0:37
Karen Norsworthy
18:33 - 19:10
“the current salary for the mayor is $145,000 a year plus a little bit of change on that. And I think it has been— it was— I'm looking back in the notebook the last time we looked at the mayor's compensation. And I think it looks like it was in 2020 when we went to the $143,000. And prior to that, The last time it was increased was in 2015. So in 2015, it was $132,000, almost $133,000 a year.”
- Speaker
- Karen Norsworthy
- Timestamp
- 18:33 – 19:10
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 16, 2026
From the transcript
I am taking a look to see when the last time— the current salary for the mayor is $145,000 a year plus a little bit of change on that. And I think it has been— it was— I'm looking back in the notebook the last time we looked at the mayor's compensation. And I think it looks like it was in 2020 when we went to the $143,000. And prior to that, The last time it was increased was in 2015. So in 2015, it was $132,000, almost $133,000 a year.
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