Teton commissioners to weigh $153,700 salary for top elected offices starting 2027

Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to consider a resolution setting pay for several elected county offices at $153,700 starting Jan. 4, 2027, up from $145,000 today. The change would apply to the county clerk, clerk of district court, county & prosecuting attorney, treasurer, sheriff and assessor, per the staff report and draft resolution in the County Board Attachment.

County Clerk Maureen Murphy’s report cites Wyoming Statute 18-3-107, which gives commissioners discretion to set salaries within state-set minimums and maximums and limits adjustments to once every four years. In 2022, the Legislature tied the maximum salary for these positions to circuit-court-judge pay; Wyoming’s circuit judges are currently set at $153,700 through the state budget.

The same resolution would raise the elected county coroner’s salary from $50,000 to $72,500, with the report noting the coroner’s pay is set by commissioners under Wyoming Statute 7-4-210 and proposing an increase “to match the salary of the county commissioners.” The staff report notes the decision needs to be made ahead of candidate filing that begins in May 2026 so potential candidates know the position salaries.