Alexandria Mayor, City Council To Get Pay Raises

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Alexandria City Council approved pay increases for the mayor and council members at the Saturday, June 23 public hearing.

The council voted for a city task force's recommendations to change the mayor's salary from $30,500 to $41,600 and council members from $27,500 to $37,500. This is the first significant increase in 15 years, The Washington Post reported.

In comparison, Arlington County board members are paid $53,282, while the chair gets $59,610. Fairfax County board members get $95,000, and the chair gets $10,000 more. Officials in Falls Church and Fairfax City are paid less than Alexandria's.

The changes go into effect Jan. 1, 2019, when a new mayor and potentially new city council members take office.

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