources
• Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency
• Commissioner of Public Safety
• Commissioner of Revenue
• Commissioner of Transportation
• Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
• Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services

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