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California Commission Approves Raise For Gov. Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown walks towards a group of reporters at a Sacramento hotel Tuesday before addressing the California Optometric Association.
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Gov. Jerry Brown walks towards a group of reporters at a Sacramento hotel Tuesday before addressing the California Optometric Association.

A panel of appointed citizens has approved 3 percent raises for California Gov. Jerry Brown, top statewide elected officials and state lawmakers.

The Citizens Compensation Commission on Monday approved the salary increase, which continues restoring pay to pre-recession levels. The increase was approved unanimously on a 4-0 vote by the panel, all Brown appointees.

Rank-and-file California lawmakers will now make six-figure salaries of $100,113. They are already the nation's best-compensated legislators. The commission previously cut lawmaker pay 18 percent and eliminated access to state-owned vehicles during the recession.

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Brown will make $182,789 after the commission's vote. That's still well below the peak salary set for his predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, of $212,179 in 2008.

The commission also approved higher state contributions for health and dental benefits, to the same level as state managers.