1. The annual salary of the Governor shall be fixed and established at $130,000. Beginning with the commencement of the term of office of the Governor inaugurated in January of 2002 and thereafter, the annual salary of the Governor shall be fixed and established at $175,000.

L.1973,c.357,s.1; amended 1981, c.471; 1989, c.342; 1999, c.380, s.1.