Who Earns What
US Governor of Texas

How much does Greg Abbott make?

Answer: Texas Governor Greg Abbott's salary is $153,750 a year.

Yearly salary (2025)
$153,750

Official statistics This is the governor's yearly salary, fixed by Texas's budget law.

Greg Abbott$153,750
Typical person in the US$50,980

About 3× the Typical person in the US.

Per month, day, hour and second

Based on pay of about $153,750 in 2025
Greg Abbott — Per month, day, hour and second
Per month$13K
Per day$421
Per hour$17.55

Calculated This spreads the year evenly over every hour, including sleep and days off. It is not pay per hour worked.

Compared with others

One day of pay (about $421) is about 3 days of pay for the typical person in the US. Calculated

Greg Abbott — Compared with others
NameYearAmountGreg Abbott earns
🏛️ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez2026$174,000 Yearly salary0.9×
🏛️ Elizabeth Warren2026$174,000 Yearly salary0.9×
🏛️ Mike Johnson2026$223,500 Yearly salary0.7×

Ratios compare the same kind of figure (estimated total earnings with estimates, salary with salary), both in dollars (¥150 = $1). When years differ, each row shows its own year.

Who earns more?

Common questions

How much does Greg Abbott make in a day?

Dividing pay of about $153,750 in 2025 by 365 gives about $421 a day.

Who earns more, Greg Abbott or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Greg Abbott: about $153,750 (2025). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: about $174,000 (2026). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez earns about 1.1× as much.

Did Greg Abbott announce this pay figure?

No. It comes from official statistics.

Sources and data

Sources: ballotpedia.org. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person.

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