Here's the salary of every governor in the United States

Hail to the chief of state.

Zippia analyzed the salary of every governor based on information received from Ballotpedia. With this data, we can compare the 50 governors of the United States to see how much each makes.

Most governors are paid at least $100,000, but leaders of six states receive a five-figure salary. The wages from $70,000 to $187,818.

While the pay pales in comparison to that of some CEOs and execs, staying at the Governor's Mansion can be a great stepping stone in a political career. Of the 44 men who have been president of the United States, 17 previously served as governor. The most recent to do so was George W. Bush, who was working out of the capitol building in Austin, Texas when he was elected president.

Of the current slate of governors, 33 are Republicans, 16 are Democrats, and one is an Independent. There will be gubernatorial elections in 36 states during 2018.

Read on for each governor's salary, listed in alphabetical order by state:

Alabama

Governor: Kay Ivey (Republican)

Salary: $119,950

Alaska

Governor: Bill Walker (Independent)

Salary: $145,000

Arizona

Governor: Doug Ducey (R)

Salary: $95,000

Arkansas

Governor: Asa Hutchinson (R)

Salary: $86,890

California

Governor: Jerry Brown (Democrat)

Salary: $

Colorado

Governor: John Hickenlooper (D)

Salary: $90,000

Connecticut

Governor: Dannel Malloy (D)

Salary: $150,000

Delaware

Governor: John Carney (D)

Salary: $171,000

Florida

Governor: Rick Scott (R)

Salary: $130,273

Georgia

Governor: Nathan Deal (R)

Salary: $139,339

Hawaii

Governor: David Ige (D)

Salary: $143,748

Idaho

Governor: Butch Otter (R)

Salary: $119,000

Illinois

Governor: Bruce Rauner (R)

Salary: $177,412

Indiana

Governor: Eric Holcomb (R)

Salary: $111,688

Iowa

Governor: Kim Reynolds (R)

Salary: $130,000

Kansas

Governor: Jeff Colyer (R)

Salary: $99,636

Kentucky

Governor: Matt Bevin (R)

Salary: $138,012

Louisiana

Governor: John Bel Edwards (D)

Salary: $130,000

Maine

Governor: Paul LePage (R)

Salary: $70,000

Maryland

Governor: Larry Hogan (R)

Salary: $150,000

Massachusetts

Governor: Charlie Baker (R)

Salary: $151,800

Michigan

Governor: Rick Snyder (R)

Salary: $159,300

Minnesota

Governor: Mark Dayton (D)

Salary: $119,850

Mississippi

Governor: Phil Bryant (R)

Salary: $122,160

Missouri

Governor: Eric Greitens (R)

Salary: $133,821

Montana

Governor: Steve Bullock (D)

Salary: $108,167

Nebraska

Governor: Pete Ricketts (R)

Salary: $105,000

Nevada

Governor: Brian Sandoval (R)

Salary: $149,573

New Hampshire

Governor: Chris Sununu (R)

Salary: $121,896

New Jersey

Governor: Phil Murphy (D)

Salary: $175,000

New Mexico

Governor: Susana Martinez (R)

Salary: $110,000

New York

Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D)

Salary: $179,000

North Carolina

Governor: Roy Cooper (D)

Salary: $141,265

North Dakota

Governor: Doug Burgum (R)

Salary: $121,679

Ohio

Governor: John Kasich (R)

Salary: $148,886

Oklahoma

Governor: Mary Fallin (R)

Salary: $147,000

Oregon

Governor: Kate Brown (D)

Salary: $98,600

Pennsylvania

Governor: Tom Wolf (D)

Salary: $187,818

Rhode Island

Governor: Gina Raimondo

Salary: $129,210

South Carolina

Governor: Henry McMaster (R)

Salary: $106,078

South Dakota

Governor: Dennis Daugaard (R)

Salary: $104,002

Tennessee

Governor: Bill Haslam (R)

Salary: $181,980

Texas

Governor: Greg Abbott (R)

Salary: $150,000

Utah

Governor: Gary Herbert (R)

Salary: $109,470

Vermont

Governor: Phil Scott (R)

Salary: $145,538

Virginia

Governor: Ralph Northam (D)

Salary: $175,000

Washington

Governor: Jay Inslee (D)

Salary: $166,891

West Virginia

Governor: Jim Justice (R — as of August, 2017)

Salary: $150,000

Wisconsin

Governor: Scott Walker (R)

Salary:

Wyoming

Governor: Matt Mead (R)

Salary: $105,000