The Delaware Compensation Commission submits recommendations regarding the base salaries of judges, lawmakers and other top government officials1 to the Delaware General Assembly at four yearly intervals.2 The General Assembly subsequently accepts or rejects these recommendations.
The commission was created in 1984 by legislation signed by then Governor Pierre S. du Pont, IV.3 Since its creation, the commission has submitted six reports with salary recommendations to the General Assembly with the following outcomes:3
- 1985 report—accepted 1 February 1985
- 1989 report—accepted 1 February 1989
- 1993 report—recommendations rejected; salary adjustment legislation passed by General Assembly in April 1993
- 1997 report—accepted 1 February 1997
- 2001 report—accepted 1 February 2001
- 2005 report—accepted 1 February 2005
References
References
- "DELAWARE COMPENSATION COMMISSION OVERVIEW - 2025 REPORT SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS" (PDF). Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- "Delaware Code Online". delcode.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- Ross, Peter M.; Dianastasis, Ernest; Green, Scott A.; Loftus, Dennis; Slatcher, Harold L.; Jackson, Michael (13 January 2009). "DELAWARE COMPENSATION COMMISSION 2009 - Report and Recommendation" (PDF). Delaware Department of Human Resources. Retrieved 2025-11-07.